Tennant disagreement

[olly1070]

Evening all,

 

My tenants have chopped down the tree in the picture at the house I rent to them. Can anyone identify it and give me a rough price to replace it as i will need to deduct this cost from their deposit. Thanks in advance.

[olly1070]

whats the sold board for then?

 

the house was up for sale last November, we took it off the market in the new year with a view to moving back in, circumstances changed and it's now back on the market again. Fancy making an offer?

[Spruce Pirate]

Fancy making an offer?

 

Not with that shrub bed in that state! I like the bird table though.

[olly1070]

I think the tree is not on! Shrubs are not so important.

 

But lets say the tree has a value of 500. Replacing it and charging them 500 is of no use to anyone. Just deduct 500 from thier deposit for damge to property (Its a form of vandalism) and then remove the trunk/stump (£80 tops) and leave it at that. Trying to replace the tree just becasue it was there seems a waste to me. And you wont get one for that size for £500 anyway.

 

If your a landscape gardener then you would know far more about costs of trees than us lot anyway.

 

agreed, that's where i got the £1000 replacement cost from and was shocked at the first replies price of £80! I think a lot of it is principal really, not on going around chopping peoples trees down.

[geoff]

Not with that shrub bed in that state! I like the bird table though.

 

[geoff]

agreed, that's where i got the £1000 replacement cost from and was shocked at the first replies price of £80! I think a lot of it is principal really, not on going around chopping peoples trees down.

 

I totaly agree with you,as I'm sure we all do.

[Ian Leach]

You can't just take the money out of the deposit anyway needs to go through a tds .

 

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[olly1070]

You can't just take the money out of the deposit anyway needs to go through a tds .

 

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I have to give them a figure based on all the damage with quotes for any work to be undertaken. That's why I was asking for advice. In an ideal world I'd do the work my self and pocket the cash:001_smile:

[geoff]

By the way Olly,welcome to the forum,& hang around,you might find you enjoy it,& there is always lively debate,good info on questions asked,& of coarse you can pile in with words of wisdom yourself.

[Rich2484]

To be honest if its not in the agreement that they can't touch the garden you havnt got a leg to stand on.

[felixthelogchopper]

Removal of a mature tree like that is plainly criminal damage.