Breach of Tennancy and refusal to pay rent?

BitterAndTwisted

unhappy_student wrote: »

ok well considering it has now gone to a debt collection agency is there any way and means of freezing the interest rates they put on? i have currently offered to pay £100 a month whilst i am in part time work

Presumably you budgeted for your rent so when the student loan fiasco was finally sorted you not only withheld payment of the rent but did not set the funds aside either?

If you don't formulate a sensible repayment-plan and get the debt-collectors agreement you will be taken to court and you will get a CCJ

clutton_2

only the courts can decide how much interest and fees are payable on the rent debt if the landlorfd wins.. which he will in this case... ... but the figure they quote of £3800 is absurd.... they are trying to frighten you.. thats what debt collectors do... BUT you have to pay the back rent immediately in full and then they will really struggle taking you to court for .... "fines or late payment fees" or whatever else they call these costs

get a bank loan and pay it now... then recognise that you did a really dumb thing that you will never do again.....

welcome to the real world.

having a CCJ will REALLY screw up your life big time for 5-6 years.. you DONT Want one, trust me.....

tbs624

unhappy_student wrote: »

...I recently this week received a letter saving that this case is going to court and if i do not pay the full out standing balance of 3,200 in 7 days i will have to pay an additional total of 3,800 in court fees. I feel this to be unjustified and unlawful as i believe that it was an initial breech in tenancy agreement. I do not have a clue where to go from here so any help would be greatly appreciated. xx :mad:

You are in the wrong over paying your rent late and over withholding your rent. If you are capable of University level education then you are capable of reading up on both LL and T obligations, prior to signing a tenancy agreement/licence. All Unis provide guides to renting property and they are also freely available from CABs, Shelter, the Council's Private Sector Rentals team etc

However, the debt collection agency appear to be extracting the Michael. Get along to a local CAB asap and get help drafting a * letter* ( not a text, email or phone call) on how you intend to clear what you owe.