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!
Letting agents want money to keep our bond protected
Comments
-
Even under a periodic tenancy, if you haven't had a rent increase for a year, they could serve a section 13 notice and increase your rent.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
-
why not simply ask your agent to transfer your deposit to the Deposit Protection Service which is still free.. then neither of you get charged anything.....0
-
-
Just to back up the general chorus here:
You don't have to pay, even if they ask you to.
If you don't pay, they can fail to keep your deposit protected, but then they become liable for a 3x deposit claim from you, so there is no reason why they would not do this. In fact, when I say 'they' I mean the LL, NOT the agent - in reality the agent is nothing more than a 'window' to the LL; you have no legal relationship to the agent.
If the deposit is not protected, you cannot be evicted through the normal section 21 method.
And I suspect all this is going on without the knowledge or consent of the LL, who almost invariably would cough up £15 himself to avoid a massive penalty and losing a paying tenant.
The agents are simply trying to raise money for their own pockets and using pseudo-legal intimidation to get people to pay. A good number of tenants will have no idea they are talking BS.
If it were me, I would tell them that you are not paying, and that if they hassle you about it any more you will contact the landlord direct to complain that they are threatening his ongoing tenancy for the sake of £15.0 -
You are insufficiently cynical. LL has probably coughed up £30 for this already.princeofpounds wrote: »... And I suspect all this is going on without the knowledge or consent of the LL, who almost invariably would cough up £15 himself to avoid a massive penalty and losing a paying tenant.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.2K Spending & Discounts
- 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.5K Life & Family
- 258.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards