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Not really business law but maybe someone who knows tenancy law can advise.
I’ve just moved out of a flat I was renting and been hit with a £70 bill claimed from my deposit.
It’s a bill for cleaning, fixing a broken tap and repainting some scuff marks in the walks.
When I moved out, I met the agent at the property, he (we) had a good look around and I asked if everything was ok and he said yes, it’s fine. Then he took the keys.
Seventeen days later (after me having several text/voice mails ignored asking when I would get my deposit back), I get notice via the deposit protection scheme that the agent is claiming costs of work done as mentioned above.
Now my thoughts are that if the agent accepted the keys with ‘it’s fine’ then that’s the end of it as far as I’m concerned.
The flat was spotless when I handed over and he seemed happy with it.
I admit to the scuffs on the wall by the door, but this entry (same as the main shared entry) is quite tight and it’s almost impossible to enter or leave without touching the walls. So the poor quality paint is scuffed with just the slightest touch.
As for the tap, I have no idea what he means so I suspect it may have been damaged by the cleaner/painter during the seventeen days between moving out and this charge notification.
I did wonder if the lease included a standard cleaning charge when tenants move out but nothing mentioned.
Ok it’s not a lot of money but I do feel a little shafted by all this.
I’ve just moved out of a flat I was renting and been hit with a £70 bill claimed from my deposit.
It’s a bill for cleaning, fixing a broken tap and repainting some scuff marks in the walks.
When I moved out, I met the agent at the property, he (we) had a good look around and I asked if everything was ok and he said yes, it’s fine. Then he took the keys.
Seventeen days later (after me having several text/voice mails ignored asking when I would get my deposit back), I get notice via the deposit protection scheme that the agent is claiming costs of work done as mentioned above.
Now my thoughts are that if the agent accepted the keys with ‘it’s fine’ then that’s the end of it as far as I’m concerned.
The flat was spotless when I handed over and he seemed happy with it.
I admit to the scuffs on the wall by the door, but this entry (same as the main shared entry) is quite tight and it’s almost impossible to enter or leave without touching the walls. So the poor quality paint is scuffed with just the slightest touch.
As for the tap, I have no idea what he means so I suspect it may have been damaged by the cleaner/painter during the seventeen days between moving out and this charge notification.
I did wonder if the lease included a standard cleaning charge when tenants move out but nothing mentioned.
Ok it’s not a lot of money but I do feel a little shafted by all this.
