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jimidriscoll
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 Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: Recovering a deposit |
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I will cut to the chase and give you the facts.
I verbally agreed (in August) to rent a room from a private landlord, with a view to moving in at the end of Sept. To hold the room the landlord asked for £100, which would then be deducted from the first month's rent. Due to financial difficulties (redundancy) I am now unable to take the room and would like my £100 deposit back. No contract was signed and there was no discussion about what would happen to the £100 if the agreement was cancelled.
THe only other point to note is that I wrote a letter when I sent the cheque saying "Please find the £100 as agreed and I agree that the balance of the first month's rent will be paid upon moving in", or words to that effect. I am concerned that this may work against me.
Any thoughts?
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Chalama 123
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What to do if landlord has not returned deposit from oral agreement?
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valeray12
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You're entitled to your security deposit assuming no damage was done, but you're responsible for one month's rent. So, if it's the same amount and you didn't pay last month's when you moved in it's a wash.
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dianneazuma54
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How do you recover a rental deposit from a poor landlord?
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babynancy543
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Tax deduction for loss of deposit made for purchasing home?
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madronaqing
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No, you can't take a loss on the sale of a personal residence, and you also can't take a loss on a loss of a deposit if you backed out of purchasing the house.
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