Damage to furnished rented property

dimbo61

Fair wear and tear is to be expected and the longer someone lives in a property the more Fair wear and tear is to be expected.
However most Landlords don't buy second hand furniture from a charity shop as it needs to pass Fire safety regulations and a sensible LL would have invoices.
The LL can't claim for a new sofa unless they can prove they paid £xxx for it 6 months ago and the tenant moved out having caused damage above Fair wear and tear.
Video inventory ?
If you live in the property for 3/4 years then LL can only claim a percentage.
So new sofa costs £500 and should last 5 years

After 3 years LL can only claim 40% of cost for a new one.

Notnewnotold

NinjaTune said:

"We were hanging out in the bedroom whilst the cat was elsewhere"

For 6 hours < high five >

Just out of interest, does your friend take their cat out with them on a regular basis?

Glad to hear you've managed to deal with the damaged sofa though

The potential for smutty double entendres here is huge. But I'll just leave it there

AdrianC

dimbo61 said:

However most Landlords don't buy second hand furniture from a charity shop as it needs to pass Fire safety regulations

It is illegal for charity shops to sell second-hand soft furnishings unless they have the fire safety tags on them.

dan958

Did your friend bring the cat because they didn't trust it to not claw their sofa when they were round yours?

breaking_free

Moral dilemma: Do I tell my landlord that I was keeping a pet cat at their property against the rules, or do I make up a ridiculous story about a friend visiting with their cat? (Because we all know how cats love to go visiting along with their owners).