Starting dispute without list of deductions

[louisbean]

Hi all,

 

We moved out of our property about a month ago. Within the 10 days the landlord requested 200 pounds worth of deductions, and we've been given the rest back by the agent.

 

We've repeatedly asked him for what these deductions are, and so far he's only mentioned some supposed damage to a sofa which he says will cost 60 pounds to clean, then if that can't be done, more may have to be spent on repairing it.

 

We wish to dispute this, as we absolutely did not cause this damage, and will do so with the mydeposits dispute service.

 

However, we still don't know what else this 200 pounds is supposed to cover. We've asked for a list a number of times and all we get is the mention of the sofa. I guess he's just hedging his bets in case it costs more.

 

I want to dispute this, but my concern is this - we need to submit evidence with our dispute, so how can we do that if we don't know what the majority of the claim is for?

 

If we only submit evidence about the sofa, he could then change his counter claim to add in 140 quid's worth of other issues, which we'll have no chance to submit evidence about.

 

What's our best move here? Should we demand a finalised list before we dispute, or would the fact he hasn't given us one yet count against him in a dispute? Or will we be given a chance to counter with evidence if he brings up stuff we haven't been notified of yet?

 

Thanks in advance for any help with this.

 

Louis

[honeybee13]

Hello and welcome to CAG.

 

The forum guys should be along over the course of the day with advice for you. They'll know what to do.

 

My best, HB