RE: Greedy Lanlord - advice on deposit protection scheme query

Rocky1976

Many thanks to all who replied to my thread.

I really felt really overwhelmed by your kindness to help.

I am going to dispute the matter first and planning to take them to court if the dispute process did not serve the purpose.

Any suggestions or experience on the second options.

anselld

Rocky1976 wrote: »

Many thanks to all who replied to my thread.

I really felt really overwhelmed by your kindness to help.

I am going to dispute the matter first and planning to take them to court if the dispute process did not serve the purpose.

Any suggestions or experience on the second options.

Unless the L failed to protect the deposit there should be no need for Court. It is the job of the DPS to reach a fair settlement.

AdrianC

Rocky1976 wrote: »

Now I feel it is not about the money but to teach them a lesson for their attitude and ignorance.

Aha. Now we get to the nub of it.

bobwilson

Bear in mind we don't know how bad it is. I've had a lodger ruin & completely destroy everything he came into contact with, and a written description alone wouldn't have done justice to the mess left behind- you had to see it to believe it.

muhandis

Honestly, the likelihood of needing to go to court is very very minute and not worth stressing about or planning for.

First inform the landlady that you do not agree to the deductions she wants and will formally dispute it. Start the dispute process and as and when you need help, post on this board with questions.

Again, from experience the dispute resolution mechanism is quite fair, can all be done from home, and the landlady has to provide relevant evidence to back up their claims. The tenant also gets ample opportunity to respond to any new points brought up by the landlord. All this will be with the background of you having lived in the property for almost 4 years, with kids, ie. commensurate wear and tear.

Good luck!

Rocky1976 wrote: »

Many thanks to all who replied to my thread.

I really felt really overwhelmed by your kindness to help.

I am going to dispute the matter first and planning to take them to court if the dispute process did not serve the purpose.

Any suggestions or experience on the second options.

Facknats

DPS is great, I wouldn't worry too much if you have email and photo evidence of everything. The last two properties I've had the DPS agreed around £300-400 more than the letting agents were trying to scam for. Landlord is just being a chancer, they will make audacious claims in the hope that you won't have kept evidence.

Rocky1976

Thanks All once again for your time.

I will start the dispute process and ill you all updated as we go in..

elsien

Facknats wrote: »

DPS is great, I wouldn't worry too much if you have email and photo evidence of everything. The last two properties I've had the DPS agreed around £300-400 more than the letting agents were trying to scam for. Landlord is just being a chancer, they will make audacious claims in the hope that you won't have kept evidence.

According to the OP they don't have check out photos.
So they need to consider what evidence they do have.

Rocky1976

Dear All,

Good afternoon.

I have received the final verdict from the mydeposit team and overall I am very pleased.

They are unbiased, fair and decisions are based on only from evidences.

They have rejected the landlord's decision to over charge me as above (479 quids!!- for cleaning and decoration) and I will be paying only 50 pounds from my deposit.

This 50 pounds also as I committed on the application to pay the landlord. The decision was based on failure of the landlord to provide the photo evidences. Though she had photos but not dated to proved they were taken at the start of tenancy!!

I am extremely pleased, in fact I was happy for the landlord to take some money but she was vicious and greedy. I hope she learned the lesson and be fair with the future tenants.

I am also thankful to her for disproportionately raising the rent from which I have bought a new home now!

Finally I would like to say thanks all those kind souls who responded while I was very upset and helpless.

Have a good day.

Slithery

Great news

Thanks for coming back and letting us know how it worked out.