UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi,

I'm new to this site and wondered if anyone could give me advise on a few subjects due to my ex landlord taking me to small claims.

1/ I'm being sued for unpaid missed inspection visits by the letting agent.

2/ I was denied the chance to hoovering and tidying up before being told to gather up my necessary items on the day of my section 21 even though I was only halfway through packing. I told the landlord that I'd do so when I came back to collect my items and he agreed, but he had already done it 3 days later when I returned. There was no inventory done before moving in or out.

3/ unpaid electric bills. All electric bills was in my landlords name and business address which has a different postcode and street name to the upstairs flat I rented. Each month he gave me a copy of an eon bill in his name and which supplied his business address.
I wrote to the Energy Network provider who confirmed the meter was registered to his address. So I told the landlord he needed to prove that the bill he was charging me related to the flats usage. My tenant contract stated I must pay all bills related to my address whilst I was a tenant

Thank you for reading this war and peace and I thank you in advance for any help

1 - They can claim for any actual loss incurred that is outside the scope of the contract. If you and they agreed an inspection, or they gave the right notice and you refused them entry, they're entitled to recover their costs.

2 - I think you agreed to leave with the hovering undone. You didn't have to leave, so the circumstances will be taken into consideration. You could point out that they were illegally evicting you. Notice expires at midnight, and nomine can make you leave unless they're a bailiff. If they're claiming for cleaning, they'll need a condition report.

3 - They"ll either be able tomorove it or not. If the bills are consistent with earlier ones you've paid, you might just lose. It would have helped if you'd offered to pay what you considered reasonable while they proved the figures were accurate. Demanding information and paying nothing isn't reasonable. You knew you were using energy and you knew there'd be a standing charge.