Landlord wants extra months rent

john_kent

Hi

Due to unforseen circumstances , I have been forced to move to a larger house. I advised my landlord on 28th April that I would be gone by 31st May.

My Landlord has just said that she has not received a letter from me an expects me to pay until 30th June. I cannot afford this. I have asked her to take the rent from the deposit but she says she cannot do this.

What can I do?

The house move has been forced by the relocation of my girlfriend and her two sons from overseas to the UK 6 months earlier then we planned due to her Uk resident parents requireing assistance. She will be their carer.

Regards

PasturesNew

Can you prove you sent the letter?

john_kent

No proof

She acknoledged on phone but problem is that there is loads of building works here and no one wants to move in. Loads of empty flats. If I didnt pay would she take it from the deposit?

I am flat broke as it is with the move but we can get through but with this and the bank being buffoons I will be out of cash on pay day (but with a freezer of food)

sooz

When did your tenancy start, & how long was it for?
If, by any chance, 31st May is also the last day of your AST, you can leave on that day with no notice.

john_kent

It started May 1st last year and was a 6 months. With a rolling month by month in advance.

What does AST mean?

sooz

AST is your tenancy agreement (Assured Shorthold Tenancy)

Since you are not at the end of your initial tenancy, you just need to find proof that you sent her that letter, or of her phonecall confirming receipt. Anything? Any emails between the two of you discussing check out procedure?

FOURCANDLES_2

Tell him you will stay until the time hie requires you to stay due to the contract and tell him the small problem is you cant pay him and it will cost him more money to evict you as you will stay until the bitter end..
Sorry but it seems some guys just like to make life awkward When I first purchased my holiday let to get it up to scratch I rented it out 4 times on 6 month agreements 3 asked to leave early I never felt the need to take money off them for not staying the full 6 months . why make life awkward?? just down to being a greedy fukwit.

john_kent

She has had a months notice and I paid until 31st May. She had a £650 deposit which is in the deposit scheme. To be honest , even if she took it from this it wouldnt bother me as I am spending fortunes driving to see relatives in hospital , not eating properly and all the other stuff goign on. We just need to get out fo this flat as 2 adults and one teenager in a 1 bed is not working. The stress levels are unbelievebly high

BitterAndTwisted

Important thing like this should be put IN WRITING. If you had, you would have given her the required one month's notice if she had received it on or before the 30th of April.

I would write her a letter now, confirming your phone call on x date reminding her that you believe that you had given her the appropriate notice. If you don't have any proof of this phone call she will be entitled to deduct the one month's rent from your deposit.

terryw

FWIIW, a friend of mine let a dwelling and the tenant left early. A letter from the tenant confirming that the outstanding rent was to be deducted from the deposit was sufficient for the scheme to do this after the tenant had left. Probably worth a quick call to the scheme to find out the procedure.

bw

sooz

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Important thing like this should be put IN WRITING. If you had, you would have given her the required one month's notice if she had received it on or before the 30th of April.

I would write her a letter now, confirming your phone call on x date reminding her that you believe that you had given her the appropriate notice. If you don't have any proof of this phone call she will be entitled to deduct the one month's rent from your deposit.

He did put it in writing. Her call was confirming receipt of written notice, which she now denies.