Should the landlord have to pay for clearing a tenant’s unwanted belongings?
Left Behind: The Cost of Unwanted Belongings
The Deposit Diaries
Sandy Bastin
Director of Resolution, TDS
Damage or fair wear and tear? Who’s right – the landlord or the tenant?
Fair wear and tear, or tenant damage?
Is the landlord right to claim for cleaning at the end of the tenancy?
The landlord provided a detailed check-in inventory
Is the landlord right to claim expenses for restoring a garden at the end of a tenancy?
Overgrown or overlooked? A garden maintenance dispute explained
Is the landlord right to claim for heavily stained carpet?
Tenancy dispute: Carpet damage claims are common, particularly where stains cannot be removed through routine cleaning
Is the landlord right to claim for damaged wooden flooring?
When a dispute goes to adjudication, the burden of proof is often on the landlord
Is the landlord right to claim expenses for external cleaning of patio?
This is quite a common claim area as often this form of external cleaning is neglected or forgotten about by the tenant
Is the landlord right to expect the tenant to pay for utilities during their tenancy?
There are several potential pitfalls that can catch a landlord or agent off guard during a tenancy
Is the landlord right to claim for cost of replacing damaged Saniflo pump during the tenancy?
Using early resolution and self-resolution in deposit disputes could potentially help
The pitfalls of tenant changeovers
Check out what happened when tenant changeovers impacted claims for both cleaning and rent arrears. Do you agree with the outcome?
Was the landlord right to claim for cleaning at the end of the tenancy?
Cleaning with a bit of a twist: Fresh dispute involving cleaning and the issue raised surrounding when the works were actually carried out
Is the landlord right to claim for rent arrears and damage caused during the tenancy?
Using early resolution and self-resolution in deposit disputes could potentially help
Is the landlord right to claim for damage said to be caused during the tenancy?
The evidence showed that the parties attempted to settle the dispute prior to adjudication, but no agreement was reached
Is the landlord right to claim rent arrears for failure to serve proper notice?
To support the landlord’s claim, a tenancy agreement and a rent statement were provided as evidence
Was the landlord right to claim for replacement of oil at the end of the tenancy?
This month’s case looks at a claim made by the landlord against the tenants’ deposit for re-filling of an oil tank at the end of the tenancy
How clean is clean enough at the end of a tenancy?
Most of the problems raised with TDS involve more than one issue, with cleaning and damage the most common areas of dispute
Unpaid energy bills at the end of tenancy – Deposit Diaries
Who should pay for the hike in electricity and gas bills?
The difficulties that arise by claiming for more than the disputed tenancy deposit
Agents and landlords may find that returning an undisputed deposit to the tenant as soon as possible may encourage early resolution of the dispute, without the need for formal adjudication.
Cleaning, damage and redecoration – Deposit Diaries
Sandy Bastin, head of adjudication services at TDS, discusses three of the most common dispute causes at end of tenancy.