did you have a proper OYEZ Short Hold Tenancy Agrement Contract?

cheer jrsteeve, will do :thumbs:

Make sure you quote the deposit protection scheme or TDS which ever he said he used as you actually are in a position to sue.

Hency why I no longer live there :lol:

jesus :|

We have dicided to write him a letter, and if no response is heard, further action will be taken.

eddiewhiteley, the other housemates were chineese and all got arrested and 5 years in prison for drugs. Apparently the police caught on to a £1,000,000 drugs scheme being operated by the triads in the local area. One of them who got arrested was also an illegal imigrant :|

what were your house mates arrested for?

send him a text first, see what he does ;)

No it was deffinately a deposit. I signed the contracts etc when I moved in and he said he would supply me with a copy which i never recieved.... This guy was recommended by my University originally. Ive been disgusted with his service/attitude/laziness. I'm going to pay a trip to the Uni's housing service to see if i can get a home address for him

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Originally posted by jrsteeve
Depending on when you moved in the deposit should have been backed by or held in a tenancy deposit scheme. If it wasn't you can sue as they've broken the law. If it was backed by a scheme then there is an arbitration system to escalate complaints and disputes. If successful you can claim back 2-3 times the deposit amount.

Alternatively pay him a visit (address should be on tenancy agreement)

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Depending on when you moved in the deposit should have been backed by or held in a tenancy deposit scheme. If it wasn't you can sue as they've broken the law. If it was backed by a scheme then there is an arbitration system to escalate complaints and disputes. If successful you can claim back 2-3 times the deposit amount.

Alternatively pay him a visit (address should be on tenancy agreement)

i'd probably go with what MarkM said. Send numerous letters stating ur problem and keep a copies of it. Think that would be ur first step. Verbal agreements won't get you anywhere.

Not 100% where u would go but have you tried citizens advice? They probably want it all in writing too

Letter before action

I moved out of my old student house just before christmas due to quite a few issues with other tennants and who they were involved with. My ex landlord told me he would end the contract early and return my £200 deposit. Great I thought, I sorted a new house out and moved in when I came back at the start of this term. Since 5th December 2008 I have been trying to get in touch with my old landlord as he still hasnt returned my deposit. I eventually managed to get hold of him at the start of January and he agreed to meet at the old house and sort it out....Anyway a few hours before we were due to meet he rang me saying there was a gas bill outstanding for the 6 weeks where I was living in the house on my own :boggle:. Right ok I thought, left it a few days for him to sort and now over a month later I am unable to get hold of him, he wont return any of my calls/voicemails etc. I now wish to seek further action but i'm not sure what action to take. Could anyone give me some pointers/advice at what I can do next? I am not prepared to pay the whole of this bill either. The house had 5 rooms all of which were full until some point in october when they were all arrested. I will happily pay a 5th towards it which I think is perfectly fair.