Noisy neighbours - rented property

amcluesent

Stop paying rent where you are now, start looking for a new place. The LL will take months to evict you following due process, esp. if you play-up the kiddie is unwell.

JonnyBravo

amcluesent wrote: »

Stop paying rent where you are now, start looking for a new place. The LL will take months to evict you following due process, esp. if you play-up the kiddie is unwell.

Terrible advice.
What about a ruined credit history and no chance of passing future credit checks?

Horace

What does your tenancy agreement say? It should have your landlord's address on it and that way you can write to him to complain about the noise etc.

Contact the EHO again, say that the noise is intolerable and is damaging your health. Keep a diary of the times when the noise occurs etc (they will send diary sheets and will also notify the rabble rousing tenants that a complaint has been received about their noise - the EHO won't reveal your details). If it is continually noisy into the wee small hours then ring the police.

marliepanda

creeping_jesus wrote: »

For all its worth I'd rather pay £2100 for the 4 months not to live there, I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown at this rate. It's actually unbelievable that a few people can make that amount of noise. I might give the letting agents a ring in the morning and see what they say about the contract.
Thanks Hump for that advice, I'd never thought about that.

if you would be happy to continue paying the rent, you should be able to come to some agreement wherein you pay the rent until a new tenant is found (and perhaps some advertising fees)

The landlord cannot charge two people to live there at the same time so hopefully a new tenant will be found and you will be out of your obligation before you pay 4 more months of rent.

Werdnal

amcluesent wrote: »

Stop paying rent where you are now, start looking for a new place. The LL will take months to evict you following due process, esp. if you play-up the kiddie is unwell.

What total and utter C r @ p!

Quickest way to get a CCJ and never be able to rent (or get a mortgage, loan or credit card) again.



OP there are way to do this, but the above advice is definately not the right way. It may take LL months to evict you, but you will come out of it with a damaged credit reference and no chance of a reference for renting anywhere else.

I would write to the LL, c/o the letting agent if you have no other address. Tell them how intolerable your living conditions are, and that you have contact the EHO (contact them again and persist until they take notice) regarding the noise issues. Tell them it is having a detrimental affect on your and your child's health, and you wish to terminate your contract. You would therefore like the LL to contact you as soon as possible to discuss a mutually acceptable surrender of the tenancy.

You must address this to the LL, not the Agent, as they will just come back and say you cannot leave, as they want their pound of flesh in commission for the remainder of your tenancy. Indeed, under housing law, if you write to the agent requesting the LL's address, they have to provide it within 21 days, so if you think the agent may not pass on your letter, try this approach and write to LL direct.

However, bear in mind that the LL has no obligation to accept your surrender, but if you don't ask you don't get!