No house inventory when moving in

Jaywood89

Hi guys

So when my mariners rented his house 2 years ago there was no inventory taken as he moved it. He questioned it as was told by the letting agent that if he finds any issues take photos so he has proof it wasn’t him that did the damage...

Also the place was very dirty when he moved in so he cleaned it top to bottom.

The house is in need of renovation, it looks like it hasn’t had any work done for 20 years and the kitchen extension has subsidence clear from the large crack down the entire wall. It’s obvious that previous tenants have just thrown layers upon layers of white paint over original doors and walls causing wallpaper to peel and doors to to flake off paint constantly.

There’s been 2 leaks from the bathroom which were addressed by the landlord but left damage to the kitchen ceiling.

There’s cracks in the kitchen floor which he took photos of as they are very obvious and where when he moved in.

The garden was overgrown when he moved in and he hasn’t done much except mow the grass periodically. Though currently it is a mud bath from the poor weather and animals over the winter.

The plumbing is terrible and a plumber has pointed out it needs sorting but obviously my partner isn’t sorting for the LL.

He’s painted a few rooms in neutral colours to get rid of the stale off white here and there but nothing major.

The landlord lives 100 miles away and hasnt seen the house in years apparently he just uses a local agent to find him a tenant and draw up contracts then just let’s them loose on the house until they leave. Changes the carpets and that’s it.

Frankly he’s lucky he’s never had a poor tenant in my view. Very risky way to do business

But my question is where does my partner stand in regards to moving out in a few weeks, if they suddenly decide to do an inventory then can they accuse him of delapidations that are due to age and pre existing issues? What issues could arise?

The landlord has always been nice enough to deal with and his sister lives next door to the house and as she is elderly my partner helps her a lot with things and they were perfectly happy for my partner to get 2 dog when he asked.

Cheeky_Monkey

If there was no inventory at the time of moving in, no deductions can be made from the deposit.

It would be totally pointless to do an inventory now, 2 years after the event as it would be meaningless.

Red-Squirrel_2

Jaywood89 wrote: »

So when my mariners rented his house 2 years ago

Sorry not very helpful but...mariners?

G_M

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Sorry not very helpful but...mariners?

what's your problem Red-Squirrel? English your 2nd language perhaps? This should help:

mar i ner

(;mær nr)

n. a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
[1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French marinier. See marine, -er2]
syn: See sailor.

G_M

without an invemtory from the start of the tenancy it is hard (not impossible) for a landlord to make charges for loss, damage or dirt.

Of course, if he produces a receipt for professional cleaning dated start of tenancy, or contractor's receipt for fitting brand new capets for instance, then that would strengthen any claim he made.

Norman_Castle

G_M wrote: »

what's your problem Red-Squirrel? English your 2nd language perhaps? This should help:

mar i ner

(;mær nr)

n. a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
[1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French marinier. See marine, -er2]
syn: See sailor.

I checked to see if it meant something different. I don't understand why its part of the post.
Why refer to someone as "My mariners"? Is it relevant?

Jaywood89

Calm down guys it’s was meant to say Partner

Bloody iPhone autocorrect