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Landlord didn't protect deposit within 30 days

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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    tenantwithissue wrote: »
    ...... and I would go for above x1 - particularly as he was asked and said it was being dealt with when it wasn't.
    You cannot 'go for' anything.


    You present the evidence and the judge decides what penalty to impose.
  • Angelhales2601
    Angelhales2601 Posts: 119 Forumite
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    So latest is they've sent us a letter trying to plead their case of human error etc.

    They've offered £10 a day compensation totaling £390. Our deposit is £1950....:cool:
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    so either

    * accept,

    * decline, or

    * make a counter-proposalmarked 'without prjudice' (in Eng.....)
  • tenantwithissue
    tenantwithissue Posts: 20 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »
    You cannot 'go for' anything.


    You present the evidence and the judge decides what penalty to impose.

    emm, yes you can.

    The landlord may offer to settle at x1 or x2 or x3. The minimum is x1, so as I said I would go above that.
  • tenantwithissue
    tenantwithissue Posts: 20 Forumite
    Angelhales2601 wrote: »
    So latest is they've sent us a letter trying to plead their case of human error etc.

    They've offered £10 a day compensation totaling £390. Our deposit is £1950....:cool:

    Minimum is £1950.
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    tenantwithissue wrote: »
    emm, yes you can.
    No, you can't.

    You make an application for the penalty, not for a specific amount.
    The judge will then decide upon the amount.
  • tenantwithissue
    tenantwithissue Posts: 20 Forumite
    Slithery wrote: »
    No, you can't.

    You make an application for the penalty, not for a specific amount.
    The judge will then decide upon the amount.

    You are assuming it goes to court, thats the last option and LL won't want it to go there as he/she has the costs to pay on top.

    I've been in the position, and i've negotiated with the landlord on what to get.
  • anselld
    anselld Posts: 8,751 Forumite
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    tenantwithissue wrote: »
    I've been in the position, and i've negotiated with the landlord on what to get.
    tenantwithissue wrote: »
    As a tenant my landlord protected my deposit 7 days late and I got deposit back, plus x1 for it being deposited late.

    Not much of a negotiation then.
  • tenantwithissue
    tenantwithissue Posts: 20 Forumite
    anselld wrote: »
    Not much of a negotiation then.

    Well like this LL he started at a much lower - and tried to play a game. In the end I positioned it so he had no way out of it.

    I know you are trying to be a faceless smarty, but try elsewhere.
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,519 Forumite
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    tenantwithissue wrote: »
    Well like this LL he started at a much lower - and tried to play a game. In the end I positioned it so he had no way out of it.

    I know you are trying to be a faceless smarty, but try elsewhere.

    But you get the minimum of x1 the deposit anyway awarded by the judge.
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