Is this the law?? sigh ☹️
had a hideous meeting with 2 women from the letting agents yesterday to look over the property we've just vacated and to check the inventory. they were openly hostile as soon as they walked through the door, grimacing at the apparent squalor and just plain rude to me. So unprofessional, I was gobsmacked. What a change from the cheery polite take-your-money attitude at the beginning of our tenancy. I'm surprised they didn't wear white gloves to check for dust under the fridge.
We paid a cleaning company to do a 'deep clean' but they're not happy still. Fluff on the sofa cushions was pointed out and noted. They noted a small cobweb in the corner of the bathroom ceiling. Dust on one bedroom windowsill. A paperclip and old receipt left in a bedroom drawer.
There is no damage to the property or furniture and nothing missing from the inventory. I agreed that the hall carpet needs cleaned but that is all. They tried to say the sofa needs cleaned but retracted that after I refused to entertain that idea.
It was just so unpleasant, I was stunned for hours afterwards. I was completely unprepared for it and I'm still a bit shell-shocked to be honest. I thought it would be a quick 20 minutes but it ended up taking 2 hours! They've ummed and ahhed about how much deposit I can expect back (£600 I can't afford to lose). I honestly feel we were good tenants and left the property as we found it.
sorry, I guess there's no real point to this other than a rant. I'm awful for mulling things over too much.
I know there are new safeguards for Assured Shorthold tenancies but I think that's just England. I often just let things go but I'm prepared to hang in there this time.
