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just got a final statement from my halls, theyre alleging that there's £201.30 worth of damage in my flat and so theyre withholding my £200 deposit and want the extra £1.30 on top. naturally im livid as none of the damage was anything to do with me, they know this and had the opportunity to move certain troublemakers out of my flat and didnt. im in the process of writing a rather angry letter to head office to see if that makes a difference.
one point i want to raise, is it against the law for the halls in question not to provide a fire blanket/extinguisher? cos it took 4 months of complaining for me to get one for my flat and im going to raise that issue in the letter, but i want to know if its going to be relevant. the halls were private if that helps.
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one point i want to raise, is it against the law for the halls in question not to provide a fire blanket/extinguisher? cos it took 4 months of complaining for me to get one for my flat and im going to raise that issue in the letter, but i want to know if its going to be relevant. the halls were private if that helps.
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If you had raised grievances about tyroublemakers in the past then you would have a bargaining position. MY wife had trouble in her flat, but she complained regularly about the others and so was not liable for a penny of damage when she left. Admittedly in her case she had moved in with me in Durham, so wasn't even in the flat, but that is a different matter.
As for the second aspect of your question, I suggest you ask TheSite, and a trained Shelter rep will be able to answer your question promptly. My initial reaction is that they are under a legal obligation ot provide fire safety equipment, but I may be wrong. The flat I am in now does not provide it, for instance.
Keep making a fuss.
cheers peeps, youve been a great help :thumb: