Icem@n
08-09-2006, 11:07 AM
I need some advice on a situation I have with regards to a couple of issues.
My tennants who have been in my property for around 6 months in my view have not reported a problem, and hence it has got to a stage where costly damage has been done.
To describe the issue, this all started originally when my letting agent contacted me with regards to a screw thread on the oven door having lost it's thread; I then visited to find that the tennants had taken the door completely off, causing the thread brackets inside to fall down inside the cooker. Before this point (taking the door off), it might have been possible to create a bigger secure thread hole with a bigger screw, but this wasn't possible as the door had been removed and the thread brackets fallen out of place.
The quote to take the cooker apart and realign the bracket/replace one bracket was not cost effective so I opted to buy a new cooker.
This is the first issue, in my view the Tennants should not have taken the door off which lead to a more costly scenario, and hence I should be entitled to a percentage of the cost out of the deposit?...
The second more concerning issue, is the fact that at the same time as reporting the oven, it was reported that there was a large damp spot in the lounge. On further inpsection of the room above this area (the bathroom), I found the seal on the shower door to be out of place, cracked and stained floor tiles, mould on the shower tiles and severe warped bath panels. The damp spot downstairs has black spots which would surely indicate a steady dampening?, as well as drooping soaked wet plasterboard and new artex which has peeled away from the area.
In my mind, this has not occurred all of a sudden as one of the tennants had said some days after it was pointed out, but more of ignoring the warning signs coupled with not properly looking after the room.
My letting agent who seems to do pretty much nothing for his cash every month, seemed pretty unconcerned with the events.
I am concerned now that there will be a fuss/arguments for funds being taken from the deposit to repair at least the damp issue. When my letting agent was pressed, he said he would wonder why the tennants would not report the damp issue when they had reported other issues, my answer to this is that those other issues were more critical to them, whereas constant slow leaking would not stop them from washing their clothes or cooking food.
I guess what I am asking is that do I have the right to take money from their deposit for this?, and should my agent be doing more, I mean he hasn't done a single check in 6 months, surely I am paying him to do a regular check and bring things like this to my attention before it gets to this stage?.
My tennants who have been in my property for around 6 months in my view have not reported a problem, and hence it has got to a stage where costly damage has been done.
To describe the issue, this all started originally when my letting agent contacted me with regards to a screw thread on the oven door having lost it's thread; I then visited to find that the tennants had taken the door completely off, causing the thread brackets inside to fall down inside the cooker. Before this point (taking the door off), it might have been possible to create a bigger secure thread hole with a bigger screw, but this wasn't possible as the door had been removed and the thread brackets fallen out of place.
The quote to take the cooker apart and realign the bracket/replace one bracket was not cost effective so I opted to buy a new cooker.
This is the first issue, in my view the Tennants should not have taken the door off which lead to a more costly scenario, and hence I should be entitled to a percentage of the cost out of the deposit?...
The second more concerning issue, is the fact that at the same time as reporting the oven, it was reported that there was a large damp spot in the lounge. On further inpsection of the room above this area (the bathroom), I found the seal on the shower door to be out of place, cracked and stained floor tiles, mould on the shower tiles and severe warped bath panels. The damp spot downstairs has black spots which would surely indicate a steady dampening?, as well as drooping soaked wet plasterboard and new artex which has peeled away from the area.
In my mind, this has not occurred all of a sudden as one of the tennants had said some days after it was pointed out, but more of ignoring the warning signs coupled with not properly looking after the room.
My letting agent who seems to do pretty much nothing for his cash every month, seemed pretty unconcerned with the events.
I am concerned now that there will be a fuss/arguments for funds being taken from the deposit to repair at least the damp issue. When my letting agent was pressed, he said he would wonder why the tennants would not report the damp issue when they had reported other issues, my answer to this is that those other issues were more critical to them, whereas constant slow leaking would not stop them from washing their clothes or cooking food.
I guess what I am asking is that do I have the right to take money from their deposit for this?, and should my agent be doing more, I mean he hasn't done a single check in 6 months, surely I am paying him to do a regular check and bring things like this to my attention before it gets to this stage?.