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Rented with them as a tenant. During the tenancy they were slow to react when we had sewage coming out of the bathroom drain repeatedly - 3 times during the tenancy. We were then evicted on a section 21 after 10 months because the landlady wanted to move back in.
The email requested us to leave the apartment in a “good” condition, comparable with the check-in inventory. I had 3 family members clean the apartment with me and left various aspects in a better condition than when I entered (for example, I took down and cleaned the mould-ridden curtains and blinds and put them back up). They charged me £100 for additional cleaning- saying they had paid for a professional clean *after* the check-in inventory was taken and telling me I had not returned it to the same standard!
They claimed for dust on the extractor fan and limescale on taps. These were pre-existing conditions that had deteriorated through fair wear and tear during the tenancy. Upon close inspection of their check-in inventory, they had provided contradicting photos of the extraction fan- 2 photos showed it already had significant dust build up, and one photo in which it was sparkling clean, like new. This does not make sense- how can the fan be both clean and dirty? It seems to me they had used an old photo in the inventory. Essentially, they were charging me for a professional clean - illegal under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
Unbelievably, the adjudicator sided with the letting agent and actually deducted most of this money from my deposit - what is the point of the deposit scheme if it doesn’t protect tenants from this type of abusive behaviour? I’m a landlord myself and I have never been so petty with my tenants- I found their behaviour completely unreasonable and I’d never rent with them again. Absolute thumbs down.
Provided are the contradictory photos they put in the inventory. Beware of this letting agent.... Read more
25th Oct 2025 (23 days ago)