Carpet Stain Fair Deduction

ric1982

Also depends on how long you have been renting at that property I guess. If its only six months then there is a case for LL but if its 6 years then you can say that LL should not charge you.

parkrunner

An 18 year old carpet is pretty much worthless even if still in good condition so under betterment I'd say you have nothing to pay.

smem18

I personally would not mention it to the landlord until the end of the tenancy and you come to leave the property. When the landlord does the inventory, it is likely he/she will flag up the damaged carpet and will suggest a charge. Please bear in mind:

- Even though you damaged the carpet, you are not liable to pay for a whole brand new carpet for the room.
- You are liable to pay a fair charge for the portion damaged. The way this is worked out is super complicated and depends on the age of the carpet, its life expectancy, etc. For example:

a) Cost of similar replacement carpet/item = £500
b) Actual age of existing carpet/item = 2 years
c) Average useful lifespan of that type of carpet/item = 10 years
d) Residual lifespan of carpet/item calculated as !!!8216;c)!!!8217; less !!!8216;b)!!!8217; = 8 years
e) Depreciation of value rate calculated as !!!8216;a)!!!8217; divided by !!!8216;c)!!!8217; = £50 per year
f) Reasonable apportionment cost to tenant calculated as !!!8216;d)!!!8217; times !!!8216;e)!!!8217; = £400"

So I would suggest just wait and see what the landlord suggests as a charge and if you feel it sounds reasonable accept it and pay. If you don' think it sounds reasonable ask to see how the landlord calculated that charge and go from there. Just don't get roped into paying for a whole new carpet.

loveka

Carpet is not massively expensive if you buy on line and use an independent carpet fitter.

Fitting and underlay, 1 room would be £90 ish.

You could get a carpet remnant for, depending on room size, say £200