dodgy landlord

BitterAndTwisted

Do not think for one moment that your nice guy landlord is going to stand for you not clearing every single penny of your rent and the loan before you vacate the property. If you choose to vacate. You could avoid all of this unpleasantness if you pay up, which is what he has asked you to do. That is perfectly reasonable whether you are a tenant or a lodger. If you are in no danger from him physically and he has shown no sign of being a ruthless batardo why are you contemplating trying to find weasel-ways to drop him in the mire? What has he done to deserve that apart from lending you money at a,lower interest-rate than you could get elsewhere? There might be only one bad guy in this scenario and it's sounding less and less like it's the landlord to me.

tbs624

para_seb wrote: »

I am going to pay the arears, im not trying to get out of it.

That's a good thing.

para_seb wrote: »

Yes there was a written 12 month tenancy agreement when we moved in (it has the addresss on it)

An address for Notices to be served at , not the rental property address?


What does that original tenancy agreement say about late charges for unpaid rent? (All of its terms will apply to your statutory periodic tenancy now running from month to month - assuming rent due monthly- except that you have to give one months notice, LL has to give you 2.)

para_seb wrote: »

I am looking for somewhere else to live. Im not trying to get out of paying anything, he loaned me the money so I will pay him back and continue to do so if/when I move out.

Read the sticky at the top of the board on what to look out for when renting. Save yourself more rental pain.

para_seb wrote: »

So, having 6 properties he rents out you would think he knows all the laws and legislations.

Unfortunately, having several properties and/or being a LL for a long time does not in itself mean that a LL will be fully au fait with the law and/or choose to comply with it.

Tenancy deposit registration?

Do you have an audible carbon monoxide detector?

para_seb

yes we have an address for notice to be served at.

yes there is late fees outlined in the orginal agreement

B&T

He has been good to us. It is just supprising to me to find out all this about him and I wanted to make sure I was right, at the end of the day I dont want to be paying a criminal (edit) any longer than I have to

DVardysShadow

para_seb wrote: »

... He has been good to us. It is just supprising to me to find out all this about him and I wanted to make sure I was right, at the end of the day I dont want to be paying a criminal

Get off your high horse before you fall off. If he has been good to you, then presumably you are benefiting from the proceeds of crimes such as failing to provide an Energy Performance Certificate. What kind of a person does that make you?

rentergirl

Get advice - proper legal advice, either from Shelter, CAB, or your council's Tenancy Relation Officer. You sound either very young, or unused to dealing with people. You have to be more wise in future, and learn from this. He sounds dodgy. Look for another place. And don't borrow money from people in positions of power.

para_seb

ok, im now leaving.

I came on here looking for advice and pease of mind, not to be judged.

get down from your own virtual high horse and stop judging people behind the annominity of the internet.

as for "benifiting" how so?

on a final note,

the guy wants to rent his house out. he should do so within the laws and legislation set down in regards to insurance, mortgate regulations, gas safty regulations, energy certificate.

and hell, if he isnt doing any of that i doubt he is even declaring any profits as an icome so im sure inland revenue would want to know as well!

BitterAndTwisted

That high horse it too elevated for you and it's affecting your judgement. And your spelling. You are getting a roof over your head. One which you are currently not paying for. And your landlord has lent you money which you have not yet repaid. One wonders whether this loan was made before or after the rent arrears accrued. I think you're being a dog-in-the-manger. Or a snake in the grass. Not quite sure of the right simile but I'll think of one. If I care

Pay your debts and find another property. One which is legal and suits you better. Good luck

DVardysShadow

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

... Pay your debts and find another property. One which is legal and suits you better. Good luck

Agree. And don't go with any landlord who does not offer an Energy Performance Certificate. This is your assurance that your Landlord is not a Criminal.

BitterAndTwisted

I have a deep-seated wish that the OP has disclosed enough information so that should their landlord come across this thread they will be readily identified. Imagine treating someone, who on the face of it has been decent and kind, to such a dreadful and ungrateful attempted plan. All the poor landlord has done is ask to be paid. I daresay the home he resides in is in his wife's name for tax reasons so he's keeping that room on in case he gets his bum kicked out one day. Stranger things have happened at sea

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

para_seb wrote: »

So to sum it all up...

You borrowed money from your landlord, can't pay it back, got a month into arrears, can't pay the rent on time, and now want to try and weasel out of your obligations.

Grow up.