Overpaid rent

laeli

Hi all,

I just realised I overpaid my rent by £42 a month since March... Don't ask me how didn't I realise this before but I just noticed it when I saw my latest bank statement!

Am I in my rights to ask the landlord to pay less for the month of December? Or has he got any rights on the money I already paid?

Thanks,
E

G_M

He has no right to the money.

Send him a letter, with a breakdown of
* what you owed each month
* what you paid each month
* the in-credit balance each month

This will show how much in credit you are at present, and therefore what you need to pay in December, if anything, or what he needs to return to you.

Do it IN WRITING (letter, not text!), and request an acknowledgement from him

Enclose a copy of your tenancy agreement showing the agreed monthly rent.

FireWyrm

You can ask for a refund of the overpaid rent.

Do it in writing and make sure you have proof of posting. Give them 7 working days and then get in touch and ask where it is if they havnt already got a cheque over to you.

laeli

Great, thank you very much, that's exactly what I was hoping to hear

theartfullodger

laeli wrote: »

....Or has he got any rights on the money I already paid?

Thanks,
E

I think the only rights he has relevant are that he (weird I know...) does not have to tell tenant they have overpaid.. unless T asks...

tbs624

Blimey - 8 (or 9?) lots of 42 quid. Is there anything else you've been accidentally overpaying?

I agree with the others - obviously you contact the LL in writing, with copy kept for your own records. Simply ay that you will be adjusting your December rent figure to take into account the monthly overpayments totalling £xxx that you have erroneously made from March - Oct/Nov.

You don't need to send a copy of your tenancy agreement - your LL has his own copy already.

As you obviously didn't miss the money, you can always view the effective reclaiming of it as an unorthodox sort of Xmas savings scheme I suppose.