Problem with Landlady using our Electricity!

Nanaki

Hmm, okay.. sounds likes she's a bit dodgy now!

Right, so, I still have to find someone else to take my place.

Nanaki

I also forgot to mention that she stayed in the house over Christmas when we went back home. She didn't let anyone know and we only found out because stuff had gone missing - she then admitted it.

Do I have to legally find someone to replacement. It doesn't say anything about that in clause?

clutton_2

nanaki - you are being bombarded here with some very aggressive replies about killing pigeons and other nastiness - please ignore it....

you are also being given "legal advice" as to your tenancy... NO ONE on here can give you ANY advice which you can rely on without seeing your tenancy agreement

if you want to know how and when you can leave, then take your tenancy agreement to the tenancy officer at your university .. they will help from the perspective of knowing EXACTLY what you have signed....

Nanaki

I'm booked an appointment to meet the student advisor tomorrow about the problems we're having.

My landlady called another member of the house about my problems which I think is absolutely unacceptable - it has nothing to do with them! She has told her that I would lose my deposit if I use the break clause (it says nothing about that in the contract)!

clutton_2

let us know how you get on after the appointment

byebyedebt

Your have a right to enjoy your stay in the property without interference from the landlady.

Pull the fuse on her. Its your electric and she isn't entitled to steal it or your goodwill.

clutton_2

""to steal ""

LLis not stealing it - she is paying - its the amount that we are discussing

tenants were told before they moved in that LL would be using the garden.... sems to me that a negotiation needs to be done on when and for how long.... especially as OP has said she does not want to be responsible for killing the pigeons...

Nanaki

We were told that she was building something in the garden for pigeons but we didn't know she'd be here with other people so often, every day for a few hours. We didn't even know she was building a shed which had access to electricity.

We've found so many holes in the contract and she has provided us with a Deposit Protection Certificate for someone else's house - where is ours and are our deposits protected!?

She hasn't put anything in the contract about having access to the garden or using it build anything on, she put the extra bit in the inventory section which none of us have signed!

She said she is going to get things to me in writing.

MissMoneypenny

Nanaki wrote: »

I also forgot to mention that she stayed in the house over Christmas when we went back home. She didn't let anyone know and we only found out because stuff had gone missing - she then admitted it.

Do you have her address or does she live in the shed?

BitterAndTwisted

She stayed in the house over Christmas without your permission and you only discovered it when things went missing? What in the world is going on in this woman's mind?