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| General
Overview: |
Tenants
have recovery problems from time to time. These are usually
disagreements about the return of deposits. Other areas are
rent overpayments and delapidations. Significant factors
are:
The inventory and condition checks - both in and out.
The contract.
The rent book or proof of rental payments.
For the inventory/condition check to be completely legally
binding it must be signed by both the landlord and the tenant
on the day of the check. However, if one or the other party
has failed to attend at the appointed time of the check
the attending party has the advantage by default. The importance
of notifying exit dates & times, inventory dates and
times in writing cannot be over-emphasised.
Rent is best regulated with a rent book. In a practical
world Direct Debit ensures prompt payment - but both sides
should ensure that verifiable records are available for
scrutiny.
Any claim from either side must be supported by adequate
documentation. Protracted and expensive disputes generally
result from poor documentation and lack of attention to
detail. |
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| PROBLEM AREAS FOR TENANTS: |
For tenants the two main problem areas which can be rectified
using the Small Claims Court Process are:
The refund of the rental deposit.
Unpaid shared rental from a joint tenant.
Rental deposits can only be withheld by landlords if there
are shortfalls on the inventory, delapidations/damage or
rent arrears depending on the existing signed rental contract.
However, it is not uncommon for landlords to refuse any
request for the deposit to be refunded in anticipation that
the tenant will eventually go away and forget about it.
Unfounded claims for damages to property or furnishings
are also common with extortionate bills for repaired/replaced
property and charges for re-decoration being produced.Wear
on the carpet, etc.
Shared accomodation can be particularly frustrating when
one of the tenants will not pay his/her share of the rent
- or just vacates the property leaving their share to be
paid by others. |
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Information
we need from you:
The name, address and post code of the property.
The name, address and post code of the landlord
The name, address and post code of the letting agent (if
applicable). |
What
it will cost you
We
do not hide our fees with promises of being awarded the
entire amount. We charge a commision of 12% minus our administration
charge on the recovered debt. See our costs example for
a typical case. The court fees that are returned to you
. usually awarded by the district judge or magistrate are
unaffected.
Please
do not forget that when proceedings are issued the relevant
Court fees must be paid in advance plus a small fee to small-claims-debt
(UK) Ltd for the filing of the documents at the Court -
Upon a successful conclusion these are always awarded as
an additional sum charged to the defendant. Please see Court
Fees & Costs for the scale of fees. |
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