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Landlord overcharging for Lease Extension (section 42)

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  • steampowered
    steampowered Posts: 6,176 Forumite
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    The £2k - £3k is presumably for cases which go all the way through the Tribunal process.

    You can still negotiate after tribunal proceedings have been issued. If the case settles you simply withdraw the proceedings.

    I would be very tempted to go ahead and issue tribunal proceedings. That will show the landlord that you are serious and force them to communicate.

    Alongside issuing the tribunal proceedings, your solicitors can send the landlord a separate 'without prejudice' letter offering £4k in full and final settlement of the claim.
  • sponge12345
    sponge12345 Posts: 5 Forumite
    edited 8 January 2018 at 11:42PM
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    Hi, I've deleted this post for reasons of anonymity. I'm probably being a bit stupid but just in case.
    When everything is finished I'll update the thread and tell you what happened.
  • sponge12345
    sponge12345 Posts: 5 Forumite
    edited 8 January 2018 at 1:26AM
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    thanks again for the replies.
    People have mentioned the 'Without Prejudice', I'd never heard this before but its seems an important detail when trying to negotiate.
    I will keep this thread updated.
  • Tom99
    Tom99 Posts: 5,371 Forumite
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    sponge12345 wrote: »
    thanks again for the replies.
    People have mentioned the 'Without Prejudice', I'd never heard this before but its seems an important detail when trying to negotiate.
    I will keep this thread updated.

    “[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Without Prejudice” means the other side cannot refer to your increased offer at tribunal.

    [/FONT] “[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Without Prejudice Save as to Cost” mean you can refer to your offer to settle after the premium has been decided, if you think the tribunal would award costs because of the landlords unreasonable behaviour.[/FONT]
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