Hi, first post on the site so apologies if this has been covered before!
I have just moved out of a rental property which I was at for 2.5 years with my partner, our 8 year old and 2 cats ( the landlord was aware we have cats ).
We exited our tenancy early on the proviso another tenant could be found. A tenant was found, we moved out and they moved in.
We have now received initial conact from the landlord stating that they will be taking an element of our deposit due to cats scratching carpets and that the oven needs a clean! It was newly decorated and carpeted when we moved in..
Where do we stand given the fact that the property is already housing the new tenant so the defects obviously were not a problem?
Also, the check out clerk turned up half way through our final day before we had fully cleaned the kitchen?!
How much can the landlords legally retain in % terms?
Is it legal for the landlord to hold ours and their deposit at the same time?
I have just moved out of a rental property which I was at for 2.5 years with my partner, our 8 year old and 2 cats ( the landlord was aware we have cats ).
We exited our tenancy early on the proviso another tenant could be found. A tenant was found, we moved out and they moved in.
We have now received initial conact from the landlord stating that they will be taking an element of our deposit due to cats scratching carpets and that the oven needs a clean! It was newly decorated and carpeted when we moved in..
Where do we stand given the fact that the property is already housing the new tenant so the defects obviously were not a problem?
Also, the check out clerk turned up half way through our final day before we had fully cleaned the kitchen?!
How much can the landlords legally retain in % terms?
Is it legal for the landlord to hold ours and their deposit at the same time?