Tiesto
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire
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Hopefully just a quick question with regards to white goods (in particular dishwasher) that the landlord has supplied.
My girlfriends is renting out an apartment whilst at Uni and the dishwasher has packed up. She emailed the letting agent to let them know and they apparently sent out a repairman on the landloards behalf whilst she was out. They have now come back and said because she hasnt been washing food off her plates before putting them in the dishwasher its broken it and cannot be fixed and needs to be fully replaced at a cost of £330 which will be charged back to her. This seems awfully excessive and I know that she washes the plates off before it goes in the dishwasher.
The dishwasher broke about a month into the lease and they repaired it without any issue then, she is due to move out end of the month so maybe thats why they are saying it this time round who knows.
But the question is there anyway we can argue against the full replacement (legally)? Im not sure of the exact wording in the lease but I was under the impression it was the landlords responsibility to do necessary repairs?
Ive never rented before so any help gratefully appreciated!
[Edited on 11-06-2013 by Tiesto]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Not sure what proof they are needing to levy the bill. Word of the guy who fixed it?
Surely an inspection would turn up problems prior to them getting that bad that you have an appliance failure? Like if they've already been out once?
I'd be asking how old the thing is, whether or not they had records of its condition via the inspections and therefore whether they've any grounds to stand by what they're saying. Might be that you can say that regardless of its condition or treatment, you can't expect a dishwasher to last however many years anyway, doesn't matter who is operating it.
Obviously if its only 9 months old, don't go there 
If its not inspected because the inspection wasn't thorough enough, that doesn't mean faults which weren't apparent fall to you.
Also - £330 is a fairly expensive dishwasher for a rental property.
[Edited on 11-06-2013 by Ian]
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I guess it'll be coming out the deposit - dispute it as you should get some decent advice from the deposit protection scheme. It will also be handled by a third party rather than her word against theirs.
Also, not washing your plates before putting them in a dishWASHER?
[Edited on 14-06-2013 by ed]
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Scraping excess food will be what they are referring to
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