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Renting - Landlord won't release me
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The landlord isn't going to put the house on the market until the end of my tenancy. I hadn't separately informed the landlord of my plans as I assumed the agent would pass the information on to the landlord because I asked them to. Clearly that was rather naive of me.
What that means then is that the agent can tell me they have told the landlord but in fact they haven't and I have no recourse.
How is this all fair?0 -
The landlord isn't going to put the house on the market until the end of my tenancy. I hadn't separately informed the landlord of my plans as I assumed the agent would pass the information on to the landlord because I asked them to. Clearly that was rather naive of me.
What that means then is that the agent can tell me they have told the landlord but in fact they haven't and I have no recourse.
How is this all fair?
I guess the answer is that if you wanted something done officially ie. negotiating the end of your contract, then you ought to have made it official ie. writing to the LL and the EA.
A lesson learned I guess?0 -
The landlord isn't going to put the house on the market until the end of my tenancy. I hadn't separately informed the landlord of my plans as I assumed the agent would pass the information on to the landlord because I asked them to. Clearly that was rather naive of me.
What that means then is that the agent can tell me they have told the landlord but in fact they haven't and I have no recourse.
How is this all fair?
So you already found another place but are signing for it before your tenancy is up? This is pretty typical when moving rental properties. I have found over the years that there is usually at least a 1 to 2 month overlap, sometimes longer.
Are there any decent housing association properties around where you are? The kind of new build mid market rent ones, where you pay a bit less than the going rate, but get a new property usually quite centrally located? They can be a lot more secure than renting from a private sector landlord, and tend to be quite stable in terms of rent increases.0 -
The agent only has to take 'instructions' from his client - the landlord.
Have you been informing the landlord properly of your plans:
writing (letters) to him at the address provided?
The agency is acting as the agent of the LL. IMO telling the agent something is exactly the same as saying it to the LL. If the agent hasn't passed on the message then the fault lies with them not the LL.0 -
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A 2 year AST with no break clause is unusual.
I would contact the landlord directly - write. He may not be getting the full story from your agents.
Probably the letting agents want to hold on to the management fees they are getting for as long as possible.0 -
Did the landlord say to you, in writing, that you could move out before the end of the contract if you found another place to live?Faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.0
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