Updating post from Reddit.

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Posted by Gullible-Raspberry28 6 days ago
Deposit return leaving a property (tenant)

I’m currently renting a house from an agent. Have expressed interest in another property and looking to place a holding deposit on it so I’ll be leaving. There will be a deduction in the deposit return as I have a cat who was abit naughty as a kitten🤣. However over the years there have been a few problems that I’ve reported to the agent and they’ve stalled that long in getting it repaired that I just decided to repair it myself (fwiw I am a professional in a trade so my work is done to a correct standard) Examples of work done are:- Swapping the kitchen disc cartridge when damaged so had no running water Fixing the toilet when water was flowing constantly Putting a whole new roof on the shed as it was about to collapse Repaired the fence when there was a storm and it was about to fall over Anyway, I was hoping how I go about potentially trying to recoup any costs of these repairs if they try to nitpick at the state of the property. I have saved them hundreds by undertaking these repairs myself. Thanks for any help!

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Posted by Ariquitaun 6 days ago

You won't be able to recoup any of that if you did it of your own accord and didn't agree to compensation with your landlord.

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Posted by Pimmlet90 5 days ago

I don’t think you can legally use the repairs to offset but you could let the agent know that you are willing to look at things in a fair and balanced way. Do you have the contact details for your landlord?

Potentially you could undo some of the work if you have proof of the state things were in and the agent not getting it sorted.

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