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Landlady wanting to take money from deposit, can I refuse viewings?

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  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    edited 9 August 2018 at 2:54PM
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    lisyloo wrote: »
    Upkeep after you've gone is her responsibility.





    TAKE photos as close as possible to the date you leave.





    Evidence will be taken into account e.g. photos and what you agreed to at the start (usually there is an inventory).




    Tarmac is mega bucks.
    it should not be possible to damage it.
    Was the damage there before? When/how did it happen?

    We've no idea how its happened. It's a patch in the middle just a bit bigger than A4? It isn't on any photos, just the stone area.She has said the tarmac will cost £75 + VAT to replace so who has been to look at it, if it IS on the property (without our permission)...
  • Out,_Vile_Jelly
    Out,_Vile_Jelly Posts: 4,842 Forumite
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    Document everything and go via the deposit dispute scheme. It's designed for situations like this. Keep your statements calm, factual and neutral; it's not relevant to mention babies/maternity leave.
    They are an EYESORES!!!!
  • Comms69
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    Essiewoo wrote: »
    I don't know if this matters but we moved in on the 8th of the month but the landlady requested we pay the rent on the 5th. Which we did. (I'm just clutching at straws here to help our case) Her partner that lives next door allows his dog into the garden and do their business...
    Well you should've said no...
  • FBaby
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    You're getting in a muddle with this. You haven't moved yet, so she can't tell you what needs deducting or not from your deposit. You have until your last day and hour on the tenancy to leave the property as it was when you move spare tear and wear. Ignore any communication from her except to agree a check out inventory. Don't sign anything you don't agree. If she refused to do the inventory with you, take many pictures and make sure you hand the keys on the day your tenancy ends.

    Comments about your pregnancy and breastfeeding are irrelevant. It is not her problem and doesn't have to be sympathetic to your condition. Just make sure that you leave the place as you should and then log on the deposit scheme website to claim your deposit back and take it from there.
  • parkrunner
    parkrunner Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    Essiewoo wrote: »
    We've no idea how its happened. It's a patch in the middle just a bit bigger than A4? It isn't on any photos, just the stone area.She has said the tarmac will cost £75 + VAT to replace so who has been to look at it, if it IS on the property (without our permission)...


    This is confusing, you say your driveway is stones so why do you keep talking about tarmac?
    It's nothing , not nothink.
  • Hutch100uk
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    Am I right in thinking that when you rent a house with a garden, the landlord is supposed to provide the tools to maintain it? A previous EA told me this and I've always been given a lawnmower in any previous rentals. If this is true, did your landlord provide a lawnmower?
  • Comms69
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    Hutch100uk wrote: »
    Am I right in thinking that when you rent a house with a garden, the landlord is supposed to provide the tools to maintain it? A previous EA told me this and I've always been given a lawnmower in any previous rentals. If this is true, did your landlord provide a lawnmower?
    That's nonsense.
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    Hutch100uk wrote: »
    Am I right in thinking that when you rent a house with a garden, the landlord is supposed to provide the tools to maintain it? A previous EA told me this and I've always been given a lawnmower in any previous rentals. If this is true, did your landlord provide a lawnmower?


    no requirement to provide anything on the part of the LL.


    Its a bonus if they do but the general rule to a tenant would be you've seen the garden,its yours to maintain during the tenancy agreement and return in accordance with inventory with allowance possibly being made for the season.


    How you mow the lawn during the tenancy is your decision and no concern of the LL
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  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Because the road is tarmac, it's a country lane so no pavements. We park on the stones but it joins the road by tarmac. If that makes sense?
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