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

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  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    Garden was mowed and very green (unlike after the heatwave) The drive way is stones, the tarmac is part on the public road.There are no photos regarding the drive way on the inventory.
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    Essiewoo wrote: »
    She said it needs mowing four times after we leave...
    What?! She sounds nuts, why four times?
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    with regards to your question over can you refuse viewings the answer is yes however if there is a clause in your tenancy agreement about allowing them,you may find you just annoy the LL more and potentially sour any future reference you may need going forward.

    If it were me I would allow viewings but I wouldn't bother tidying and if there were piles of things all over the place so be it.
    A polite "excuse us we are in the middle of packing and have a small child" is completely sufficient...if its messy tough,viewers will have to look past it.

    You cant be penalised or berated for whatever condition you keep the property in whilst you are paying rent and have a tenancy agreement in place.


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  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    Pass! The email says it needs cutting 4 times when the rain has come so she has decided on 4 x £25 for the garden. It will be mowed, we can't mow it when it is like straw...
  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    Exactly, my point I don't need the stress of clearing things away to promote her house. She obviously wants a quick turn around which I understand but when she has given a negative reference AND sent us a bill for the future, why should we play ball?
    The estate agents said we didn't even need to give notice but we did and this is how she is treating us?
  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    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...
  • Money_maker
    Money_maker Posts: 5,471 Forumite
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    Mow it before you leave and photograph. She cant claim for future mowings - that's ludicrous. She also cannot possibly predict how many more mowings the lawn will need. If her whips have died, the unusual weather this year will have been responsible. Shrubs that have been well rooted for years have died in this heat. She is trying to make money out of you - dispute everything with the deposit company and let them have a laugh over her claims.
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  • Essiewoo
    Essiewoo Posts: 11 Forumite
    Yeah, she said she used to live here. The email also stated that apparently we had the choice of a higher rent to include a gardener...I can 100% say that wasn't the case because we would have snapped up that offer. Estate agents say it may have been done verbally. I said they must have paperwork to show the two rent options (advert for the house)
  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 29,609 Forumite
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    She said it needs mowing four times after we leave


    Upkeep after you've gone is her responsibility.

    But the inventory people will surely see it's mowed once we leave?


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

    how much sway will she have?


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

    Is it worth getting the tarmac done or leave it as wear and tear?

    Tarmac is mega bucks.
    it should not be possible to damage it.
    Was the damage there before? When/how did it happen?
  • parkrunner
    parkrunner Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    Essiewoo wrote: »
    Pass! The email says it needs cutting 4 times when the rain has come so she has decided on 4 x £25 for the garden. It will be mowed, we can't mow it when it is like straw...


    Of course you can. Also is there a hosepipe ban in your area? You also say the tarmac has come away but your driveway is stones, the tarmac again as you say is part of the public road so nothing to do with either you or the LL. Cut the grass and claim back your full deposit directly through the deposit scheme it's in if you feel no deductions should be made.
    It's nothing , not nothink.
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