1 year ago we paid almost £5000 deposit to rent 4 bedroom house in London. Deposit is help by Deposit protection service. We moved out over 6 weeks ago and have been trying to get our (large!) deposit back since then.
The landlord via the agent is now claiming almost £700 for damages including £200 for a cracked fireplace tile which I know that we are not responsible for. They have a photo of it from check out with a crack but no equivalent close up photo from our check in report. They are also claiming £100 for "cracked banisters" (no photo) and £100 for "door-chipped".
There are other smaller amounts which I can cope with but these seem outrageous.
Does anyone know if it's best to get the bulk of the deposit back and then dispute those damages that we don't agree with? I am not really sure what steps to take next as we have never rented before.
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Landlord wants £200 for tile we didn't crack
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ladydepp · 15/08/2012 17:44
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