When can they throw me out?

rosysparkle

wernroe wrote:

I am behind with rent for november and december. I am expecting to be behind with rent for this month too - that makes it the 3rd month, so by the 2/3rd of february I'll be 3 months behind.

Rent is due in advance.

If rent is due on the third of the month and you have not paid November or December rent, then on 3rd January you became three months in arrears, and on 3rd February you will be four months in arrears if you make no payments in the interim.

Since you withheld material facts about the tenancy and the existence of a dispute, which may have impacted on the advice that I gave you earlier, I am not prepared to stand by that advice.

What repairs are/were outstanding?

What action have you taken to ensure your landlord carried out repairs?

What has your local council said with regard to outstanding repairs?

Why have you paid for repairs totalling three months rent, and what were they?

going2die_rich

Voyager2002 wrote:

At one stage of my life I lived in a defective property, and witheld rent because necessary repairs were not made. I took care to deposit all the unpaid rent in a special account, so that I would be able to pay the full amount as soon as the work was done. Of course, I made sure that the landlord was aware of this.

And no, I was not highly-paid at the time. I was unemployed, and for complicated reasons not entitled to JSA, nor to Housing Benefit. Towards the end I was living on an interest-free credit card, yet I made sure that I did not touch the rent money.

(Just for the record, the landlord chose to sell the house rather than to repair it; I got a job in another town and ended up paying about half of the rent arrears, which the landlord accepted as full and final settlement.)

I don't think the OP is of such good character as yourself since he wouldn't be able to pay everything he owes if it was fixed today.

arkie

sorry , i cant help but agree with clutton (post 19)
you have had enough time to come to an agreement with your landlord, even making him a payment of £10 would look better than not paying at all,
asssuming your on own PC, sell the PC, lose the internet, cancel sky, sell your TV,get another job, do something about it ,I personally think you have had enough time and your landlord is being very compassionate, you have also had time to look up your legal rights, you could have been working more
im sorry pay your way, you are asking us how to steal from a somebody..... what next how to steal from barclays ?

wernroe

Thanks guys, I hope you all end up in situations as bad as mine without getting any assistance.

rosysparkle

wernroe wrote:

Thanks guys, I hope you all end up in situations as bad as mine without getting any assistance.

Charming. You've had lots of assistance, and as far as I can ascertain* you've had your question answered correctly. No good spitting your dummy out because you didn't get the cosseting you wanted.

*Assuming what you posted was accurate, but since it appears you are in more arrears than you understand, who knows? People can only give advice based on what you post.

iolanthe07

I am in accommodation tied to my job. Back in 1988 I tried to provide for my retirement by buying a house and renting it out. The tenant suddenly decided he wasn't going to bother to pay the rent, the mortgage rate was then 13%, and I had to sell it to avoid bankruptcy. My solicitor said it wasn't worth trying to persue the tenant for the arrears, just be grateful he left without trashing the place. I now have nowhere to live when I retire, as well as missing out on the housing boom since 1988.

Tenants who don't pay assume all landlords are rich and can bear the loss. This is not necessarily so. If you had paid your rent the landlord might have had the funds to repair the house.

clutton_2

i personally am now bored with this thread and its constantly changing tales.

Whether we agree or not with OP, there is no need WHATSOEVER for anyone to threaten leg-breaking etc.

MonkeySaving?

wernroe wrote:

And I'd have broken your legs the moment you approached me

LOL, keyboards at dawn!

kittiwoz

wernroe wrote:

I know I'm not entitled to withold rent for that reason but it was the only way I could get my landlord to take notice. I certainly did have the money to pay but that was dipped in to to spent on other repairs which he has failed to oversee. Again I know it's not right to hold back rent for those reasons but under the circumstances I felt I had no option.

If this is the case then you can send the landlord copies of the bills for these repairs and provided you had given him reasonable opportunity to do the work himself he will have to reimburse you/ offset them against the rent. Then you can use what is left in the pot after your having dipped into it to pay the remaining arears.

Alan_M_2

clutton wrote:

i personally am now bored with this thread and its constantly changing tales.

Whether we agree or not with OP, there is no need WHATSOEVER for anyone to threaten leg-breaking etc.

Indeed, I inferred, in a polite way, that the guy is a jerk....seems He just confirmed my thoughts.

Bring on the bailiffs.