This is my first posting. I am looking for advice relating to my ex landlord not returning all of my deposit.
In Dec 2011 I moved into an unfurnished house and paid a deposit of £1650 to the owner via a bank transfer. I had met the owner once at the property prior to taking up the tenancy but as they lived quite away from the property I never met them again. When I moved in I picked the keys up from next door. There was no inventory and I signed nothing at the time to say I was accepting the property as it was. I had already signed a short hold tenancy agreement prior to taking the property.
I gave notice as per the terms of the tenancy agreement in Oct 2012 and moved out at the end of Nov. I saw no one when I left the property I just cleaned the property and left everything as it was before I moved. I have always paid the rent on time and the property was left in a good condition. However, now my ex landlord is withholding £350 from my deposit for "cleaning" I dispute this and have asked for all the deposit back. It no turns out the deposit was never placed with a secure deposit scheme and the landlord now lives in Australia!! The contact address I have on the tenancy agreement is for the landlords parents.
How can I go about getting my money back?
Any advice would be greatly accepted.
Thank you
