Just want to leave..:'(

itwasyou86

Also, we have a combi boiler in the kitchen, but in answer to your question, I don't know, we asked the landlady and she said it was all fine, but I thought there was meant to be a sticker saying the date etc, but there is no sticker or sign on there of anything. x

mlz1413

I'm going to repeat Sooz's advise -

Stop posting on here and get yourself down to the council welfare officer and the Uni tenant relations officer.

sooz

You only have access to the front door as you are paying to rent that room. do you let the other flatmates use that room? Do THEY have access to the front door? Do THEY have access to the gas meter?

The gas safety certificate is not a sticker. It is also not enough for your LL/LL's daughter to say it's 'ok'. It is an A4 certificate. Normally green. Which says 'landlords gas safety record' all across the top of it. Like this

tbs624

You and your BF need to stand up for yourselves and not allow the LL and/or this other T to effectively walk all over you.Several of us have now told you to get in touch with the private sector rentals team - it doesn't cost you anything. Taking some action will help you feel more in control of the situation - tenants do not have to put up with dodgy LLs and poorly maintained properties.

If you and your bf paid your tenancy deposits after 6 April 2007 then they should be registered with a tenancy deposit scheme by law and you should have been given the scheme's prescribed information. If the LL /her father has not done this then you can take action in the courts to get your deposit either scheme-registered immediately or returned in full, plus a penalty payment of 3x the deposit amount. The LL cannot unilaterally decide to make deductions from your tenancy deposit.

You are legally entitled to your LLs name and address: if this girl is the LL and living with her bf then you have an address. You can find out who *owns* the house by going onto the Land Registry website - it will cost you a couple of quid. The LL has to declare all rental income to HMRC and there is always the possibility that she is not doing so if she is dodging bailiffs.

If you don't have a gas safety cert and the LL has not had annual checks made on gas appliances at the property she can be prosecuted by the Council or the Health & Safety Exec. LLs have to keep copies of their gas safety certs for 2 year and they have to provide a copy to their tenants - that's the law, your LL does not have an option.

Just get on the phone and start sorting things out. Your LL will probably decide that you can after all leave your contract early with no extra expense incurred.

tbs624

mlz1413 wrote: »

I'm going to repeat Sooz's advise -

Stop posting on here and get yourself down to the council welfare officer and the Uni tenant relations officer.

t'other way round - *uni* welfare officer and the *Council* tenancy relations officer;)

fjeer

It will say in your contract that the landlady must keep the house in a good condition for living.

Dampness in any room at any level is a serious health concern and thus she is in breach of the contract.

Send her a letter stating this, photos of the damp (and keep some too), tell her she's broken the contract therefore you're leaving with 0 days notice, and that she owes you a 100% deposit refund.

That's it. She can't fight that in court because you're no longer under contract.

Contact the authorities to recover your deposit if she refuses.

sooz

fjeer wrote: »

It will say in your contract that the landlady must keep the house in a good condition for living.

Dampness in any room at any level is a serious health concern and thus she is in breach of the contract.

Send her a letter stating this, photos of the damp (and keep some too), tell her she's broken the contract therefore you're leaving with 0 days notice, and that she owes you a 100% deposit refund.

That's it. She can't fight that in court because you're no longer under contract.

Contact the authorities to recover your deposit if she refuses.

utter rubbish. Please do not follow this advice.

ray123

What about the virgin contract? Is it not 18 months?
Also, the gas/electricity, you probably need to change the name on that.

I am sure the uni welfare officer will be able to assist and the council can hopefully put pressure on LL due to all the problems.

Soot2006

This is 2009 - you should have got a mobile internet dongle rather than pay for loads of services you don't want/need.
First thing I would do is cancel Virgin Media (pay the fine if you have to, or see if they will let you negotiate -- depends who you fall on!). Then I'd find a new place to live . Then get LL's address, which you are ENTITLED TO and shop them to the council and maybe give LL's address to the bailiffs too. This is beyond ridiculous, they're walking all over you!

ninky_2

tbs624 wrote: »

If the property should have a license but no application has been made then the Council can prosecute the LL (up to £20K fine) and the Tenants can get up to a year's rent repaid under a Rent Repayment Order.

if i was in your position i would check if this property is licensed and if not use it as a "bargaining tool" to be released from your tenancy early. i doubt your LL would want to run the risk of a 20k fine.