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Chasing Landlord for Deposit
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Spoke to the agent again and he's agreed to release the money providing I return this email with my acceptance....
Further to our telephone conversation earlier today, prior to making the verbally agreed payments of £££ today followed by £££ on 16th March and £££ on 23rd March. I have been instructed by my lawyer to obtain written confirmation from you that upon receipt of all of the aforesaid payments the matter will be settled without any further recourse upon myself.
As discussed earlier today, I am not legally / personally liable to make any payments to you. I have only agreed to do so as a gesture of goodwill
Standard procedure or should I be reluctant to agree to anything of the sort?
Appreciate any advice on this
Chris.0 -
Spoke to the agent again and he's agreed to release the money providing I return this email with my acceptance....
Further to our telephone conversation earlier today, prior to making the verbally agreed payments of £££ today followed by £££ on 16th March and £££ on 23rd March. I have been instructed by my lawyer to obtain written confirmation from you that upon receipt of all of the aforesaid payments the matter will be settled without any further recourse upon myself.
As discussed earlier today, I am not legally / personally liable to make any payments to you. I have only agreed to do so as a gesture of goodwill
Standard procedure or should I be reluctant to agree to anything of the sort?
Appreciate any advice on this
Chris.
He's an idiot.
You don't make a legally binding offer a GOGW.
In anycase, he never protected the deposit and doesn't want you to sue.
It's up to you.0 -
I wouldn't agree to that. Once you do he might change his mind about the 'gesture of goodwill' and then say he doesn't have to pay you anyway, as you've signed a document agreeing that he's not in anyway liable.
Maybe I'm just cynical...0
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