Renting - how much would you replace?

Ask the landlord, they might tell you not to bother.

Surely things like appliances are up to the landlord to replace? He may wonder why you haven't reported them as you go along though. Crockery etc no is no drama - Ikea will be your friend

Shes been really good to us; never came round, never put the rent up, and she only lives around the corner. The place needs a serious makeover too so I'll be very surprised if she rents out straight away again. So we shouldnt replace broken fridge bits then?? The only thing we had to 'complain' about was the boiler packing up, all the appliances were bought 15+ years ago so perhaps she'll get rid of them.

cheers.

You are not responsible for "wear and tear" - that's what you are paying your landlord for, the rent of a place in good order.

Is it rented as furnished?

To be honest I woulnd't be buying any parts for electrical applicances. Our oven broke last month and we told the landlady who immediately arranged a replacement to be delivered. I assumed that this was standard. Have you informed your LL as you have gone along about things breaking? You may have spent a lot more money than necessary on replacements.

Not sure about crockery - we use our own. I guess replacing anything that you've broken is probably a good plan but I'd just speak to the landlord.

I would only replace things you've personally broken, eg cups and glasses you've smashed. Fridge parts that have worn out are not your responsibility.

Yeah its rented furnished, right down to the knitted tea cozy. ? We havent said when somethings broke (like the salad drawer snapping when we pulled it out, or the door shelf breaking under the weight of a jar) Nor we did we say the microwave blew up coz we had one of our own sitting in storage. Or when the ladder fell out the cupboard door going through an Ikea print and smashing the glass as it hung directly opposite...

ummm... but we are having the carpets professionally cleaned and obviously going to scrub top to bottom....

Dont intend to replace electrical items and I'm glad you have agreed on that score.... Just wondered if she'd take much into consideration with the deposit... infact, its the agents who come round to inspect so god knows...... ok, a few wine glasses and a few mugs it is, then.

Hmm, some of this sounds like accidental damage rather than wear and tear, the salad drawer you broke, the shelf ditto. I'd talk to her, you saying "Oh well, she'll need a new fridge anyway" isn't good enough IMO

Salad drawer and smashed glass both sound like accidental damage- ie you should pay.

Where is the broken microwave?

Can I ask why you havent told your LL about any of this?

As a landlord albeit of a unfurnished house, I would go mad if my tenant didnt tell me about damage like that till they left.. especially with the fridge and microwave - as a landlord I would be responsible for them and if they blew up and caused major damage or injury the tenant could sue me!

And the ladder could have injured you and again you could have sued me!

As you havent informed the landlady about any of the damage and from what you have said most of it appears accidental damage rather than wear and tear - the landlady would be well within her rights to charge you for replacement of said items, she cant replace with a better item but can replace like for like...

Does the agent manage the property or the landlady - if its the agent then thats who you should have told not the landlady - thats what she is paying the agent for!

My H rents out a house, although it's not furnished, just white goods

His tenant has broken various things (taps, front door etc) which my H has replaced. The front door was fairly old and battered with a glass pane (which the tenant's young son smashed in a fit of excitement over a football match) We didn't charge her for the door, we bought it (and painted it) and she had it fitted by a friend. When the oven broke, we bought a new one as it was very old - wear and tear.

She has in turn bought new carpets and kept in in a good order. If only she would pay her rent *sigh* but that's another matter that my H is now dealing with...

What I'm saying is that you should replace stuff you broke, but if things are knackered due to wear and tear, I don't see why you should replace them