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Category Archives: Readers problems
How to interpret this confusing break clause?
Break clauses can be difficult to interpret and this is an example of a particularly confusing one. What should John do?
Can my tenants use the 3x deposits rule?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Jay who is a landlord: Hi I protected the deposit within 14days with mydeposits but forgot to give them the certificate until the 6month of their 6month AST. Can they claim 3xdeposit from me? the tenancy ended and they have left – damages have emerged which…
Can the landlord make a further deposit deduction?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Andrew who is a tenant: I have, today, received an email telling me that the landlord wants to keep £110 of a £500 deposit to cover the cost of repainting a wall that is showing the effect of damp. At the start of the tenancy the…
Can a student be charged £100 for ending a tenancy early?
A student changes her mind after signing a tenancy agreement and agrees with the landlord that she will find a replacement, which she does. Can he then charge her £100?
How can you recover the part of a deposit which was not protected?
If the letting agent only ever protected part of the deposit paid, and then goes bust, how can you claim that money back?
What can the landlord do if he failed to protect the deposit?
A tenancy deposit question from a reader. His tenant, who has left the property in a poor state is threatening to sue the landlord for the full deposit as he failed to protect it in a scheme.
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