deposit dispute
- Thread starter Amleto
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The landlord is not disputing. I will be disputing the amount that the landlord wants to take.
Pestilence: There wont be any option for small claims as it gets decided by the arbiter (should any dispute be made) as far as I am aware. Also, small claims actions take far longer than 'a few weeks' if they run their full course.
Pestilence: There wont be any option for small claims as it gets decided by the arbiter (should any dispute be made) as far as I am aware. Also, small claims actions take far longer than 'a few weeks' if they run their full course.
I will be disputing the amount that the landlord wants to take. That is my situation.
I'm not sure what else there is to say except for listing the dilapidations he cites, which doesn't make any difference to the dispute I will be making.
Also, indignant? Hardly. I just corrected you.
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I'm not asking about what is a fair charge for what. I'm asking about the dispute process, and time scales etc.
I haven't been able to get in touch with him. I have been told through the agency that the landlord has been cleaning and now wants £500.
we had the kitchen and bathroom professionally cleaned before we left. The carpets weren't cleaned professionaly, but then they weren't prof. cleaned before we moved in.
I did damage the paint work on a bedroom wall when disassembling a bed - it chipped about 1 square inch of paint off.
During the winter, with the snow etc, the heating was inadequate - couldn't get the house temp above 13C. We had to buy elec radiators to keep us warm. Thus whenever we had a shower, lots of mist was produced even though we had windows open etc, but there was no extractor fan. The mist and other window condensation has caused some damage on window sills - paint cracking and blackening. I think there may have been some discolouration in places to the bathroom grout.
From what I can gather, keeping the house warm is the tenants' responsibilty, but I believe we took all reasonable steps to keep the house warm and dry, inducing £90/month gas bills in the process.
we had the kitchen and bathroom professionally cleaned before we left. The carpets weren't cleaned professionaly, but then they weren't prof. cleaned before we moved in.
I did damage the paint work on a bedroom wall when disassembling a bed - it chipped about 1 square inch of paint off.
During the winter, with the snow etc, the heating was inadequate - couldn't get the house temp above 13C. We had to buy elec radiators to keep us warm. Thus whenever we had a shower, lots of mist was produced even though we had windows open etc, but there was no extractor fan. The mist and other window condensation has caused some damage on window sills - paint cracking and blackening. I think there may have been some discolouration in places to the bathroom grout.
From what I can gather, keeping the house warm is the tenants' responsibilty, but I believe we took all reasonable steps to keep the house warm and dry, inducing £90/month gas bills in the process.