Just broke a window in rented accomodation - advice

godinman said:
They don't just get to keep your whole deposit if you break something, they just take the repair bill out of the deposit.
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Always ways around that. Get quoted work as much as the deposit then back the outrageous price up with "quality of work mate." It's not just one they get it from, it's 3-4 quotes. Students especially cba to deal with the faff of finding someone so just generally give in.
 
Thanks for the advice (and the jokes). ;)

I think I'll get my step father to fix it, he's good at 'practical' stuff. :p I have found a piece of glass that's pretty much the same for less than £10, and labour charges will be low. I'll keep the landlord out of the picture, and I'll feel like a boss.
 
Naffa said:
Thanks for the advice (and the jokes). ;)

I think I'll get my step father to fix it, he's good at 'practical' stuff. :p I have found a piece of glass that's pretty much the same for less than £10, and labour charges will be low. I'll keep the landlord out of the picture, and I'll feel like a boss.
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Make sure you do take pictures. LL at times love to give unsurprising visits (they make excuses up), get it done ASAP.
 
I would tell the landlord. If you fix it at your cost, he cannot take your deposit.

Just get it fixed, then tell him.
 
It's not a major issue so fix it yourself.
You will have to let LL or agent know as when you leave the place they will notice that it's fixed as its down on the list as already broken.
 
As has been posted above - just get it fixed yourself and if you deal directly with the landlord then let him know - he'll probably appreciate it. These things happen, if you've got it sorted yourself without having to bug him to do you're probably the sort of tenant he appreciates having.

If you deal with an agency however and the repair isn't noticeable then I'd be tempted to just have it repaired and not mention it.
 
Maybe the Landlord knew it would get broken, considering it was damaged in the first place. He probably may have thought that the tenant would then ring him and say it's broken, thus him keeping some of the deposit for work which would cost minimal ££. I can only speculate.
 
Vita said:
Maybe the Landlord knew it would get broken, considering it was damaged in the first place. He probably may have thought that the tenant would then ring him and say it's broken, thus him keeping some of the deposit for work which would cost minimal ££. I can only speculate.
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Tbh if it was already broken quite badly then the LL should payout regardless.
As a tenant you don't have building insurance, the deposit is not there to cover insurance instances like this.
 
Morba said:
Tbh if it was already broken quite badly then the LL should payout regardless.
As a tenant you don't have building insurance, the deposit is not there to cover insurance instances like this.
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It's not, but LL's do use it to cover instances like this. Just another way to make an excuse to take a little/lot of the tenants money.
 
personally if he seems a nice LL then tell him the truth as he may take the opportunity to get some double glazed in - but DO offer to fix yourself just see and see what he says - If you fix it to high standard then absolutely nothing he can say in regards to deposit (as long as it functions like a window and you dont put some stained glass)

I've had many LLs (8-9) and only 2 that gave the deposit back without a fuss but did loose one tho due to a epic party but thats another story :)
 
If it were per-cracked you should have pointed it out before youbsignedvthe inventory. It would then be unreasonable to be expected to pay for replacement. Talk it through with landlord. There are plenty of decent landlords contrary to idiotic media reports. Better to just explain what happened. Perhaps get a quote for a replacement pane of glass. Single pane not expensive.
 
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