Hello all,
I a Landlady from Suffolk, England. The AST i had with a T enede early by kind of agreement. Emails sent and agreement reached what day tenancy would end etc. T have move out and inspection check done I only found 2 things wrong at first which were a carpet needed to be replaced and cleaning of the oven.
I charge for this to be professional cleaned and T agreed amount would come out of deposit emails sent and all agreed.
I got the T to agree to release the whole of the T deposit back to me and i would take out cost of these items and return the amount left over. I got them to agree for me to take full amount from the DPS by saying i would claim hold amount as damage and then return the amount left over taking away the cost of the two items above (emailed).
However when the new T moved in they complaint about a number of damage items so I took this amount from old T and didnt return any money but sent them notice of damage once a full inspection done.
They claim this is unfair and unlawful? as i agreed about to be paid back, but my thinking is they approve the DPS money to be released back to me for the full amount so how can they sue me?
One mistake i have made isno had a inventory list but only list some items not condition or wear or tear, but i have bills for i paid for new carpet and paints etc. They say this only shows I paid for these items not that damage was done by them
They say they are going to sue me for the amount of the deposit and costs and breach of contract, how long do they have to bring a case? do my bills provide i have repair their damage or not?
I a Landlady from Suffolk, England. The AST i had with a T enede early by kind of agreement. Emails sent and agreement reached what day tenancy would end etc. T have move out and inspection check done I only found 2 things wrong at first which were a carpet needed to be replaced and cleaning of the oven.
I charge for this to be professional cleaned and T agreed amount would come out of deposit emails sent and all agreed.
I got the T to agree to release the whole of the T deposit back to me and i would take out cost of these items and return the amount left over. I got them to agree for me to take full amount from the DPS by saying i would claim hold amount as damage and then return the amount left over taking away the cost of the two items above (emailed).
However when the new T moved in they complaint about a number of damage items so I took this amount from old T and didnt return any money but sent them notice of damage once a full inspection done.
They claim this is unfair and unlawful? as i agreed about to be paid back, but my thinking is they approve the DPS money to be released back to me for the full amount so how can they sue me?
One mistake i have made isno had a inventory list but only list some items not condition or wear or tear, but i have bills for i paid for new carpet and paints etc. They say this only shows I paid for these items not that damage was done by them
They say they are going to sue me for the amount of the deposit and costs and breach of contract, how long do they have to bring a case? do my bills provide i have repair their damage or not?