At our previous tenants. Apologies people but I need to blow off some steam.
I mentioned before before about the mess our tenants left our home in. We wrote our letter with a quote for damages, just over £2k excluding VAT, and they replied saying after seeking legal advice (oh legal advice my fat arse) they only agree to let us have their full deposit £895.
The work we have had done to our home totals just shy of £2k SO FAR... and it's not finished. Poor OH is nearly having a break down over it as he hates confrontation/arguing and just wants it over with.
I keep swaying between taking them to court and just being done with it. It's easy to say go to small claims but unless you're actually the one going through it, it's hard to make that decision and be confident we'll come out of it well (and not worse off). We're proposing they pay us £500 on top of their deposit to then have matters dealt with, I'm just waiting for a call back from the letting agent to discuss.
Grrrr, it's SO unfair (I know that makes me sound like I'm 8!) but who the hell thinks they can behave in this manner, wreck our home, and just get away with it? :banghead:
I mentioned before before about the mess our tenants left our home in. We wrote our letter with a quote for damages, just over £2k excluding VAT, and they replied saying after seeking legal advice (oh legal advice my fat arse) they only agree to let us have their full deposit £895.
The work we have had done to our home totals just shy of £2k SO FAR... and it's not finished. Poor OH is nearly having a break down over it as he hates confrontation/arguing and just wants it over with.
I keep swaying between taking them to court and just being done with it. It's easy to say go to small claims but unless you're actually the one going through it, it's hard to make that decision and be confident we'll come out of it well (and not worse off). We're proposing they pay us £500 on top of their deposit to then have matters dealt with, I'm just waiting for a call back from the letting agent to discuss.
Grrrr, it's SO unfair (I know that makes me sound like I'm 8!) but who the hell thinks they can behave in this manner, wreck our home, and just get away with it? :banghead: