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Renting deposit return

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  • Mistymoo82
    Mistymoo82 Posts: 18 Forumite
    So filed at court N208 , it has cost us £308 it was more than we wanted to gamble on paying out but we have took the gamble (lucky the oven we needed to buy I found a near new one at half the price so freed up some cash)
    So now we just wait. Someone is in the property we think as there is a tv on the wall, it has not been redecorated , well the hall way , front room and kitchen as we walked passed walking the dog yesterday and had a peen from the road,the upstairs bedroom still has our paper up too as that can be seen from the road so really if re decorated its the 2 small bedrooms which only took 1 tin of paint! I'll keep you posted so that this thread my help someone else or be a warning that courts love landlords. Lets see
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    Mistymoo82 wrote: »
    ...it has not been redecorated , well the hall way , front room and kitchen as we walked passed walking the dog yesterday and had a peen from the road,the upstairs bedroom still has our paper up too as that can be seen from the road so really if re decorated its the 2 small bedrooms which only took 1 tin of paint!
    All irrelevant. The LL doesn't have to carry out any of the work they are claiming for.
  • Mistymoo82
    Mistymoo82 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Oh. Thats stupid .so i am keeping your deposit to redecorate , but i am not going to do it. How does that work
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Mistymoo82 wrote: »
    Oh. Thats stupid .so i am keeping your deposit to redecorate , but i am not going to do it. How does that work
    You are compensating for damage caused.Whether the recipient uses the compensation to repair, or to go to the pub, is his choice.


    If you scratch my car, I can claim money for the scratch. I can then either get the scratch repaired, or drive around in a scratched (and hence less valuable) car. My choice.
  • Mistymoo82
    Mistymoo82 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Yeah i guess that makes sence. However in my case it would be you let me your car it got scratched so i had it fully resprayed but ina dif colour you said that was fine but now its not
  • Mistymoo82
    Mistymoo82 Posts: 18 Forumite
    So just a quick update for anyone that is interested. Got court date back aboug a week ago for about 4 weeks away . Today got a text offering 900 to settle out of court. Yes this is just our deposit plus court fee and a small bit ontop but all we ever wanted was our deposit back. So once we have been paid i will close the case snd thats it move on
  • tom9980
    tom9980 Posts: 1,990 Forumite
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    Mistymoo82 wrote: »
    So just a quick update for anyone that is interested. Got court date back aboug a week ago for about 4 weeks away . Today got a text offering 900 to settle out of court. Yes this is just our deposit plus court fee and a small bit ontop but all we ever wanted was our deposit back. So once we have been paid i will close the case snd thats it move on

    Thanks for the update it is much appreciated.
    When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Mistymoo82 wrote: »
    So just a quick update for anyone that is interested. Got court date back aboug a week ago for about 4 weeks away . Today got a text offering 900 to settle out of court. Yes this is just our deposit plus court fee and a small bit ontop but all we ever wanted was our deposit back. So once we have been paid i will close the case snd thats it move on



    Up to you, I'd probably have said £1400, as that is around the minimum you'd get.
  • wesleyad
    wesleyad Posts: 754 Forumite
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    A good outcome, I can understand you dont want the stress of pushing further. I'd loved to have seen the LL's face when he finally took some advice and realised what a pickle he was in!
  • Wanderingpomm
    Wanderingpomm Posts: 524 Forumite
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    edited 1 May 2019 at 11:25AM
    Thanks for the update. Usually we never hear what happens
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