I believe that I'm being bullied by the letting agent but perhaps you know different

23rdspiral

sheesh, that's all just aweful. i feel so sorry for you being harrased like that. i hope the letter sorts it out. best wishes.

G_M

enchated1 wrote: »

Thank you very much everyone for your overwhelming support......

As to my son. He is no longer a student and he is here. He insists that it is temporary and wants his own place. But he has been here quite a while already. Having said that I can dispatch him off to my Mums and/or my daughters (we could rotate him :-)). I don't want a new tenancy agreement quite honestly and I certainly don't want to pay £60 to the agent. I don't understand why I need a new agreement - I pay my rent. This is a three bedroomed house. Surely they didn't expect me to rent this just for me.

I feel a little sympathy for the LL here (not the agent whose attitude is appalling!).
LL's do have a valid interest in the adults living full-time in their rental properties, as those adults can claim rights. That is why LLs all insist on residents being on the tenancy agreement.

Since you have a decent-sounding LL, and a direct relationship, why not suggest formalising the arrangement with your son? There is no need for the agent to be involved if the LL agrees, and no need for a fee. In fact no need for a new contract/tenancy at all: the LL could simply write a note referring to the existing tenancy and agreeing to your son living there, or being added to the tenancy.

Annabee

Your son is your guest, isn't he?? You can invite guests into your HOME as you please!! Presumably you are not relying on him to help out with the rent, etc.

How does the Agent know how many nights he stays etc. None of their business. Maybe one day agents will be properly regulated and people won't have to put up with this nonsense.

ladymarmalade1970

I think the letting agent has behaved appallingly. I don't see what it's got to do with the LL either really as long as you are looking after the house, paying your rent on time and not being a nuisance to the neighbours.

thequant

enchated1 wrote: »

I've been renting a property for almost 2 years.

When I took the property I completed the agreement listing all of my children (who were students) as staying at the property sometimes.

The last time the letting agent viewed the property she said that the oven was dirty. She also said that my son was in the house and she asked for £50 to add him to the tenancy agreement. I refused to add him to the tenancy agreement because we don't know how long he is staying here. I don't know how long I'm staying here either.

We we had another check recently. We've just had a letter saying that the house was generally untidy (We'd tidied it) and the oven was dirty. She said also there are weeds in front of the garage. And she enclosed a form for my son to apply to be on the tenancy agreement and asking for £60 now.

She said she wants to view the property again in 4 weeks and if we don't comply the landlord will give 2 months notice.

What do you think? Do I have to add my son even though I listed him on my own tenancy agreement? My son still says to me that he's not necessarily staying here.

the letting agents have a duty to look after the LL's interests,so when they discover that the clampits are living in one of their properties they need to take appropiate action.

PasturesNew

thequant wrote: »

the letting agents have a duty to look after the LL's interests,so when they discover that the clampits are living in one of their properties they need to take appropiate action.

Appropriate action is to button it and just double check they did a proper inventory at the start and that all their paperwork's in order "in case" for some future point that might, or might not, occur.

Button it - and butt out.

geoffky

name and shame the letting agent please..

Marvel1

What a load of crap of how untidy the house is including the oven, all that matters is that it's clean and left the same way you leave (giving for wear and tear).

Marvel1

enchated1 wrote: »

The last time the agent came she told me that my heating was on too high.

I have heard it all now, you are paying the bill not them, I would point this out to them, I think this is harassment.

BitterAndTwisted

Honestly, with an agent who thinks they're entitled to pass comment on affairs which are none of their damned business you'd be wasting your breath pointing anything out to them at all. The best way to deal with fools like that is to completely ignore them. It's much less stressful.