Now as you are all aware I have recently moved property, and on handover the previous property was checked over by the landlord and no problem, the cheque will be on it's way for the deposit. I received the deposit yesterday minus £40, a supposed checking out fee which referred me to a particular part of the contract:
The Landlord to pay the cost of the Check In Inventory at the commencement of this Agreement and the Tenant for the cost of the Check Out Inventory at the termination of the Agreement
Now as it was the landlord who set up the inventory they could hardly pay themselves could they? Note there is no mention of any kind of rate of charge, and this strikes me as a spurious charge and the contract was completely ambiguous in this respect. What is my status on this one?
The Landlord to pay the cost of the Check In Inventory at the commencement of this Agreement and the Tenant for the cost of the Check Out Inventory at the termination of the Agreement
Now as it was the landlord who set up the inventory they could hardly pay themselves could they? Note there is no mention of any kind of rate of charge, and this strikes me as a spurious charge and the contract was completely ambiguous in this respect. What is my status on this one?
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