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can a landlord demand a guarentor once you have moved in and paid the rent twice ..

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  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    silvercar you are correct in normal terms but the landlord wants us to move out in july 2009 . his words vocally and he thinks serving us with a section 21 is the way to go about this ..

    because he has no clue
    it has nothing to do with what happens next year at all .
    i personally wont be staying past the end of the tenancy do you think i want to have an amateur landlord


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  • silvercar
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    silvercar you are correct in normal terms but the landlord wants us to move out in july 2009 . his words vocally and he thinks serving us with a section 21 is the way to go about this ..


    So he will find out, sometime between now and July 2009 that he has got it wrong. At which point he will either offer you money to go (unlikely) or serve a correct notice to leave at the end of the fixed term.
    i personally wont be staying past the end of the tenancy do you think i want to have an amateur landlord

    If you intend staying until March 2010, the LL may have learnt a bit or employed a letting agent. Your feelings may be different by then. I just wanted to point out that the writing is on the wall; unless the deposit/ guarantor is sorted chances are the LL will want you to move.
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  • bumpoowee
    bumpoowee Posts: 589 Forumite
    edited 2 May 2009 at 9:03PM
    Sounds like your usual power obsessed !!!!!! who lets out properties to give himself of a misplaced sense of being important without the slightest clue of how tenancies actually work. Hope you tell him where to go.
  • Geenie
    Geenie Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    Sounds to me like someone uses excuses so that he can get the tenants out. None of it makes sense if he has been a LL to the OP before and knows their payment history.

    I wonder if he wants to sell the property and is trying to get the place vacant before doing so! :rolleyes:


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  • Ulfar
    Ulfar Posts: 1,309 Forumite
    I would certainly set him straight on the following :

    One you are not moving until the 12 months is up, section 21 is invalid till that point.

    You are not getting a guarantor as it wasn't part of the agreement.

    You do expect him to undertake the works agreed and any maintenance.

    The deposit must be protected.

    I would be asking him for proof that he has permission to let from his lender, I am assuming he has a mortgage( a quick check on land registry will tell you this for £3.00).

    If he persists in his unreasonable behaviour you will seek advice as it is harassment.

    If he is unhappy with this that's his problem. I don't think the next 11 months are going to be great for you and I would be getting ready to move. It may be that he is in some financial difficulty, he may give some hint to this when you ask for confirmation he has permission to let the property as he may explode.

    Also when you talk to him always have a witness or communicate in writing, do not communicate over the phone as anything said is hard to prove.
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