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Return of Deposit

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  • 19-04-2011 12:57pm
    #1
    lizlemon
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Quick Question..

    Does a landlord (in this case a Management Company) have the right to withhold returning your deposit until they have proof that all outstanding bills (gas electric) have been paid?

    We pay all our bills by Direct Debit and have transferred our gas and electric to our new place.

    We've moved over 2 weeks ago, but they are still holding out for some confirmation that bills have been paid before they return deposit...

    Any advice?


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    tonyfillony
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭tonyfillony


    exact same thing happened to me with a company called choices, even though the bills were in my name and had been transferred to a different address they refused to give the deposit , had to get a loan to clear the bills and then used the deposit to pay back the loan! what a joke, i hate you choices


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    punkypolly
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭punkypolly


    Hi there.
    i work in the area... i reckon the real reason you havent got your deposit back is because the management company cant get it back from your landlord. landlords have become more and more tetchy about giving back rightful deposits to tenants because, basically, they spent it when they first got it!
    What you need to do is send in copies of the final paid bills and tell the management company to pay up asap or threaten them with solicitors and the PRTB. good luck!!


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Its not unreasonable. Ask the energy supplier for a closing statement or bring your bank statement along to their office.

    ESB: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1349


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    3DataModem
    Registered Users Posts: 3,997 ✭✭✭3DataModem


    punkypolly wrote: »
    Hi there.
    i work in the area... i reckon the real reason you havent got your deposit back is because the management company cant get it back from your landlord.

    Letting agents should RETAIN these in an escrow or client funds account. Tenants should insist on this.


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    punkypolly
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭punkypolly


    yep, youre right, they should. A lot of them do hold the deposits, but as they are doing a service for a landlord, they have to go with what the landlord says. He/she is the customer.


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    omnithanos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 710 ✭✭✭omnithanos


    Victor wrote: »
    Its not unreasonable. Ask the energy supplier for a closing statement or bring your bank statement along to their office.

    ESB: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1349

    It's completely unreasonable. If the energy bill is in your name any outstanding amount is your responsibility and has no relevance to the address to which the bill was incurred.
    They have no right to see any of your bills you should tell them to pay up the deposit immediately or just don't pay the last months rent. These Management company's all seem to be tremendous dishonest cowboys and should all be outlawed.


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