Can we class the carpets as reasonable wear and tear?

RecoveringAlcoholic

Good job I always started my tenancies with a bottle of champagne and a 'welcome to your new home' card.


Thanks.

Bluebelle72

mmmm there's certainly some opinions to think of here thank you all very much for the replies. I think I will hire a professional cleaner for the DD's bedroom and hire a cleaner and do the hall and living room ourself, at least as someone said earlier I will have shown that I have tried.

DGJsaver

bizzyjunky wrote: »

somehow i feel that catblue and payday are missing the point HPF is making.....

Hardly


You cant , or at least , shouldnt base wether you return a deposit on the basis you LIKE the tenant or not

That is my and others point

wethere he provides champagne or not when they move in is beside the point , he may well have been the best landlord ever but i somehow doubt it if he judges people the way he says he does


Dan

Bluebelle72

Surely that is what the lettings agent is there for, to ensure that all is done fairly. Would they let the LL get away with not returning a deposit.

DGJsaver

Bluebelle72 wrote: »

Surely that is what the lettings agent is there for, to ensure that all is done fairly. Would they let the LL get away with not returning a deposit.

The OP may have been renting privatly

mustrum_ridcully

DGJsaver wrote: »

So what happens if ;

1) there is no other damage
2) they have always paid on time
3) they have not been pleasant but rather withdrawn and prefer to be left alone


?

for you to state if you LIKE THEM they can have their deposit back and if you dont you will take some of it indicates a dodgy landlord


and i hope you DO take offence

Dan

DGJsaver - sadly the MSE forum at times shows a nasty face and is less about moneysaving and consumer revenge and more about making money out of other people (consumers) or just being plain selfish.

I think it's one reason why I now seems to spend less time here - yes it's good to tell people how you got money back from a supermarket, bank, nasty landlord or even telling new landlords what the right thing to do is so they don't become bad landlords... However, boasting about how you as retailer/service provider screwed money out of your customers (tenants are customers) is something else. Hmm, maybe I should pose as the head of asda/tesco et al saying "Haa suxxorz, we got sum cash outta u" everytime someone complains

JCR

DGJsaver wrote: »

The OP may have been renting privatly

I think this shows that some people really are not reading posts properly - wasn't Bluebelle72 the OP?

DGJsaver

JCR wrote: »

I think this shows that some people really are not reading posts properly - wasn't Bluebelle72 the OP?

If YOU could read properly you would see that it could read that bluebell was refeering to happinessfactory , when he was a Landlord

Catblue

Bluebelle72 wrote: »

mmmm there's certainly some opinions to think of here thank you all very much for the replies. I think I will hire a professional cleaner for the DD's bedroom and hire a cleaner and do the hall and living room ourself, at least as someone said earlier I will have shown that I have tried.

That sounds like the best idea, Bluebell.
Make sure you keep the receipts. :beer:

sooz

Bluebelle72 wrote: »

mmmm there's certainly some opinions to think of here thank you all very much for the replies. I think I will hire a professional cleaner for the DD's bedroom and hire a cleaner and do the hall and living room ourself, at least as someone said earlier I will have shown that I have tried.

When getting a quote for someone to come in to the one room, ask how much the other two will be. Normally adding a room is only another couple of £s, compared to the additional cost of you having to hire a machine & doing the rest yourself.

I had to have a HUGE bedroom carpet cleaned & de-stained, and it cost £30, but then he did both corridors for another £5.