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General
Overview: |
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Tenants have recovery problems from
time to time. These are usually disagreements about the return of deposits. Other areas are rent overpayments
and delapidations. Significant factors are:
- The inventory and condition checks - both in and
out.
- The contract.
- The rent book or proof of rental payments.
For the inventory/condition check to be completely
legally binding it must be signed by both the landlord and the tenant on the
day of the check. However, if one or the other party has failed to attend at
the appointed time of the check the attending party has the advantage by
default. The importance of notifying exit dates & times, inventory dates
and times in writing cannot be over-emphasised.
Rent is best regulated
with a rent book. In a practical world Direct Debit ensures prompt payment -
but both sides should ensure that verifiable records are available for
scrutiny.
Any claim from either side must be supported by adequate
documentation. Protracted and expensive disputes generally result from poor
documentation and lack of attention to detail. |
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PROBLEM AREAS FOR TENANTS: |
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Rental deposits can be withheld
by landlords if there are shortfalls on the inventory, delapidations/damage or
rent arrears. However, it is not uncommon for landlords to simply ignore any
request for the deposit to be refunded in anticipation that the tenant will
simply go away and forget about it.
Spurious claims for delapidations
are also common with inflated bills for repairs and decoration being
produced.
Shared accomodation produces problems when one of the
tenants declines to pay his/her share of the rent - or simply moves out leaving
their share to be paid by others. |
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What we
require: |
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- The name, address and post code of the property.
- The name, address and post code of the landlord
- The name, address and post code of the letting agent (if
applicable).
- The period of the tenancy.
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What it will
cost you |
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We will not be sending you a bill for debt
collection services. On recovery of your funds, or compensation, Claimslink
will ask you to contribute 12% of the total recovered to their costs
(minimum £50.00) - less any administration charge.
Please do not forget that if
proceedings are issued you will need to pay the Court fees in advance and a
small fee to ClaimsLink (UK) Ltd for the filing of the documents at the Court -
these are recoverable on a successful conclusion. Please see
Court Fees & Costs for the scale of fees.
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Debt Recovery |
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To instruct us to commence
recovery procedures simply click on to the submit button here: |
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