i was renting a private property from a family friend for a year, our contract has just ended and we have moved elsewhere. we had given a £1000 deposit when we moved in, and the agreement was wed get it back if the house was like they gave it to us as.
the landlord looked at the house after we left and kicked up a fuss saying its dirty, the carpets arent cleaned or hoovered and the whole house needs re-decorating, which is a complete lie as we spent a whole day cleaning top to bottom and i hoover every day so i dont know where he got that idea from.
he has now threatened that we arent getting our deposit back because its going to cost him time and money to re-do the house, and has basically ordered us to redecorate the house and make it perfect for the new tenants which we had done before we left.
i am shocked he has done this to us as he is supposed to be a good friend of our family and he has hurt us a lot and that money was for the rent for our new home.
when wed moved into the property it was filthy it took me a week to clean, there was damage around the house which he is now blaming us for although he knew it was there, and the house has been left in a better condition we recieved it in but he is adament its not.
the previous tenant had left the house a complete mess and he had to do lots of work to it but he didnt charge them any money from their deposit and i am very confused and upset that he is charging us for the problems that were already there.
we have left the house with money on the gas and electric and brand new locks all over the house and garden which we didnt have to do there is even a shed and washing line.
he says he had written a list before we moved in having everything on it that was damaged in the house and photographs, but i havent seen any of this information and an inventory has to be seen and signed by the tenant??? i have not done this so is it legal for him to take money from us when he cannot prove his list is accurate?? (i know its not and i wouldnt lie, if wed damaged anything id pay).
is there anything we can do? id prefer to not take him to court i have a lot going on with our new house, but i just want our deposit back or most of it if he wont give it all back, how can we do this? would it be going too far to get in touch with the police if he doesnt give it back? im quite scared as this is a huge amount of money we cant afford to lose, what would you do? thanks for any information and sorry it is long i am just desperate for advice or information.
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