Q&A

My landlord isnt paying my deposit back

I recently moved out of a property that I rented privately for 14 months on a AST. At the start of the tenancy we paid the agent a months rent in advance and £895 bond. .I gave my landlord 2 months notice when I wanted to move out. The day before we moved out thought id better drop him an email to ask what he wanted us to do with regards to coming and inspecting the property and handing the keys in. My landlord asked me to hand the keys into the agent, which I did. I emailed my landlord, to ask when he was going to give me my deposit back,he emailed back saying that on the 31/05/12 he had a contruction company go into the house to do an inspection. Attached to the email was a list with approx 200 repairs that needed carrying out on the house and that he would forward me photos of things that were relevant to me. The day after I got an email with what he believed was relevant to me. I questioned this and put my point across about allowing for general wear and tear. One of the things he complained about was the garden being overgrown. My argument was that he had left the property for nearly 2 weeks before getting the inspectors in.I have spoken to the agent and my landlord has told them that the quotes for work that needs doing will come to £500. The agent has my deposit which is not in a protection scheme this i have already checked.