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Landlord / Letting agency deposit dispute advice

FrancisBegbie · 2020-10-28 11:45:48

Hi , I rented a flat for two years and left it in a better state then I first found it , I left on the 22nd of May. When it came to my deposit , the letting agency rang me and said they were going to take £165 out of my £550 deposit for carpet cleaning . At first I agreed via telephone and email however I then checked my…

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saajan_12 Posts: 5,124 Forumite

28 October 2020 at 5:11PM

Comms69 said:

FrancisBegbie said:

Can they pursue my guarantor for this as I don’t believe they have my address but the letting agency has my dads details and address because he was the guarantor ?

They can pursue the queen for it if they want, the answer remains the same. Just chill.

OP, ignore everyone making a gameshow of this knowing they don't have to face the stress of it. No need for playing games and making threats. The above is the actual answer - just chill / ignore.

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