Tenant has handed in notice but won't pay rent for April 2025

Bookworm225

itsthelittlethings said:

Schwarzwald said:

itsthelittlethings said:

It’s only really acceptable not to pay your rent for the last month if your deposit covers the rent.

No, actually it isnt… why would you even consoder that acceptable? 

So if the tenant has damaged the property requiring repair to be covered by the deposit, and then doesnt pay the last month, you think this is acceptable?

odd thinking

How are you supposed to pay the deposit on your next room?

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the same way that ordinary people do it. They save money so that they can pay it before the previous one is returned. That is how the system operates, your idea appears to be buck the system and hope you get away with it.

_Penny_Dreadful

itsthelittlethings said:

The landlord has all the money but the tenant is the one paying extra? Most landlords spend as little as they can get away with on maintenance.

What extra is the tenant paying?

The tenancy ends, a check-out inspection is completed and if the property is returned in the same condition as it was in at the start of the tenancy, accounting for any fair wear and tear, the tenant gets the deposit back.  Same with the next rental and the rental after that.

Herzlos

Schwarzwald said:

itsthelittlethings said:

Schwarzwald said:

itsthelittlethings said:

It’s only really acceptable not to pay your rent for the last month if your deposit covers the rent.

No, actually it isnt… why would you even consoder that acceptable? 

So if the tenant has damaged the property requiring repair to be covered by the deposit, and then doesnt pay the last month, you think this is acceptable?

odd thinking

How are you supposed to pay the deposit on your next room?

That’s the tenant’s issue to sort. Usually … savings?!

how is the landlord supposed to get his last month’s rent AND potentially cost cover for any damages caused to the property?

your view is VERY tenant-only.

What about from the 12+ months rental profit? Surely a landlord is already factoring in some repairs/maintenance to the budget to cover moderate work between tenants.  It's different if the tenant destroys the place but the deposit won't cover that anyway.

Herzlos

Schwarzwald said:

itsthelittlethings said:

It’s only really acceptable not to pay your rent for the last month if your deposit covers the rent.

No, actually it isnt… why would you even consoder that acceptable? 

So if the tenant has damaged the property requiring repair to be covered by the deposit, and then doesnt pay the last month, you think this is acceptable?

odd thinking

Back when I rented before the deposit protection schemes, it was absolutely unheard of to get a deposit back at the end of a tenancy. So it was quite common for a tenant to not pay the last months rent since the deposit would cover it.

It's odd thinking now, but it was definitely a thing for a while.

saajan_12

Herzlos said:

Schwarzwald said:

itsthelittlethings said:

It’s only really acceptable not to pay your rent for the last month if your deposit covers the rent.

No, actually it isnt… why would you even consoder that acceptable? 

So if the tenant has damaged the property requiring repair to be covered by the deposit, and then doesnt pay the last month, you think this is acceptable?

odd thinking

Back when I rented before the deposit protection schemes, it was absolutely unheard of to get a deposit back at the end of a tenancy. So it was quite common for a tenant to not pay the last months rent since the deposit would cover it.

It's odd thinking now, but it was definitely a thing for a while.

Deposits were also routinely 2+ months rent to reduce the impact of this very thing. Now they're mandated as just over 1 month max, so no excuse to not pay the last month's rent. 

You only get your deposit back some weeks after the tenancy ends anyway, so you use the deposit returned from your previous place (before the current one) to use for the following one. Basically there's always one deposit left in savings except for during moving. 

cs95aam

The DPS website shows that "Repayment is in progress" and "Awaiting tenant response". It's been like that for some days now. At the same time the Landlord received a call from the tenant saying he will pay the deposit amount of £1100 and he has the landlord's bank details and he will send them to the DPS.

Doesn't make any sense. The DPS already have the Landlord's bank details. Sounds like the tenant is just trying to fool the landlord into thinking he can cancel the DPS request because the tenant will pay. 

Perhaps the tenant knows he won't get his deposit back and is trying to pull a fast one?