Landlord trying to claim deposit for damage he did

jennimoo

We had no heating all winter and numerous attempts to fix it leading to marks on carpet, and other damage. 

The landlord is now saying he’ll be claiming from our deposit for al the ‘tenant damages’ listed on the inventory. 

I have emails mentioning work, and time stamped photos - surely the dispute service will find in our favour?
We’ve explained to the agent why we dispute the inventory items listed as tenant damages. 

It has been a long stressful year and I just want to draw the whole experience to a close, but letting agent and landlord seem keen to string it out. Any advice gratefully recieved!

penners324

You go to the deposit protector dispute service (not the agent) with your evidence. They will decide 

RAS

Did you reclaim your whole deposit from the Scheme when you moved out? It is for the LL to provide evidence of damage, and you to counter with your evidence of their activity.

propertyrental

Ideally you will have written to the LL back when the damage occurred, thus putting on record that he (or his contractors) caused the damage, not you.

But either way, this is one for the arbitration scheme. Clearly you've failed to reach agreement with the LL (or his agent) for the deposit deductions, so raise a dispute. Read up on the dispute process for your deposit scheme. Details will have been sent to you by the LL within 30 days of your paying the deposit, via the 'Prescribed Information'.