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  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Tell the utility companies those readings
  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Make a claim with the deposit protection scheme for a chunk of the deposit to cover the lost rent plus disposal costs 
  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    What some people on here don't realise is sometimes LL's provide a social housing extension to the local authority in all but name. Responsible for homing those that struggle to be homer. We have two Tennant's right now where the Local Authorities work closely with us to make sure everything gets paid and the tenants don't make themselves intentionally homeless. 

    Have you thought about ....


  • Tiglet2
    Tiglet2 Posts: 2,637 Forumite
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    Make a claim with the deposit protection scheme for a chunk of the deposit to cover the lost rent plus disposal costs 

    In an earlier post the OP said that they had not taken a deposit from the tenant.
  • So no landlord has used a fine a person service?
  • thegreenone
    thegreenone Posts: 1,181 Forumite
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    My SiL found a moonlight flit tenant on FB.  "Delighted with new house" and posing with her daughter in her new school uniform.  The Council wanted her for non-payment of CT too.  Tenant owed a lot to my SiL and she was going through the motions to evict when tenant disappeared.  I can't remember the outcome but next time I talk to SiL will ask.
  • Just be pleased tenant departed without a long-drawn out court delay.


  • markin
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    edited 5 November 2023 at 2:37PM
    If you re-let after 2 days the council will only charge them 2 days tax won't they, And you can only charge them for 2 days rent and clearing costs?

    Doesn't sound worth the bother this time, Charge a small deposit for cleaning and clearing in the future, you can even split it over 12 months can you not?
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,655 Forumite
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    edited 5 November 2023 at 2:40PM
    Any "deposit" split over a number of payments is likely to be tricky, likely not a deposit as defined in law.
  • markin said:
    If you re-let after 2 days the council will only charge them 2 days tax won't they, And you can only charge them for 2 days rent and clearing costs?

    Doesn't sound worth the bother this time, Charge a small deposit for cleaning and clearing in the future, you can even split it over 12 months can you not?
    2 days after the end of the tenancy which was a month after the tenant left.
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