Rent Rise 42 Percent>>> Please Help

kaka72

Thank you so much for all your time and advice, will certainly pass it all on.

sooz

kaka72 wrote: »

They don't particulary want to live were they are as it is tiny and the area is not good, the floor plan to their whole house is smaller than one room most houses and by far smaller than any flat I have ever been in.

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I don't really understand this.

They don't like the house they live in, or the area.

And now the rent is too much for them. And the house was already to small.

Why don't they move?????

kaka72

sooz wrote: »

I don't really understand this.

They don't like the house they live in, or the area.

And now the rent is too much for them. And the house was already to small.

Why don't they move?????

They like the house because they could afford it and it is clean and tidy. The area is not ideal but thats ok and they would also love a mansion or even just a family home but that is not on the cards either.

sm9ai

Have a look on rightmove for similar properties to get a guide price to see if £425 is reasonable.

thesaint

Because they know that they are paying £125 less than everyone else in the area?

Why don't they move????

sm9ai

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote: »

Rents traditionally rise with the value of the property. And we all know what has happened to the value of property...

I think there will be a lot of LLs trying to increase rates and I wonder if the only course of action people will have is to move if they dont like it. But inflation acts on all aspects of our life so we should expect things to get more expensive in time and plan accordingly.

Traditionally maybe, but recently they haven't. Rents have risen below rpi inflation(and have been nowhere near hpi) for the last 10 years.

Landlords cannot increase rents for most people as there is so much choice out there, mainly due to b2l.

snowmaid

I can't understand why certain people are 'attacking' the OP who is only asking for advice?

The people renting probably stayed there because the rent is low, BECAUSE that is all they can afford. They are obviously not staying in a palace, are probably already eating 'beans and toast' and are skint, hence the OP asking for ADVICE.

To immediately assume that these people are wasteful or haven't already cut down where they can is harsh and uncalled for.

Perhaps some would prefer to have these people out on the streets begging for food or digging in bins to be 'deserving' of constructive, helpful advice.

snowmaid

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

The LL's options/powers for raising rent is set out in the Housing Act. This states whether and when the rent can be increased and the process the LL has to apply. Note that the situations in which the terms of the HA apply are specified - so your friend may not be covered by them.

The LL has to serve notice in a prescribed form at the beginning of a new tenancy period. If he is covered by the HA then, yes, your friend can refer the increase for determination by the Rent Assessment Committee. Full details of making a complaint here. Useful to read even if they don't go to the RAC - note that the RAC will determine the "open market rent" for the property and that could be less or more than what the LL is demanding.

Careful here .... if £300 was less than open market at the time the property was first let, the LL may simply be looking to bring the rent up to market value. The rate of the increase doesn't matter - it's the rent that is being asked.

Any decent LL would surely only look to demand the open market rate as they would know that anything more would fail, if the tenant took him to the RAC.

The local office of the Residential Property Tribunal Service may be able to help, by telephone. Otherwise, CAB or Shelter should be the first port of call.

HTH

If only more people were as helpful as you who offered the type of advice the OP is looking for! Thank goodness for intelligent, helpful people like you!! :T

Doozergirl

Have they checked the tenancy agreement? Mine says that the landlord can't increase the rent by more than 8% in any year.

kaka72

snowmaid wrote: »

I can't understand why certain people are 'attacking' the OP who is only asking for advice?

The people renting probably stayed there because the rent is low, BECAUSE that is all they can afford. They are obviously not staying in a palace, are probably already eating 'beans and toast' and are skint, hence the OP asking for ADVICE.

To immediately assume that these people are wasteful or haven't already cut down where they can is harsh and uncalled for.

Perhaps some would prefer to have these people out on the streets begging for food or digging in bins to be 'deserving' of constructive, helpful advice.

WELL SAID......... THANK YOU