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]

This is the tree now and the damage to the border.

[Ian Leach]

I would say depends what's in their contract as they have to maintain garden . I would agree with the tree as that's a bit different, but with my last place I removed and trimmed shrubs without permission. it would of been silly phoning the landlord everytime I wanted to do something in the garden.

 

By the time I left it was in better condition than when I arrived tho.

 

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[olly1070]

I am a landscape gardener and in my opinion the garden is in a far worse state than when they moved in. The fact that they didn't consult me on the tree and can't give a valid reason for removing the shrubs is what annoys me the most.

[John Shutler]

have you sold the house now?

[olly1070]

have you sold the house now?

 

No, house went on the market this week.

[Dan Earp]

Your house in a conservation area?? Lol

[Will Ayers]

To be fair I think I'd have removed those shrubs if I was living there. They were blocking the window, probably making that front room gloomy. To replace woth sone more appropriate plants, perhaps £50. I'd get the stump out and charge them that, maybe £150.

 

 

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[John Shutler]

No, house went on the market this week.

 

whats the sold board for then?

[geoff]

My personal perspective on this would be not to worry about the shrubs in the front patch by the drive,but I would be disgruntled by the boundry & tree removal,especialy without being consulted. If I was selling I would probably aim for a days work & a couple of hundred quid to re plant some small shrubs & flowers to brighten it up.

If I was keeping the property,my previous post would stand.

Thats just my view on things.

[Rupe]

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.