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Tenant Deposit Problem, Please help!

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jackpina
jackpina Posts: 4 Newbie
edited 10 August 2018 at 2:22PM in House buying, renting & selling
i've been asked to replace this Electrical hob for the landlord as he say i damaged his hob.
whirlpool schott ceran electrical hob
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The 2 scratched photos of the same ring that is damaged, the 3 others have no scratch. Unfortunately, i dont have a photo before so lets assume it had no scratch on it.
Is this normal wear and tear (then i will send it for dispute) or was it my fault that i damaged it?

The hob is installed in 2008 and i started rented it in fall 2016 for two years.
I cook most of my meals so 2-3 meals a day. I believe the scratches are from moving the pan while cooking which is normal?

Other than dispute, The landlord has asked me to either repair or replace the hob. Repairing it cost 114 pounds. He has also sent me a new hob that i can replace it with that cost 250 pounds not including labour. What should i do?

Appreciated!

Should I 12 votes

Dispute
66% 8 votes
Repair/Replace
33% 4 votes
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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,470 Forumite
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    Can't open pics on my computer, but I really can't see how he can expect a 10 year old hob to be worth anything.


    Are you actually moving out, or is this mid-tenancy?
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  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Just dispute it, there's no way it'll cost you more, so it's win / break even
  • Wheres_My_Cashback
    Wheres_My_Cashback Posts: 4,294 Forumite
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    American :spam:
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    edited 10 August 2018 at 4:26PM
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    Although I cant see the photos,I would be airing along the lines of a dispute of the amount.

    The hob could well be 10 years old and also have another 10 years life in it,but what you describe would suggest scratching which whilst may not be wholly classed as wear and tear,its certainly something that can happen over many years and is just deterioration.

    its almost impossible to keep anything in "as new " condition for many years if its regularly used,its a fact that a few LL's have yet to grasp


    In the grand scheme of things yes you probably should pay something but to suggest that you need to replace the whole thing new is taking it too far IMO.

    Look at it this way,the LL has a functioning hob so will be able to re let the property to another tenant.

    On the inventory they will no doubt list it as condition fair with some surface scratching.


    The next tenant will no doubt accept that so no need at all for you to be buying a new one!

    Even if you volunteer the money for the repair there is no guarantee that's what it would be used for,(no obligation to repair) which is why I would dispute in order to get a fair adjudication on what is acceptable to pay.
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  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    It's wear & tear, and if the hob is functional it's what might be expected from 10 years use or on taking up a tenancy with a 10 year old appliance.


    Don't know why someone else thinks this is spam. I'm sure they have a reason, but as they omitted to explain it, I'd ignore them.
  • agrinnall
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    Davesnave wrote: »


    Don't know why someone else thinks this is spam. I'm sure they have a reason, but as they omitted to explain it, I'd ignore them.


    I imagine a spam post was reported and deleted.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    I imagine a spam post was reported and deleted.
    Odd coincidence though that the OP mentions 'fall,' when we say 'autumn' on this side of the pond. That's what I took the 'American' reference to mean.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Devil's advocate:


    I installed a ceramic hob with my new kitchen around 12 years ago. It's been used 2-3 times daily. It is in 'as new' condition.No scratches, no cracks, fully functional. I see no reason why it should not last another 10, 15 years or more (though of course Sods law says it will beak down tomorrow now).


    If treated with care and respect, there's no reason a hob should have damage, scratches etc.


    Having said that I'm mostly the only person to use it, I'm an owner-occupier (it's my hob!), and I'm a careful person.


    In a family with kids, or a tenanted property with multiple tenants coming/going all using the hob, I can see that its life expectancy, and condition, would likely not be the same!
  • jackpina
    jackpina Posts: 4 Newbie
    edited 11 August 2018 at 7:07AM
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    Try copy and paste the url to the browser, I’m a newbie so I can’t post links
    It’s the end of tenancy and the hob is 100% functional.
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    jackpina wrote: »
    Try copy and paste the url to the browser, I’m a newbie so I can’t post links
    It’s the end of tenancy and the hob is 100% functional.
    are you in the USA? Please clarify

    the advice given on here will be in the context of UK laws and dispute resolution processes. I have no idea how the USA do disputes
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