Can i get out of my tenancy agreement?

mj12_2

N79 wrote: »

There is no legal requirement for a tenancy to have an inventory. A contract will be perfectly proper and legal without an inventory.

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OK - but no doubt you also erroneously believe that if the contract is "broken" then that means that the contract no longer exists. Not so.

No requirement for a sticker but there is a requirement for a gas safety certificate issued by a gas safe "engineer" (corgi registration no longer exists).

True, but as above this does not mean the contract can be declared void - the correct remedy for a breach of contract is damages.

I seriously doubt it. See above that the appropriate remedy would be damages (if any can be substantiated). The contract is highly unlikely to be declared void.

broken = LL in breach of contract which if the landlord breaches the terms of the contract they are. Picking holes doesnt help the OP!!! The substantive portion of what I said is accurate which is that the LL cannot just refuse to carry out repairs with inpunity.

G_M

Beware of some dubious advice above. There may be 'breaches' in the contract but that does not mean it is 'broken' in the sense that you can walk away. It means you can enforce thse breaches ie get repairs done.

No 'sticker' is required on a boiler - but you must be given a gas safety certificate if there is gas in the property. CORGI has no role in this. It is GasSafe.

The inventory should describe not just what is there, but waht condition, so don't sign it unless it describes things accurately (ie 'dirty'). Then when you move out you can leave it in the same condition (ie dirty!). You cannot be made to clean (or charged for cleaning) if it was dirty to start with, but you will need evidence. Take photos.

Doors/windows need to be repaired. See Shelter here.

N79

mj12 wrote: »

broken = LL in breach of contract which if the landlord breaches the terms of the contract they are. Picking holes doesnt help the OP!!! The substantive portion of what I said is accurate which is that the LL cannot just refuse to carry out repairs with inpunity.

Yes, but being in breach of the contract does not mean that the T can unilaterally end the contract. The remedy is damages, not voiding the contract.

Lines like

In the first case if the landlord wont sign the inventory then the contract will be broken so you're free :-)

could imply that the OP could just unilaterally end the contract.

OP has had good advice from posters here (including yourself). Some clarification was need though. Worse, I can see nothing in the OPs list of concerns which would definitely be covered by the LL's S11 obligations. The door and windows can arguably be covered by S11 (and should be covered), unless there is some legitimate reason why they don't open. The dirt and poor decoration is not covered and the LL is legally correct when they say they have no obligations here.

OP should report all the issues in writing and then could progress with the Lee Parker vs Izzet approach for door and windows, if they wish. Otherwise they can try the environmental health approach. Both have been covered in the thread.

mj12_2

N79 wrote: »

Yes, but being in breach of the contract does not mean that the T can unilaterally end the contract. The remedy is damages, not voiding the contract.

Lines like could imply that the OP could just unilaterally end the contract.

OP has had good advice from posters here (including yourself). Some clarification was need though. Worse, I can see nothing in the OPs list of concerns which would definitely be covered by the LL's S11 obligations. The door and windows can arguably be covered by S11 (and should be covered), unless there is some legitimate reason why they don't open. The dirt and poor decoration is not covered and the LL is legally correct when they say they have no obligations here.

OP should report all the issues in writing and then could progress with the Lee Parker vs Izzet approach for door and windows, if they wish. Otherwise they can try the environmental health approach. Both have been covered in the thread.

I've edited my first post to clarify about broken and breached, hopefully that will prevent any confusion, will choose my language more carefully in future