Continuing saga of my spiteful landlord

ognum

My final offer before locking up and leaving would be mediation. There must be a voluntary mediation charity near you.

I would offer it as a final olive branch.

Then I would go, I don't believe he has a great chance of getting a judgement against you.

You need to move on, redirect your mail, clean the house and go. You of course won't get your deposit back but then you won't be paying rent to him either.

Save what you can while you wait for the consequences, you will not be worse off than if you pay the rent.

JUST GO!!!!!!

sussexchick

ognum wrote: »

My final offer before locking up and leaving would be mediation. There must be a voluntary mediation charity near you.

I would offer it as a final olive branch.

Then I would go, I don't believe he has a great chance of getting a judgement against you.

You need to move on, redirect your mail, clean the house and go. You of course won't get your deposit back but then you won't be paying rent to him either.

Save what you can while you wait for the consequences, you will not be worse off than if you pay the rent.

JUST GO!!!!!!

This is an excellent idea - would it be worth getting the LA to do this on our behalf do you think ?

The mail divert is already set-up, the house is half cleaned, all utilities have been notified and the contents insurance is set in place for the move.

Its the council tax that's causing major problems as they are insisting that this is paid for the remainder of the tenancy

ognum

My final email to him

Dear X

I have for the past few weeks tried many times to come to an arrangement with you regarding the tenancy of ..... As you are aware I have been given a choice of redundancy or redeployment. In the current economic climate I simply cannot refuse redeployment.

I have offered to pay until you find a tenant, I have offered x months rent in order that I give you a fair and reasonable settlement for my leaving the tenancy early.

It is simply impossible for me to work and live in your property, if I do not work I cannot pay the rent! I would like to offer you the opportunity to go to mediation in order for us to find an mutually agreeable settlement.

I am afraid if this is not possible I will be ceasing payment of rent and quiting the property on ........... I am sorry this has been the only avenue that you have given me. I will return the keys to you on this day, if you are not available I will post them back through the letterbox as I leave.

I look forward to hearing from you

ognum

Phone the council and tell the, you are no longer the tenant!

SternMusik

sussexchick wrote: »

The mail divert is already set-up, the house is half cleaned, all utilities have been notified and the contents insurance is set in place for the move.

Its the council tax that's causing major problems as they are insisting that this is paid for the remainder of the tenancy

Don't forget to take pictures when you leave! With a newspaper in it or something, to prove the date.

Re council tax: Could you claim a discount for an empty property? I believe some councils have this still in place.

I had an overlap with my former rental property a year ago when I bought my house. The council gave me a discount on one of the properties (but it was only for a couple of weeks or so).

sussexchick

ognum wrote: »

My final email to him

Dear X

I have for the past few weeks tried many times to come to an arrangement with you regarding the tenancy of ..... As you are aware I have been given a choice of redundancy or redeployment. In the current economic climate I simply cannot refuse redeployment.

I have offered to pay until you find a tenant, I have offered x months rent in order that I give you a fair and reasonable settlement for my leaving the tenancy early.

It is simply impossible for me to work and live in your property, if I do not work I cannot pay the rent! I would like to offer you the opportunity to go to mediation in order for us to find an mutually agreeable settlement.

I am afraid if this is not possible I will be ceasing payment of rent and quiting the property on ........... I am sorry this has been the only avenue that you have given me. I will return the keys to you on this day, if you are not available I will post them back through the letterbox as I leave.

I look forward to hearing from you

Might also add some other wording suggestions by other posters. Many thanks for your advice and input - much appreciated x

Soubrette

Something along the lines of.

While I appreciate your difficulties with not wanting an empty tenancy I do hope you can appreciate my own difficulties. I am not able to turn down a job offer in this current economic climate. Unfortunately I am not able to maintain two households until October due to time and financial constraints. I am still willing to offer 3 months rent in return for you allowing me to break our contract early or I am willing to go into mediation if you feel this will help. If neither option is agreeable to you then I'm afraid that we will have to go down the inconvenience of the legal route and allow a judge to decide how much, if anything, I would owe you and at what rate it would be fair for me to pay you back. Obviously I would want any proceedings to be heard at a location convenient to where I live currently and it would mean that I would be giving notice to you that your house will be lying empty from the date of my last rental payment on xx/xx/xxxx."

Personally though I'd not respond and I'd pay for a solicitors letter saying much the same as above - pay for it to go by signed for next day (recorded isn't guaranteed).

SternMusik

sussexchick wrote: »

Might also add some other wording suggestions by other posters. Many thanks for your advice and input - much appreciated x

Is a lettings agency involved in the management of the property? If so you could offer to arrange a proper checkout with them (paid for by yourself), and hand back the keys to the agent.

ognum

Should have said write to council and keep copy.

of course make the email/letter (always send hard copy) your own. hope it works!

sussexchick

Do you think it would also be wrong and childish of me to pee on the carpet before I leave !

(sorry but I'm trying to cheer myself up)