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Countrywide trying to overule Landlord!!!!!
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They can and probably will refuse to hand over the keys for any spurious reason they can think of. But they really aren't that important. Most sensible landlords or home-owners would change the BARREL of the front-door lock as a matter of course.
What's more important is that you formally give them notice that you're sacking them IN WRITING, paying especial attention to the terms in the contract.0 -
No money is outstanding and we have signed nothing since Local Agent sold to them 3 years ago.0
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No money is outstanding and we have signed nothing since Local Agent sold to them 3 years ago.
Did the local agent sell his company to Countrywide?
If so you may still have a binding contract with the company, now owned by Countrywide
If it was a sale of assets rather than a sale of the company you may still have an implied contract with them since you have been using and paying for their services for three years0 -
If they refuse to give the key I would, in addition to sacking them, raise the issue all the way up to ARLA and I would go after them for the cost of having the lock changed by a locksmith.
If the original agent was taken over and the new agent did not propose new terms, the original terms still stand.0
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