I think they will keep my deposit can i keep their sofas?

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We are planning to move from our rented apartment, to move into our new house., however out cat has savaged 2 sofas in the furnished apartment, i believe that this will be sufficient reason for the state agent to keep my £1000 deposit.
Do you think it will be okay for me to take the sofas to my new house, and leave the deposit with the state agents? is there anything they can do to prevent me for doing this?

Unless you have their permission to remove the sofas, it's called stealing, and one doesn't have to live in the UK to know that.