We want to leave them the deposit they hold instead of paying rent as we have very difficult financial situation & can't afford to pay. There will be no damages to property and will leave in sopt on condition.
2006-06-16 07:55:47 · 10 answers · asked by monisiagr 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Very very unlikely. Your deposit is - what - a few hundred quid? Leave the pad in good condition (take some photos!), read the electricity and gas meters and give the closing readings to your supplier together with forwarding details. Sort out the phone and tell the council tax people you're leaving. In short, do everything right. You owe them nothing so you have no case to answer. It costs thousands even to start sueing someone. Anyway, it's not about pressing charges - it would be a civil action, and in order to press a civil action the plaintiff must have suffered actual loss. They have not. Case dismissed!
By the way, talking about a commercial let, a friend who is a senior partner in the largest estate agency in my part of the world told me to do precisely what you're suggesting with the last month's rent.
Worry not.
You will probably also still get a reference from the letting agency for your next pad.
Good luck. Good health and honest money to you.
2006-06-16 08:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
right i live in the uk. let me understand this. you laid a 1 month deposit down to move into the home. when you leave the deposit it should still be there and you should be able to get this back. the only reason you wont get this payment back is if you have failed any payments in the past. like say. you missed 1 month payment or are behind by 2 weeks rent. then they will take this payment out of the deposit that they are holding. you probabily already know this any way. but if they return your deposit then there should be no reason why you cannot give it back to them for the last month you stayed. so yes i think it would be ok and a legal thing for sure. but again this depends on the people you are letting from. good luck.
2006-06-16 08:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deposit you made is a cleaning deposit. Unless you paid first, last and deposit when you moved in, you can not use the deposit for last months rent.
You are breaking a contract moving out in the way you are planning to and the agency will have that to seek recourse and get their money eventually.
So if you are in financial hardship at them moment, why do you want to deal with having to hire an attorney in the future to take care of legal ramifications of this move?
2006-06-16 08:05:38 · answer #3 · answered by murkglider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is against the terms of most contracts my husband an di rent a flat out and our last tenants used the deposit against the last months rent (just told us they were doing it gave us no choice) we then lost several 100 pounds on cleaning the flat getting rid of mice redecorating etc the deposit is ther to protect the landlord from this sort of thing rather than give the tenant a month of not paying rent if you leave the property as yopu claim you will you will get the deposit back
2016-05-19 21:24:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure... but in American, they only keep the deposit if you move out early or if you had lots of damages, not as a way to help you during a financial situation... Maybe you should let the property manager know your situation and see if he/she would understand...
2006-06-16 08:00:26 · answer #5 · answered by who_cares_get_over_it 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't when I did..... We always paid our rent in time, left the place without damages and cleaner than it was when we moved in. We were pretty sure it would take a long, long time to get our deposit back from our landlord and we were also moving abroad. The landlord didn't look too happy when I told him, but did not make any protest......
2006-06-16 09:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by dummy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is against the law so they are within their rights to prosecute. They also might find ways to charge you for damages just because you've in theory not paid your rent. Also you usually need references to let new places, and this letting agent prob won't giver you a reference in the future.
2006-06-16 08:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by littlebethan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you under obligation to give them notice because if you just go they could keep your deposit in lieu of notice. Why dont you ring them to ask and explain your difficulty. Also if you are in financial difficulty have you tried to claim rent rebate from your local council you may be eligible for assistance.
2006-06-16 12:18:55 · answer #8 · answered by butterfly55freedom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have done that many times, as long as you leave the appartment in good conditions, clean, no damages, no bills unpaid.You're ok.
You can also let them know, but they will put a little fight saying that it is not correct to do so.Do not argue.just leave.
2006-06-16 08:21:53 · answer #9 · answered by Day Darmet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY WONT PRESS CHARGES, everyone doe's it. they will only press charges if you do damage to the property.IF THEY CAN FIND YOU ??
2006-06-16 08:00:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋