Hi, I need someone to advise me on a situation with my former landlord. I rented a small 1 bed flat for a year and a half. When I moved out I did some touch ups with the same colour on the wall and cleaned the carpets. The flat was in a good condition compared to when I moved in it was brand new. Obviously living there for a year and a half there is bound to be minor issues h re and there.
The agency that looks after the property sent me a quote for £655, £500 of which is my deposit.
The pictures he sent me are of a minor stain on bathroom wall, 3 places I touched up paint and a hole where I hanged the toilet mirror. He is charging me £390 to repain the whole flat even tho the marks on Walls are barely noticeable. He is charging me £80 to replace a heater that apparently had a tiny thing stuck to it. He is also charging me £50 to clean the flat.
The flat was in a good condition upon me leaving and the only reason he is doing all this is because when he advertised the flat he put the pictures that were taken when the flat was built and not current pictures of the flat so when the new tenant came to view he said he wanted to flat in the state that it is being advertised which is brand new. Obviously because I have been living there for a year and half it’s not going to be in the same condition. I am a 21 year old female renting for the first time on my own and I think he’s only taking advantage of that. I want advise as to who is in the wrong here.
The only thing he is being reasonable about is a carpet that needs replacing.
The agency that looks after the property sent me a quote for £655, £500 of which is my deposit.
The pictures he sent me are of a minor stain on bathroom wall, 3 places I touched up paint and a hole where I hanged the toilet mirror. He is charging me £390 to repain the whole flat even tho the marks on Walls are barely noticeable. He is charging me £80 to replace a heater that apparently had a tiny thing stuck to it. He is also charging me £50 to clean the flat.
The flat was in a good condition upon me leaving and the only reason he is doing all this is because when he advertised the flat he put the pictures that were taken when the flat was built and not current pictures of the flat so when the new tenant came to view he said he wanted to flat in the state that it is being advertised which is brand new. Obviously because I have been living there for a year and half it’s not going to be in the same condition. I am a 21 year old female renting for the first time on my own and I think he’s only taking advantage of that. I want advise as to who is in the wrong here.
The only thing he is being reasonable about is a carpet that needs replacing.
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