Rent application fee issue

catoutthebag

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Both of you remember paying the fee. If it came to court, that would be enough.

Incidentally, you should not be paying any further fees: once your contract expires you automatically move on to a periodic tenancy unless there is a new contract, and that should be fine for you.

So we paid initially for 6 months and then after 6 months we moved to a 12month contract where we could cancel anytime with a months notice
So you say we should not pay another app fee??

Guest101

catoutthebag wrote: »

That's what we thought but you know what these pond scum are like with deposits

We have a bank statement of me transferring 50% app fee to partner & her withdrawing that amount to pay to the guy at agency

We've never paid rent late, had 2 perfect inspections, made the renewal app fee on time, etc

catoutthebag wrote: »

So we paid initially for 6 months and then after 6 months we moved to a 12month contract where we could cancel anytime with a months notice
So you say we should not pay another app fee??

So u have a contractual periodic tenancy. If u didn't pay any fees you'd have a statutory period tenancy where you can give notice on one month too.

I presume though the ll cannot give u notice?

catoutthebag

After the first 6 months we signed a '12 month with break' contract which I believe means we can cancel anytime in the 12mth with a months notice & LL must give 3monthd

So

- if we renew, would be paying another app fee

- should we have paid an app fee after the first 6 months at the start of the new 12 month contract or should we be having a refund


As to the OP. if they've lost the first fee that's their issue & we've sent a strongly worded letter to them

Guest101

Ah slightly different. You have an ast with break clause. In which case yes fees are probably accurate.

After 12 months is up u can go on statutory periodic, it's free, it happen automatically. Basically u can give 1 month notice, ll two. Basically the same as now

Edit just to add ll cannot serve notice in first 6 months of your current contract, regardless of break clause

catoutthebag

Thanks we will ask for that stat periodic

Didn't know about it

Could we have done stat periodic after the 6months?!

We just wanted a rolling contract. Do we have grounds to get this second fee at the start of the 12mths back for misleading ?

They have cheekily asked for another £100+ app fee

Is that legal?!

We won't be paying a penny more

G_M

Ignore the original application fee. The LL was clearly satisfied that all fees/deposit/rent was paid or he would not
a) have given you the keys or
b) renewed the contract 6 months later

Alos forget the 2nd fee that you paid - too late now to re-negotiate it!

As for what you do now, you can sign a new tenancy agreement and pay whatever fee they request or you negotiate (yes, you can bargain them down), or you can save the fee and move to a SPT. See

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?)