B This will be covered by your contents insurance.
C This is fair wear and tear unless you were only living there for about 6 months and then it seems to be too much damage for wear and tear.
D If you had it cleaned after you had moved out why does it need cleaning now?
Your deposit should be protected you can dispute their costs.
The deposit should be protected in an approved scheme:
https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-sc...
Read about the "Disputes" - it will provide a link for whoever it;s protected with and how.
All sounds fair enough to me.
You were in residence when these things happened. Damage was caused and you are responsible.
The landlord's insurance is his business. You should have your own in place as a tenant.
You have to review residential tenancy laws and rules that apply to the tenancy where you live for specifics but typically unless you took steps to report damage in a timely manner you and/or your insurer are on the hook - NOT landlord. Landlord has an obligation to maintain the premises in reasonably habitable condition but there is some give and take there. Tenant is expected to report damage in a timely manner to prevent what is known at law as consequential damage - harm that occurs as a result of failing to mitigate harm flowing from original negligent act. Notifying landlord of trouble with drainage pipe would be an example of your negligence, which then caused consequential damage to floor.
Damage caused to floor by YOUR freezer defrosting while you were away is also on you/your insurer. Landlord had no control over power out.
The cleaning and windows, however, strike me as beyond the standard required of reasonable tenant to leave the place in good condition and happily you have receipts to show you did, in fact, take reasonable steps to discharge the cleaning obligation.
Landlord's insurance would typically cover damage to the actual structure of the house in certain conditions. It's up to tenants to obtain their own coverage for personal effects and our own negligence.
Failure to report damage in a timely manner was negligent on your part. It becomes landlord's problem the moment you report it. At that point, s/he is obliged to make repairs.
If you did report this but landlord failed to act, you'd be off the hook but you would have to prove it. In the absence of such notice, you lose.
if you damaged it you have to pay it if you didnt you should have informed your landlord otherwise he or she would think it was you who did it since you never talked to him about it if you did tell him you should get a lawyer to straighen it all out in court
Hello, I wonder if anyone can help with a problem. My old landlord has approached them with a bill for ￡1100+! The've sent a huge bill charging for unnecessary things. Before I left the house was professionally cleaned (I have receipts for this to prove it to them!). There was some damage and I won't and don't see why I have to take full responsibility for this.
A. The drainage pipe that leads from behind behind the washing machine through the wall and outside the house has corroded which has caused my water to leak from the pipe under the washing machine and destroy the floor under the washing machine. There trying to charge me ￡400 to replace this flooring! (keep in mind this is a small 2 bed terraced house).
B. There also trying to charge me another ￡400 for the very cheapest laminate flooring going for another room that I have to replace. There was a power cut and my freezer defrosted while I was away from the house. I'm sure there landlord insurance should cover this?
C. There was general wear and tear on the house, the walls were magnolia but there was the odd mark (nothing done on purpose). Their now trying to charge 5 days painting and decorating at ￡110 a day!
D.Their trying to charge ￡130 for cleaning (as I mentioned I had the place profesionally cleaned before I left and it was spotless!). Their also trying to charge ￡40 for window cleaning! (Small 2 bed house, 5 small windows...)
Can anyone tell me where I stand with the law here? Please help :(
