Does a landlord have to replace a damaged mattress with a mattress of the same size?

[tronny87]

When I moved into my new flat (which I have been renting for nearly 3 months now) the mattress was in terrible condition. I called the estate agents immediately, to which they answered they already new about it and had ordered me a replacement mattress.
After a few weeks it eventually arrived but was around 6 inches smaller than the bed frame itself. I called immediately back about this to which they apologized again and said they would order me another new mattress.
This was a few weeks ago now and I had not heard anything so I went in to see my estate agents at their office today to which they said they would just get me a new bed frame instead to match the mattress. Can they do this as when I viewed and accepted the property it was a double bed which I was accepting and it is also in the inventory as a double bed? Where do I stand when I demand a bigger mattress?

[woofgang]

so is the new mattress a single or a standard double and the frame is a king sized? If the inventory says double and in fact it was a king sized then they can prob replace with a double....shouldn't think if the inventory says double, they could replace with a single though as that will have an effect on occupancy of the flat

[bednobs]

there is not six inches difference between a single and double, so i can't understand what has happened. single (large) is 3 ft and double is 4 foot six, so quite a lot of difference (not just six inches) When i bought a king size, the matress that came with it was free and was a bit smaller than the frame all round, because it was so cheap, so perhaps that is what has happened.
Anyway, personally i would buy my own matress and take it with me when i move

[jno]

this list

http://reviews.ebay.c...gidZ10000000003547127

suggests 6 inches is the difference between a small single and a single, or a small double and a double. On that basis you've probably still got what the inventory says - ie it doesn't affect occupancy levels.

[cassa333]

If they are having difficulty getting a matress to fit then perhaps you could offer to find one. As long as they agreed to pay then you would get the bed size you prefer.

They may just be going down the route of least resistance.!!

[smurfy83]

NO WHERE THEY DID THERE BEST AS A TENNAT I WOULD NOT PROCEED A AN ON GOING CASE,AS WHEN U DO LEAVE THE PROPERTY,THEY LOOK BCK ON REF,NOT WORTH IT TRUST IM A PRIVATE TENNANT I WOULD RATHER KEEP BUY MY OWN MATTRESS,THEN REPLACE THE LANDLORDS IF U HAVE STORAGE,I HAD A FRIGDE THAT DIDNT WORK AND HE NEW IT SO I WENT OUT BOUGHT A NEW AFTER A FEW WEEKS WAITING NOTHING SO I STORED HIS IN THE BCK YARD AND WHEN I LEFT I PUT BCK,THAT Y U OWE NOTHING I LEFT THE HOUSE AS I FOUND IT NOT WORTH THE AGRO,UR LUCKY HE REPLACED IT FIT OR NO FIT,GL

[smurfy83]

SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING BASCIALLY ,THAT LANDLORD OF YOURS NEW WHAT WAS WHAT ,BUT REMEMBER ITS STILL UP TO HIM TO REPLACE IT OR NOT,U HAVE 2 LEAVE IT BEHIND ANYWAY,THEY DONT THINK OF OUR COMFORT JUST OUR MONEY.