Letting agent misrepresented flat; can I reclaim my deposit/fee?

adg1

Psychonaut wrote: »

Why should it matter whether the misrepresentation was about the fabric of the flat rather than some important environmental factor which impinged upon the occupier's enjoyment of the home?

Unfortunately the property misdescriptions act only covers the fabric of the flat, not the neighbours.

Psychonaut wrote: »

If the flat happened to be located in say, a heavily polluted area, then surely they would have an obligation to disclose that?

Why would they?

They work for the landlord and if I, as a landlord, heard my agent spew ou the following:

'I'm sorry but I have to say that the neighbour is a drunk who has a tendancy to punch the interconnecting walls at 3am and created a makeshift nightclub every friday evening'

then they'd never rent the flat!

Eton_Rifle

Psychonaut wrote: »

whereas the current tenants don't have an obvious motive for lying to me. I think it's therefore reasonable to assume for the time being that it's the tenants who are being honest.

i agree there's no smoke without fire but it's quite usual for tenants to be critical of the property as they leave.

It's just human nature - people love to show how 'in the know' they are, that they've got secret inner knowledge and sharing makes them feel important - especially if it's something bad as it adds to the drama.

Lance

If she rants and screams all day and plays very loud music perhaps park outside for a while. Speak with other neighbours about moving into the area or whatever and ask about noise issues. Friday / Saturday evenings are a good time to see / hear anti-social behaviour.

Brb

Go knock on "psychotic woman"'s door and see for yourself.

You'll know pretty quickly if you should move in or not.