hatchi
25-09-2006, 17:42 PM
PLEASE HELP, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO !!
MY OLD LANDLORD IS TRYING TO GET £770 OFF ME FOR THINGS THAT ARE APPARENTLY WRONG WITH MY OLD FLAT AFTER I'VE LEFT.
HE HAS APPROXIMATLEY 17 PROPERTIES AND I THINK THERE ALL WITH ONE LETTING AGENCY (MY OLD ONE) AND I'M FEELING QUITE SMALL COMPAIRED.
WHEN I LEFT I TOLD THEM TO KEEP MY DEPOSIT AS MY LAST MONTS RENT, WHICH THEY DID. THEY RANG ME TO SAY THEY WERE INSPECTING THE PROPERTY BUT I COULDNT BE THERE AS I WAS 120 MILES AWAY.
WHEN THEY EVENTUALLY RANG ME TO TELL ME HOW IT WENT I WAS GOB SMACKED.
THEY SAID THE FLAT WAS DIRTY, THE FLOORS WERNT CLEANED (I MOPPED AND VACUMED BEFORE I LEFT) THERE WERE SOME SCRATCHES ON THE LAMINATE BUT THAT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, THERE WERE COBWEBS, BUT AS I COMMENTED, WHEN I MOVED OUT I DIDNT MOVE THE SPIDERS WITH ME, THERE WAS MOULD FROM CONDENSATION AROUND THE WINDOWS (THE LANDLORD HAD LEFT ONE SMALL HUMIDIFIER FOR THE WHOLE FLAT WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND WHEN I MOVED IN I NOTICED THAT HIS DECORATORS HAD PAINTED OVER IT AND ON EVERY WINDOW THE RUBBER SEALS HAD ROTTED AWAY AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMP). THEY ALSO SAID THE COOKER WASNT CLEANED BUT I COULDNT COMMENT ON THAT AS I LEFT SOMEONE TO DO IT.
BUT I HAVE NOW HAD A LETTER ASKING FOR £770 FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS:-
Clean of property where necessary - £200.00
(OK BECAUSE OF THE COOKER)
Lounge floor scratched, remove skirting, remove flooring panels which have been affected, replace damaged panel and replace skirting - £200.00
(THEY PREVIOUSLY SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND MENTIONED NOTHING OF THE SKIRTING)
Marks to walls are beyond fair wear and tear, for full repaint of property Mr. Sporer will have to pay £450.00, therefore will only charge compensation at £225.00
(THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF WAS A MARK ON THE KITCHEN WALL BEHIND THE BIN AND ONE SMALL ONE IN THE BEDROOM, BUT NOTHING NEEDING A FULL FLAT REPAINT!)
The management company are charging Mr. Sporer legal fees for appointment of a solicitor over the company van you had parked in the car park and the unauthorized keeping of a dog at the property. This cost also includes the cleaning of the communal areas after the dog urinated in the hallways - £145.00 (copy letters from the management company can be provided on request, this cost may rise due to any future action taken by the management company)
(I HAD A COMPANY VAN PARKED THERE BUT THIS STOPPED BACK IN MAY AND THE DOG WAS MY MOTHERS I WAS LOOKING AFTER FOR TWO WEEKS AND MY LANDLORD KNEW ALL THIS AND INFACT EACH TIME HE RANG ME TO TELL ME HE HAD A COMPLAINT HE WAS APPOLOGETIC FOR DISTURBING ME AND SAID HOW PATHETIC THE NEIGHBOURS WERE AND MENTIONED NOTHING OF PAYING HIS LEGAL FEES AND THE DOG NEVER URINATED ANYWHERE!!! WHAT PROOF HAS HE!!?)
PLEASE HELP, I'M SO WORRIED, WHAT CAN I DO???
MY OLD LANDLORD IS TRYING TO GET £770 OFF ME FOR THINGS THAT ARE APPARENTLY WRONG WITH MY OLD FLAT AFTER I'VE LEFT.
HE HAS APPROXIMATLEY 17 PROPERTIES AND I THINK THERE ALL WITH ONE LETTING AGENCY (MY OLD ONE) AND I'M FEELING QUITE SMALL COMPAIRED.
WHEN I LEFT I TOLD THEM TO KEEP MY DEPOSIT AS MY LAST MONTS RENT, WHICH THEY DID. THEY RANG ME TO SAY THEY WERE INSPECTING THE PROPERTY BUT I COULDNT BE THERE AS I WAS 120 MILES AWAY.
WHEN THEY EVENTUALLY RANG ME TO TELL ME HOW IT WENT I WAS GOB SMACKED.
THEY SAID THE FLAT WAS DIRTY, THE FLOORS WERNT CLEANED (I MOPPED AND VACUMED BEFORE I LEFT) THERE WERE SOME SCRATCHES ON THE LAMINATE BUT THAT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, THERE WERE COBWEBS, BUT AS I COMMENTED, WHEN I MOVED OUT I DIDNT MOVE THE SPIDERS WITH ME, THERE WAS MOULD FROM CONDENSATION AROUND THE WINDOWS (THE LANDLORD HAD LEFT ONE SMALL HUMIDIFIER FOR THE WHOLE FLAT WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE AND WHEN I MOVED IN I NOTICED THAT HIS DECORATORS HAD PAINTED OVER IT AND ON EVERY WINDOW THE RUBBER SEALS HAD ROTTED AWAY AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMP). THEY ALSO SAID THE COOKER WASNT CLEANED BUT I COULDNT COMMENT ON THAT AS I LEFT SOMEONE TO DO IT.
BUT I HAVE NOW HAD A LETTER ASKING FOR £770 FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS:-
Clean of property where necessary - £200.00
(OK BECAUSE OF THE COOKER)
Lounge floor scratched, remove skirting, remove flooring panels which have been affected, replace damaged panel and replace skirting - £200.00
(THEY PREVIOUSLY SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND MENTIONED NOTHING OF THE SKIRTING)
Marks to walls are beyond fair wear and tear, for full repaint of property Mr. Sporer will have to pay £450.00, therefore will only charge compensation at £225.00
(THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF WAS A MARK ON THE KITCHEN WALL BEHIND THE BIN AND ONE SMALL ONE IN THE BEDROOM, BUT NOTHING NEEDING A FULL FLAT REPAINT!)
The management company are charging Mr. Sporer legal fees for appointment of a solicitor over the company van you had parked in the car park and the unauthorized keeping of a dog at the property. This cost also includes the cleaning of the communal areas after the dog urinated in the hallways - £145.00 (copy letters from the management company can be provided on request, this cost may rise due to any future action taken by the management company)
(I HAD A COMPANY VAN PARKED THERE BUT THIS STOPPED BACK IN MAY AND THE DOG WAS MY MOTHERS I WAS LOOKING AFTER FOR TWO WEEKS AND MY LANDLORD KNEW ALL THIS AND INFACT EACH TIME HE RANG ME TO TELL ME HE HAD A COMPLAINT HE WAS APPOLOGETIC FOR DISTURBING ME AND SAID HOW PATHETIC THE NEIGHBOURS WERE AND MENTIONED NOTHING OF PAYING HIS LEGAL FEES AND THE DOG NEVER URINATED ANYWHERE!!! WHAT PROOF HAS HE!!?)
PLEASE HELP, I'M SO WORRIED, WHAT CAN I DO???