HELP!!! LL is not accepting LBA sent signed for post as he knows what it is. Should I just go straight to court ?

There were a few things that needed sorting and I asked fro recipts but I got nothing. I think alot of them were made up, and the agent did not do a checkout.

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Hi, below is the letter I am writing to my landlord, any help appreciated. I don't have a recipt for the deposit payment but it dose state in the AST signed by the LL and myself that it was payable upon signing. Also, how much should I go for, how dose the 3x deposit rule apply ? ta. Monday, 18 January 2010 Dear 'dodgy LL' I am writing to formally request the return of my deposit from the assured shorthold tenancy agreement dated 31/03/2008 for 'address'. This tenancy ended 01/04/2009. As required in the terms of the tenancy agreement you were paid £1900.00 as a Security deposit, upon signing of the agreement. The Shorthold Tenancy Agreement signed by you states that the security deposit would be placed in an approved deposit scheme, this is required by the Housing Act 2004. The housing act also requires that I be notified within 14 days of the start of the tenancy, the details of the scheme with which the deposit was registered. I confirm that I received no such information from either yourself of a 3rd Party. To date only part payment of £400 has been received and I have had no further communication from you. I now formally request the balance of £1500.00 be returned within 14 days. Yours Sincerely

yes, it dose state that a deposit is payable for the contact and stipulates the ammount. so i assume the fact the that the LL has signed the contract prevents him from saying that no deposit was rcvd.

Hi, In April 2008 I moved into a flat and stupidly passed the Landlord £1900 in cash as the deposit and did not ask for a receipt. I moved out in April 2009 and have so far only received back £400 of the deposit as the landlord claims there were many damages but has not provided any information or supporting paperwork. It now transpires that my deposit was not protected in the DPS as it states is was in my tenancy agreement. The facts: · The landlord did not protect the deposit (verified by calling the 3 agencies) · There was no checkout performed on the property · The tenancy agreement states that a deposit will be protected by a DPS · The landlord has not provided any supporting evidence What I really wish to know is ? Would it be possible to sue for my deposit back if I have no receipt for the deposit? Can I still go after him considering the 9 months or so since the end of the tenancy? Any help much appreciated.

Can anyone help ?

I have sent my prelim and LBA to lloyds, both contained a statment from myself claiming hardship. My LBA period has now expired and I am due to start court action, but It has just been brought to my attention that Lloyds should have asked me for more information to asses my hardship claim, can anyone advise me on my next step ? I am wondering If I should give them a call to see if they are even aware of my position. Any advice greatly appreciated. Ben

Hi All, I reclaimed all of my charges from HSBC back in 2006 and think its now about time I got off my backside and gave Lloyds a little slap on the wrist. I have already totaled up my charges to £4k odd and sent my preliminary request, they in turn have replied asking me to wait 8 weeks for a reply to my complaint .... which obviously I'm not going to do (LBA is preped and ready). I was just wondering if the 8 week reply is standard issue from them ? Regards TheBarman

I belive they can only use your money to pay off other loan debt if you have defaulted on the agreement.

I am thinking about it. Their offer was only £200 shy of the full ammount. What do you guys think ?

Dear blah blah blah Thankyou for you offer of £xxx in relation to full and final settlement of the issues raised in my letter dated x/x/x I hereby accept your offer and subject to full payment being made within 7 working, days regard this matter as settled in full. love and kisses ASB :grin:

Prelim sent 9th june , offer of £2000 out of £2200 rcvd 28th june. Accepted. No non discosure involved, although their new letter states that they are doing this for commercial reasons only becuase of the costs involved of defending this claim. HSBC are still are not officialy accepting liability, although they obviously know they dont have a leg to stand on.

Prelim sent - 16/06/2006 - no response LBA sent - 26/06/2006 - Lets see them ignore this :grin:

Just get a pay-as-you go phone and give them that number !!!