Landlord been conned by a agent

[kaydburt]

Hi
Please can someone point me in the right direction. I am a landlord who employed an (turns out unscrupeless)Agent to let out the house. He said he didn't take deposits because they were too much hassle but he took a "admin" fee of £350 from the prospects tenants. Six months later I sacked the agent for witholding my tenants rent! 3 Years later Tenants got a council house and asked for their deposit back...I didn't ever get one, I informed her.
So she went to "get your deposit back" (horrible horrible man)company. Who tried to get £1400 from me, ( the rent x3) it did scare the hell out of me, but I decided to fight it and day in court tenant said had proof the admin was a deposit, as he had sent her an email stating it was indeed a deposit 3 years after she gave it to him & after I sacked him!! . However he also owed me £600 because he had witheld the rent also 3 yrs earlier .
I won my case against her but the judge said I should persue getting the money back from the agent. So my question is there a body that fights for landlords and as I have proof & all the bank statements(used in court that day)is there any advice anyone can give me.
Huge thanks

KKKKK

[dan_1207]

Re: Landlord been conned by a agent

There are regulators, but with this sort of thing, it's often suitable for a lawyer to work on a fixed-fee basis. For instance, if it were me, the fee would be around £360 + VAT, plus court fee. Try phoning local firms and asking for a fixed-fee.

[seduraed]

Re: Landlord been conned by a agent

Try the landlords association