Time to inform of Deposit deductions passed

[rainio]

Hello,

please direct me to a previous thread if this has been asked before (I've searched to no avail).

 

Hope you can help us.

 

We vacated our house on the 16th of March, and the contract states that we have to be notified within 10 working days if they propose any deductions.

 

Today it has been 11 working days.

 

If tomorrow they propose deductions, can we tell them it is too late via the contract and that we are entitled to the entire deposit?

 

Thanks a lot,

 

Bart

[frankrendle]

If it's in the contract you should be ok, but I'm not an expert.

 

Anyone else more informed?

[rainio]

I hope you're right.

 

Does anyone think this might be a problem?

[MrShed]

Simple answer is no, not really.

 

The deductions are likely to be enforceable after this point.

 

However, only a court could decide.

[rainio]

Thanks for your help.

[Ed999]

This is the 'sticky' thread about what deductions the landlord can lawfully make from the deposit:-

 

- Unfair deposit deductions

 

 

My advice is applicable only if the rented premises are entirely within England and Wales, and only if you were granted a shorthold tenancy (under which you [and your spouse/partner/children if any] had exclusive use of at least a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom, none of which were shared with another tenant nor with the landlord) and you were over 18 years of age when the tenancy was granted.