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Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
Please help, in need of advise,
Was planning to move in with my partner, we viewed a property last Wednesday. The next day I handed in a covering letter and partial £200 deposit (cheque) to hold the property / take it off the website etc.
Since then we went into the agency on Saturday to collect the forms, a lady told me that they will expect the rest of the deposit in 7 days, basically next Thursday another £425, totaling £625.
Now our circumstanced have changed and we now don't want to rent.
We have not signed anything yet, but I did notice on one of the agency's forms, the "declaration" it states that if we pull out, they keep the partial deposit for the landlord's expenses. But this is a form that needs signed by both of us, and again we have not signed anything.
So basically I want to know, will I be able to get my cheque back? Will they charge me if I cancel the cheque? And if so will I get bad credit history because I cancelled the cheque? (Never cancelled one before :P)
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
This item was edited on Sunday, 12th October 2008, 22:25
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
Ditto. if you haven`t physically signed a contract you`re not legally bound to anything. However, bite the bullet, call and apologise for `mucking them around`. Or you may just find yourself on some `lists`.
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RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
So cancel first, then apologies tomorrow?
Cheers
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
......hope they`re in a good mood...
Nobody heard of a verbal contract then?
And they`ve potentiality lost a real deal by taking it off the market for you....
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RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
Yes i know i have totally messed up, it is all my fault, i`m just trying to solve it, and not loose money in the process.
It was not my intention to waste time / its just i can not do it now, if i could i would, and i can only but apologise for wasting there time.
Thanks for the reply`s / advice tho, it has helped.
Cheers
This item was edited on Sunday, 12th October 2008, 23:21
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
My bank once told me they dont cancel cheques under those circumstances. If they are lost they will, but if I have written one for payment for something then they wont cancel it.
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
The decision to rent a flat is a pretty major one, what on earth could have changed in 3 days to change yout mind?
And also, how would you feel if it was the other way round? A deposit is exactly that....security for you in that the flat was off the market, Security for the landlord that they have a tenant.
If you were the landlord you would be pretty annoyed I am sure, the deposit is compensation for you dropping out after they have taken the flat off the market - I think it`s your fault and you should lose the money.
why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive
RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
Competely agree with retrogeezer. That`s the point of a deposit. While it`s been off the market, no one else has been able to get at it and the landlord is essentially losing money. Take it on the chin as a lesson learnt.
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RE: Help, Changed mind about rented flat, can i cancel my deposit?
well, check my account this morning, and the money has been taken out, so the decision has been made for me. thanks for all the advice.
Cheers
This item was edited on Monday, 13th October 2008, 09:35