Landlord p*ss boiler >:-(

[garycat]

Is there anywhere you can report rogue landlords who didn't use the deposit protection scheme as they are legally obliged to do?

Despite frequent emails from them confirming that the deposit was safe with their solicitor they admitted it was a complete lie.

We now have moved out of the property and managed to get 100% of the deposit back but we are still owed £240 for LPG gas in the tank which we paid for but didn't use and I wouldn't want any other tennant to be at risk from the same petty, coniving, vindictive g1ts that we rented from.

[Adam T]

There not all the crack ther made out to be.

very few landlords use them, and if tennants wish to use them, they bear the additional costs.

not a great help..

[garycat]

Adam T said:

There not all the crack ther made out to be.

very few landlords use them, and if tennants wish to use them, they bear the additional costs.

not a great help..

Landlords *have* to use them - it's the law.

[Adam T]

I appreciate that, but not all of them do.

I pass all the additional costs and admin onto the Tennants, along with all the gumf on the scheme.

Have you not got your deposit back since moving out?

[mk1fan]

Another angle - If you can demonstrate that the solicitor lied and you have suffered a loss because of this you can sue them for the costs of your loss.

Why/how did you end up paying for an LPG tank that you didn't use?

[princeperch]

sue them for it - if it wasn't protected in a scheme then you have a claim for x3 the deposit amount

[garycat]

mk1fan said:

Another angle - If you can demonstrate that the solicitor lied and you have suffered a loss because of this you can sue them for the costs of your loss.

Why/how did you end up paying for an LPG tank that you didn't use?

The deposit never was with a solicitor, our landlords lied about it.

We had to get a delivery of gas from Calor in March and their minimum delivery is 600 litres (£300) so we had only used about 20% of that by the time we moved out, leaving £240 worth of gas in the tank for the next tenant.

[mk1fan]

With you. Unfortunately that's the problem with living off-mains. The Lanlord will probably [try to] charge the next tenant for it too!!

Edited by mk1fan on Wednesday 22 April 14:01

[g_attrill]

I previously read that if a deposit is not protected, the tenant is entitled to 3x the deposit back by way of penalty (including the original deposit). I assume is applies regardless of whether the deposit is returned - otherwise it would be a bit pointless.

[princeperch]

g_attrill said:

I previously read that if a deposit is not protected, the tenant is entitled to 3x the deposit back by way of penalty (including the original deposit). I assume is applies regardless of whether the deposit is returned - otherwise it would be a bit pointless.

It's x3 the original deposit + the deposit, if not already returned. I've sued people twice over this.

[garycat]

princeperch said:

g_attrill said:

I previously read that if a deposit is not protected, the tenant is entitled to 3x the deposit back by way of penalty (including the original deposit). I assume is applies regardless of whether the deposit is returned - otherwise it would be a bit pointless.

It's x3 the original deposit + the deposit, if not already returned. I've sued people twice over this.

But if they returned it, I assume that it's too late to take action?