Rant - which one should I pay ?

scroft21

hi

I had a latter from my landlard says I own them £135. After some reseach it turned out that the worng rant so put on my tenancy agreement in april.

In may we all give a latter tell us that are rant is going upto £167.72. In april I sign my tenancy agreement with a rant for £161.27. They want me to pay the difference between. Any know which rant by law I have to pay.

any help would be welcome

Sarah

DVardysShadow

You should pay rent of £161.27. That is what the agreement says. And you should also pay your arrears of £135.

tiny_tear

Is this a rant about rent?

LilacPixie

Why do you have arrears? is that the difference between the two rent figures for around the 20 weeks you have lived there?

scroft21

hi

thank you for your replies, the £135 is the different between the two figures.

Sarah

BitterAndTwisted

Ask them why they are asking for £167.72 when you have a signed tenancy agreement for £161.27

Presumably you have a copy of this agreement in your possession to refer to.

tbs624

Sarah - Is this an AST (assured shorthold tenancy) and if yes, what is the Fixed Term? Does the contract have a specific clause about *future* rent increases?

If both you and your LL/ signed a tenancy agreement in April for a set amount of rent then that is the figure you should be paying.

If the LL or LA "made a mistake" on the actual written agreement then that's tough ( for them). Phone your local Council and ask to speak to the private sector tenancy relations officer, who can deal with the LL on your behalf , if necessary

bitsandpieces

You could always point out that you'd meant to say £150 and ask landlord for the money they own you

G_M

by the way - is this a weekly rent? If so do you have a rent book? If not your LL is breaking the law. See Shelter here.