We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Renting - do I need to sign a new agreement?
liz_bartun
Posts: 183 Forumite
Hi, can anyone help me please?
I'm renting privately, not through an agency. Originally signed an AST (F302E?) last October - actually I've just realised LL didn't write the date we signed it on there, oh dear, can you see where this is heading?
I was fairly confident about things at the time because LL has a sibling whose business is letting properties so he is relying on said sibling to sort any problems - LL is abroad, we communicate via email and phone and I also can communicate with sibling via phone.
Anyway, LL has asked me to sign another tenancy agreement now that the initial 6 month period is up. He asked the sibling to put the contract together for him and I received it this morning. I'm not impressed. Without going into too much detail - several spelling mistakes, one condition listed which I think should be mine but has been put in as LL, one condition which I cannot fathom out at all (I don't think much of it would make the Crystal Mark), and no mention that LL will hold my deposit in a scheme. There is also a HUGE error in the first paragraph on the first page which is about Sections 19a and 48 (different Acts) which looks like it was some kind of mailmerge problem.
Obviously I'm not going to sign it until at least the first page is reprinted properly, but even then - this has seriously rocked my confidence and I'm not sure how much of the rest of it is actually legal.
Do I need to sign another agreement? I thought now the initial 6 months is up I'd just go 'periodic' - does that still involve signing another agreement? Also LL didn't get an EPC last time, if he wants me to sign this, will he need to get one done now?
Thanks in advance
I'm renting privately, not through an agency. Originally signed an AST (F302E?) last October - actually I've just realised LL didn't write the date we signed it on there, oh dear, can you see where this is heading?
I was fairly confident about things at the time because LL has a sibling whose business is letting properties so he is relying on said sibling to sort any problems - LL is abroad, we communicate via email and phone and I also can communicate with sibling via phone.
Anyway, LL has asked me to sign another tenancy agreement now that the initial 6 month period is up. He asked the sibling to put the contract together for him and I received it this morning. I'm not impressed. Without going into too much detail - several spelling mistakes, one condition listed which I think should be mine but has been put in as LL, one condition which I cannot fathom out at all (I don't think much of it would make the Crystal Mark), and no mention that LL will hold my deposit in a scheme. There is also a HUGE error in the first paragraph on the first page which is about Sections 19a and 48 (different Acts) which looks like it was some kind of mailmerge problem.
Obviously I'm not going to sign it until at least the first page is reprinted properly, but even then - this has seriously rocked my confidence and I'm not sure how much of the rest of it is actually legal.
Do I need to sign another agreement? I thought now the initial 6 months is up I'd just go 'periodic' - does that still involve signing another agreement? Also LL didn't get an EPC last time, if he wants me to sign this, will he need to get one done now?
Thanks in advance
0
Comments
-
Don't sign it. Periodic is the way to go.0
-
Can't rmemeber when the cutoff for EPC was...
If he wants you to sign a new one he'd HAVE to give you one. Which will cost him money.0 -
Thanks poppysarah. EPC came in beginning of October, AST started 15/10/08 but there was a bit of a shuffle of dates so I didn't press for it.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.4K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.7K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.4K Spending & Discounts
- 245.5K Work, Benefits & Business
- 601.3K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.6K Life & Family
- 259.4K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards