letting agents

[angel-cake]

I recently rented a house with my (now ex) partner.

When we moved out we left a couple of bits of smallish furniture in the shed as we didnt want them.

They didnt notice and gave us our deposit back. They have now called and asked me to move them.

Do I have to move them? They have given us all money they owe, including a receipt which does not mention anything about left items.

Do you think I can get away with just denying that they are mine. What exactly can they do now?

[dot.hawkes]

they can get the local authority to remove it which they will be charged around �80 for and then they will bill u for it and persue you to pay

[mycats]

My mum has spent a fortune over the years cleaning up after tenants and ex tenants! Just go and pick your stuff up or pay for it to be removed, fairs fair, you got your deposit back, they are being decent, dont try and rip them off and cost them money!

[raysparx]

Hi angel,

Hope you are well. was the shed locked, could other people gain access to it ? if the answers are NO and YES, then deny all knowledge of the stuff, stuff in shed,? what stuff,? we removed all of our possesions when we left,it isn't ours, sorry I can't help you !!!!

Take care, Ray xx

[kazza12345]

grrr i hate people like you ... when we moved into our house the old people left all their junk that they didn't want and so before we could even move any of our stuff it, we had to clear all their old rubbish out ... just what you dont want at an already stressfull time. In my mind, what you are doing is one step away from what they did (btw, because they hadn't moved all their furniture, the place was also a total mess, complete with crusty used condoms under the minging yellowing bed!
My philosopy in life is to treat others how you want to be treated, and while im sure they cant make you move the stuff, its morally the right thing to do - it's your junk, you sort it out!

[Makinamess]

Yeah sure you can probably get away with it by denying responsibility, but how would you feel if it was done to you?

You say they are "smallish bits of furniture" - so would it really be too awful to take the car (assuming you have one) back round there, fold down the back seats, fill up said vehicle with your unwanted said items and either take them down to the charity shop or to the tip or even find them a new home if they are in reasonable nick. No car or mates who can help out ? Why not offer to pay for their removal - it'll make you feel really good about yourself !!!!!

[$~Jeep~$]

hello angel-cake,

When we moved to here, the previous owners left us a load of junk (kitchen door, drawers, planks of manky wood, old rotting shelves, 2 cabinets and various materials, like old towels, blankets and covers. It cost us �55 to get it cleared, which we were unable to do until fairly recently. All this was left in the garage, and like kazza says moving is a very stressful time, and one has more important issues to have to deal with someone elses junk!

If the furniture is in reasonable nick, you could try local charities/homes for the elderly, which might appreciate them.

[Binky]

They probably would let you get away with it, but if you ever had to give the landlord as a reference, they could then give you a bad reference.

[milly143]

I recently started working as a lettings agent and it's an utter pain in the backside when people don't play fair. It is their fault that they didn't notice when they did the check out but you have to respect that it is someone elses property and whilst it might not be a major issue, it will cost someone else time and money to have it removed. They could actually try and bill you for the removal of it.

Also you need to think about if you decide to let in the future. Another agency will ask your previous landlord for a reference and it won't exactly be glowing if you just leave them with this stuff.

[joko]

if i was them i'd just dump it on your new doorstep - they may do the same