Renting/giving notice...

[paulamcb]

Hi

We have been in our current home 4 years. When we moved in no windows opened, we asked for them to be opened....2 years later the landlord opened the bathroom and bedroom window. The rest in the house are still painted shut. In the meantime the bathroom, with no air, has got disgustingly damp, mouldy, and peeling paint.

We have just handed in notice and landlord states the windows were painted shut on purpose to avoid drafts through single glazing!!

Also, in my notice letter i said i could not remember seeing an inventory when we moved in , as i had with past landlords, and in his response he states the estate agents have a copy along with photos.

The house is not managed by the estate agents, they just found the tenant (us) and did credit checks etc.

I called the estate agents today and there is no inventory and the lady seems confused as to why, yes they had photos, but it looks like after we moved in!!

The landlord did not enter this house, while we were in to take photos...so was he allowed in while we were not here...and should the photos not have been taken before we moved in? The agents are sending us copies of these.

Any advice would be great - i HATE private landlords!!

thanks x

[mariner51]

What is your question?

 

No details of T dates, ,fixed term, rent frequency, deposit (if any) and date/method you gave Notice.

[paulamcb]

The estate agents have confirmed there is no inventory, but the landlord states he does not have one but the estate agents do!

Also, the estate agents have given us the photos that were taken - we are not happy as they were taken without our knowledge after we moved in......even of inside the fridge/cooker with our food in....yet the landlord states they were just left here and it is an unfurnished letting. all the pictures show is each room with our furniture in.

So what can we do to ensure the house is how we found it as there is no inventory?!!

And should they have been allowed to take photos of our home and belongings without us knowing?!

[raydetinu]

No they are not allowed to enter property without your permission and certainly not take photos.

Best to wait till you claim deposit back when you leave, to see want they want to deduct; you may be worrying about nothing.

With regard to your new accommodation, suggest you ask LL/agent to do an inspection/condition report that you can both sign up to and take photos etc.

or if they wont, do it yourself and send it to them as a record.

Edited February 7, 2013 by raydetinu