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Moving out of rented accomodation. Check out fee???
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MikeLondon_3
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My girlfriend and I are moving out of our rented flat next month, and we have been told that there is a check out fee of £70.00 that will be taken out of our deposit, once we have left.
Surely this isn't right. How can they justify this charge, and will I get anywhere by asking them to justify/get rid of it??
Any help, as always, much appreciated.
Surely this isn't right. How can they justify this charge, and will I get anywhere by asking them to justify/get rid of it??
Any help, as always, much appreciated.
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I've seen these before. It is the fee for them to come out to the property and check/sign off the inventory and check for damage, sign the final "moved out/no damage" paperwork.
Yes it's cheeky/expensive, but they're a business. It sucks, but it's modern life.0 -
MikeLondon wrote: »My girlfriend and I are moving out of our rented flat next month, and we have been told that there is a check out fee of £70.00 that will be taken out of our deposit, once we have left.
Surely this isn't right. How can they justify this charge, and will I get anywhere by asking them to justify/get rid of it??
What's in the tenancy agreement?Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac0 -
thankyou was about to give up !!!!!!!!!!0
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It's the same for us. Our letting agency's T&Cs state that there is a fee for check-in and check-out because they hire in an independent company to do the inventory checks. The landlord pays for check-in, we pay for check-out - in the interests of fairness. Ours was £75 plus VAT, so £70 is not too bad.0
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