Change of owners

ValHaller

anselld wrote: »

... all your username. Please don't do it; it is very confusing.

Plus you may get perfectly good answers on one thread and someone might go and give the same answer on another thread - then end up feeling that their time has been right royally wasted when they see that they have only duplicated something on another thread.

These forums may seem like a fountain which never dries up ... but cross posting is a real annoyance.

Kazzaroo

ValHaller wrote: »

Plus you may get perfectly good answers on one thread and someone might go and give the same answer on another thread - then end up feeling that their time has been right royally wasted when they see that they have only duplicated something on another thread.

These forums may seem like a fountain which never dries up ... but cross posting is a real annoyance.

i apologise,i asked my partner to keep an eye on the other posts but he must have copied and pasted the same message,once again i apologise

G_M

Kazzaroo wrote: »

Thanks will do that,what do we do in the mean time if a cheque arrives for less than the deposit amount ?, send it back with a similar letter as above ?

Dear Mr landlord,

Thank you for your cheque for £X which arrived today.

As you know, I paid a deposit of £Y, and you are therefore still holding a deposit of £Z (Y-X).

Kindly confirm which deposit scheme this is being held in, in accordance with the Housing Act 2004

Yours sincerely

A Tenant

Kynthia

Kazzaroo wrote: »

Does the tenancy stay the exact same even though all the contact details have changed or do we sign a new tenancy agreement ? if we do sign another one can we enforce that certain terms are carried over (right to decorate etc) ?

thanks for your help so far

Don't sign another agreement if you're happy with your existing one. You just need official confirmation in writing of who your new landlord is, how to pay them and a UK address for the serving of notices (as far as I know anyway).

Kazzaroo

Kynthia wrote: »

Don't sign another agreement if you're happy with your existing one. You just need official confirmation in writing of who your new landlord is, how to pay them and a UK address for the serving of notices (as far as I know anyway).

i recieved a letter from solicitors telling me ownership had changed etc,that had an address on for sending rent payments to,i am corresponding with new LL via email at the moment and awaiting bank details from them for paying rent,until then i plan on keeping any rent payments in a separate account ? is this acceptable ?

Kazzaroo

G_M wrote: »

Dear Mr landlord,

Thank you for your cheque for £X which arrived today.

As you know, I paid a deposit of £Y, and you are therefore still holding a deposit of £Z (Y-X).

Kindly confirm which deposit scheme this is being held in, in accordance with the Housing Act 2004

Yours sincerely

A Tenant

Thanks,

I already know where the deposit is being held and spoke to them but they claim i cannot start a dispute until LA informs them the tenancy has ended,but i am unsure if it is ending or if it continues until existing TA runs out.

G_M

Kazzaroo wrote: »

Thanks,

I already know where the deposit is being held and spoke to them but they claim i cannot start a dispute until LA informs them the tenancy has ended,but i am unsure if it is ending or if it continues until existing TA runs out.

A tenancy ends when either

a) both LL & tenant agree mutually to end it
b) a LL obtains a court order to end it
c) a tenant gives notice and vacates

anselld

G_M wrote: »

A tenancy ends when either

a) both LL & tenant agree mutually to end it
b) a LL obtains a court order to end it
c) a tenant gives notice and vacates

ie the tenancy continues with the new LL.

So the LA is correct to say you cannot raise a dispute, however by the same logic they cannot make a deduction; they must pass the deposit across to the new LL.

Getting that to happen is the problem of the new LL.

Kazzaroo

anselld wrote: »

ie the tenancy continues with the new LL.

So the LA is correct to say you cannot raise a dispute, however by the same logic they cannot make a deduction; they must pass the deposit across to the new LL.

Getting that to happen is the problem of the new LL.

It was the deposit scheme that said i cannot raise a dispute,LA says that because the money is legally mine they cannot authorise the transfer and so they have to return it to me to then pay new LL.

Kazzaroo

G_M wrote: »

A tenancy ends when either

a) both LL & tenant agree mutually to end it
b) a LL obtains a court order to end it
c) a tenant gives notice and vacates

so the tenancy continues and just contact details change ?