Mmh, let see. True, most tenancy agreements unfortunately have this provision that a leaving tenant ought to repaint. I always advise against signing standard form tenancy agreements as a consequence. Landlords usually want you to move in, so a change of a terms is possible. Anyway in ur case, I would say 6500 may be excessive and this is something you need to calculate and determine depending on the size of your house. Second, most tenancy agreements provide that ordinary wear and tear is allowable. I always argue that if you havent scrapped the wall and plastered your name all over the place, other marks are wear and tear and reasonably 'inflicted' by you occupying the house in the first place. Am just about to move houses myself, so lets see how i argue this one with my landlord.