Ok, my partner and I moved out of our rented property about 5 weeks ago, We hadn't heard anything about our damage deposit in all this time despite contacting the agents continuously.
I got fed up and went round to the landlord who was doing up the property in order to sell up.
He said that the little things that had broken over time (which we had informed the agent about during the tenancy) were not a problem his only dispute was the black marks on the living room laminate flooring.
We had already discussed this with a tradesman who said it is probably rising damp couldn't have been laid properly but the agent contacted us today and said the landlord wishes to keep 196 pounds of the deposit for the floor, we were kind of expecting this so were happy to jut cut our losses and get it over with.
The agent then tried to tell us we had to pay for a cleaning company to go in and clean the house. Now if we had left it dirty and it was being re-let I would understand but my MIL, myself and DP had all been round that house absolutely scrubbing it for three days, I doubt even kim and aggie or anthea could have found any dirt, but apparently they expect all tenants to have the house professionally cleaned.
This cleaning has not yet taken place, and the landlord has been in the house for over a month doing alterations, ripping up carpets, having new heating put in and having new windows installed. Any mess/dirt is obviously going to be a result of this. Surely I do not have to pay for this cleaning company bullshit???
Just wondering if anyone knew where I stood?
Think I will call citizens advice in the morning but am hoping for some kind of answer tonight if anyone can help.
Thanks.