Landlord won't clear garden...

lovinituk

lstar337 wrote: »

In your post.

No I didn't. I did not say "It's 'renters fault' that they want somewhere to live?". I said its the renters fault for agreeing to pay ridiculous rents - the garden was an example of just this.

If a landlord charges too much then no-one will rent it. If people choose to pay it then the landlords will charge it. Its basic market forces - I don't control those! The fact is its the people that pay the silly rents cause higher rents for everyone else.

DoctorFoster

lstar337 wrote: »

Yep, because it is just that easy.

It's not that hard 1000s manage to buy their own homes and is often cheaper than renting.

27col

If I could afford to pay £600 just for the use of a garden then I think the money would be better spent paying my own mortgage. Not someone else's.

Lavendyr

supermassive wrote: »

I've got another 6 months before she can try to evict me. She has no grounds.

Context: I have never been a landlord. I have been a tenant for several years.

She does not need any grounds. She can issue you a Section 21 whenever she likes. If you don't move out at the end of your fixed term agreement, she can then go to court to obtain an eviction notice.

You can by all means try and take her to court or send her letters before action, but sadly the most likely result is that you will not be able to get her to do it. And if you do get her to do it, she'll just give you a Section 21 notice then re-let the place to someone else - probably for more money.

I totally get that you feel you have been screwed over. We have had some awful experiences as tenants too - from furniture that "came with the rental" magically disappearing between viewing and move-in, to random "friends of landlord" parking in our drive, to notices of repossession and having to find another place to avoid being kicked out by the landlord's lender.

Unfortunately there is very little security of tenure under UK tenancy law and it's all a bit pants really. You have to pick your battles carefully. If the garden matters so much to you that you are willing to risk having to find somewhere else to live in six months, by all means push for it. If you value security of tenure more highly, then you may want to think a little bit more about how you want to deal with this.

PheoUK

Lavendyr wrote: »

Context: I have never been a landlord. I have been a tenant for several years.

She does not need any grounds. She can issue you a Section 21 whenever she likes. If you don't move out at the end of your fixed term agreement, she can then go to court to obtain an eviction notice.

You can by all means try and take her to court or send her letters before action, but sadly the most likely result is that you will not be able to get her to do it. And if you do get her to do it, she'll just give you a Section 21 notice then re-let the place to someone else - probably for more money.

I totally get that you feel you have been screwed over. We have had some awful experiences as tenants too - from furniture that "came with the rental" magically disappearing between viewing and move-in, to random "friends of landlord" parking in our drive, to notices of repossession and having to find another place to avoid being kicked out by the landlord's lender.

Unfortunately there is very little security of tenure under UK tenancy law and it's all a bit pants really. You have to pick your battles carefully. If the garden matters so much to you that you are willing to risk having to find somewhere else to live in six months, by all means push for it. If you value security of tenure more highly, then you may want to think a little bit more about how you want to deal with this.

Unless the OP is still in fixed term?

Lavendyr

No, read my post, particularly the second paragraph. My reading of OP's posts is that s/he is in a fixed term tenancy for six months. The landlord can issue a Section 21 now for the tenant to move out at the end of the fixed term.

sniggings

plenty gardened properties in Grimsby for less than £250 a week, why not just move.

£250a week for Grimsby seems excessive.

supermassive

sniggings wrote: »

plenty gardened properties in Grimsby for less than £250 a week, why not just move.

£250a week for Grimsby seems excessive.

I'd like to not be stabbed, murdered, burgled, abused, have my car burned out, windows smashed, dog stolen, windows egged, neighbours paid for very loud intercourse and white powder snorting, neighbours who batter their wives and kids..

I could go on. Renting in Grimsby isn't much different to renting in Syria right now.

Lavendyr wrote: »

No, read my post, particularly the second paragraph. My reading of OP's posts is that s/he is in a fixed term tenancy for six months. The landlord can issue a Section 21 now for the tenant to move out at the end of the fixed term.

My contract is 12 months, I'm 6 months into it.

Lavendyr

Not sure what difference it makes supermassive, either way you have six months tenure left. Your landlord can serve you an S21 to leave at the end of the tenancy at any time as long as they give 2 months notice.