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Help..house double rented

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  • deedee71
    deedee71 Posts: 918 Forumite
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    Remember the letter from the council could easily be a mistake.

    I'm wondering how can you definitively prove whether the property is owned already? I don't know myself but I'm sure someone else on here will know.

    Either way, BitterandTwisted is spot on. Stop paying rent now and get the ball rolling for moving out.
  • Jowo_2
    Jowo_2 Posts: 8,308 Forumite
    To check who owns the property, you can pay a small fee to the land registry online site (about £3 or £4) for properties in England/Wales.

    In Scotland, its not online so you have to contact Registrars Scotland and pay about £8 for a report.
  • smileitconfusespeople_2
    smileitconfusespeople_2 Posts: 569 Forumite
    Jowo wrote: »
    It seems you have been sublet a property by a social housing tenant who did not have consent by their social housing landlord to rent it out. Generally, when a social housing landlord finds out that their property has been sublet, the tenants are in breach of their contract because it's no longer their primary address, and they will usually seek possession of the property through the courts. They take the action against their tenants but the eviction notice applies to any occupants they have left there, too. You yourself will not be punished but the social housing landlord will want you to leave.

    Did you pay a deposit? If the property is in England/Wales, did your 'landlord' put it in a tenancy deposit scheme? Do you have a contact address for your 'landlord', not just an email or mobile phone number?

    Hi Thanks for your reply, Yes we did pay a deposit upfront, and yes I do have an address but only on the short tenancy agreement.
    Don't sweat the small stuff, Its all small stuff.
  • hazybubbles
    hazybubbles Posts: 148 Forumite
    you can check with the land registry who owns it. will cost you £4 tho.
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 35,786 Forumite
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    Good

    Now check that the deposit is registered with one of the schemes.

    Are you registered with the COuncil for Council Tax and on the electoral roll?
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Could become interesting if you needed to put in a claim for LHA, maybe the tenant's already claiming for it, pocketing it, pocketing the rent - and shacked up with some two-bit loser at their gaff.
  • smileitconfusespeople_2
    smileitconfusespeople_2 Posts: 569 Forumite
    hazybubbles wrote: »
    you can check with the land registry who owns it. will cost you £4 tho.

    Hi thanks , sorry for being dizzy but I cant find any searches for (£4.00 ish ) I want to have all my facts and proof first..thanks for you time in advance
    Don't sweat the small stuff, Its all small stuff.
  • smileitconfusespeople_2
    smileitconfusespeople_2 Posts: 569 Forumite
    RAS wrote: »
    Good

    Now check that the deposit is registered with one of the schemes.

    Are you registered with the COuncil for Council Tax and on the electoral roll?

    Hi yes , We are on the council tax and on the electoral roll for where we live, The deposit was just paid on the short tenancy agreement.
    thanks for you help in advance
    Don't sweat the small stuff, Its all small stuff.
  • smileitconfusespeople_2
    smileitconfusespeople_2 Posts: 569 Forumite
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Could become interesting if you needed to put in a claim for LHA, maybe the tenant's already claiming for it, pocketing it, pocketing the rent - and shacked up with some two-bit loser at their gaff.

    Hi , We are claiming LHA.
    Don't sweat the small stuff, Its all small stuff.
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 35,786 Forumite
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    smileitconfusespeople wrote: »
    The deposit was just paid on the short tenancy agreement.
    thanks for you help in advance

    Which scheme is the depoist regsitered with? Check here for more information http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Privaterenting/Tenancies/DG_189120
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
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