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Renting nightmare
oldsongsnewstereo
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Hope this makes sense to somebody:
My OH moved into a 2 bed flat (in Scotland) at the start of August and her flatmate was the landlord and owner. She was paying £420/month + bills by SO on the first of every month, but was never given a contract even though she asked repeatedly for one.
Come December her flatmate had a screw loose; my OH sent a letter to her asking to move out on 13/12 and the landlord sent her a text asking her to move out on 14/12 so at this stage it was kind of mutual. However, the landlord sent another text on 29/12 saying she'd just received the letter and therefore a months notice from then would mean she'd move out on 29/1.
My OH had been asked if she could pay January in advance before Christmas and she did, unfortunately she hadn't cancelled the SO so she paid for the month twice, a month in which she didn't live there and had already moved out all of her stuff. She was charged extra on top of the deposit for stuff that should have been covered by wear and tear. Also she was told there was outstanding council tax and other bills which she sent money for; after asking for confirmation from the council she found out the landlord was claiming living alone in the flat and the council wouldn't take it any further, possibly because the landlord works in HR for them.
Any suggestions as to what we should do? Is there anything we can do without a contract? Could I report the landlord at the local police station for fraud? The OH has only just settled into a new flat and wants to put this episode behind her even if she loses all this money - she doesn't want to talk about it any more but I think something should be done if possible.
Thanks in advance!
My OH moved into a 2 bed flat (in Scotland) at the start of August and her flatmate was the landlord and owner. She was paying £420/month + bills by SO on the first of every month, but was never given a contract even though she asked repeatedly for one.
Come December her flatmate had a screw loose; my OH sent a letter to her asking to move out on 13/12 and the landlord sent her a text asking her to move out on 14/12 so at this stage it was kind of mutual. However, the landlord sent another text on 29/12 saying she'd just received the letter and therefore a months notice from then would mean she'd move out on 29/1.
My OH had been asked if she could pay January in advance before Christmas and she did, unfortunately she hadn't cancelled the SO so she paid for the month twice, a month in which she didn't live there and had already moved out all of her stuff. She was charged extra on top of the deposit for stuff that should have been covered by wear and tear. Also she was told there was outstanding council tax and other bills which she sent money for; after asking for confirmation from the council she found out the landlord was claiming living alone in the flat and the council wouldn't take it any further, possibly because the landlord works in HR for them.
Any suggestions as to what we should do? Is there anything we can do without a contract? Could I report the landlord at the local police station for fraud? The OH has only just settled into a new flat and wants to put this episode behind her even if she loses all this money - she doesn't want to talk about it any more but I think something should be done if possible.
Thanks in advance!
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