Claim for possession of property

LKO

I received a letter from my letting agent that landlord is increasing my rent by 100%. I tryed to negotiate to lower the increase down, they reduced it only by £20 per week. Between that I receive another letter from them. Saying-in order to remain in the property I will need to sign the letter. I refused to pay the increase, informed the office by email and paid the old amount. After two weeks time I received Claim form for possession of property (accelerated procedure), (assured shorthold tenancy) Weren't they supposed to send me 2 month notice first and then dealing with it through the court??
Please, could anyone give me an advise? Thank you

Guest101

Uhm, Yes?

Bit confused, so need some more info:

1: What does your tenancy say about rent increase?
2: Who was the claim form from? and when do they want the property?
3: If you aren't in arrears (which it seems you aren't) then yes they must serve a s.21 notice. Do you pay weekly or monthly?
4: Have you spoken to your landlord
5: are you still in fixed term of tenancy, or on the rolling tenancy?
6: should always send letters, unless your tenancy clearly state that an email is sufficient for serving notices?

G_M

Was the increase in rent correctly served, in advance, and in accordance with the relevant process?

Read:

Rent increases (how and when can rent be changed)


Was the claim for possession correctly served, in advance, and in accordance with the relevant process?

Read:

Ending/Renewing an AST (what happens when the Fixed Term ends?)(What is a Periodic Tenancy?)(How can a LL remove a tenant?)(How can a tenant end a tenancy?)