Agent not aloowing me landlords details

mr.blobby_2

I was not long ago having problems with my agent who i rent a house from.
After a week or two of very dysfunctional communication, I told her in an E mail that I was writing for the name and address of the landlord as I was told that they are legally obliged to give me this info if requested and should do so within 21 days..
The 21 days is not up, but lets assume it is, as
I do not think the agent has any intention of giving me this information and I was wondering what I can do as it doesnt seem fair that Im expected to adhere to my end of an agreement if the agent is not adhering to their legal obligations...
I dont really want tit for tat mails back and forth between me and the agent as it will just leave me feeling drained and worried in the house that I live in..

thesaint

Personally, I think that it is a dead end pursuing that route.

You might be better off detailing your problem, and seeing if we can help you with the actual issue you are having.

mr.blobby_2

The actual issue is..
I rent a house but I want another person to share with to help with costs as its over £1000 a month for me alone. Before I moved in, the agent told me this would be ok as I was originally not moving in on my own ( which the agent knew) but the contract states otherwise..
I will ask the agent if this will be ok, however if the agent says "no" I will be very annoyed, as what I have been told and what the contract states differ.
I will try to ask and be as nice as possible but if am told "no" will likely do it anyway. I will not mind being given notice or evicted as staying alone is never what I intended and will be difficult to afford

theartfullodger

Who is the landlord named on the tenancy agreement?? Someone other than agent??

Spend £3 with landregistry & see what name & address come up against the property...
https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry
(You are correct agent must tell you within 21 days but enforcing that is hard..)

anselld

You should probably have written (a letter) rather than email requesting the Landlords details as per Section 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.

Failure to provide is an offence in itself.

The agent must be a member of a redress scheme. You could ask which one and complain to them. Failure to be a member of a redress scheme is also and offence.

The enforcement authority for both of the above is the local authority and the likelihood of any action varies greatly.

mr.blobby_2

i did spend the £3 and have found the name and address of the owner i believe.
I think i will send an e mail to the agent asking if finding someone to share is ok?
Its if they say "no" that I will have a problem.
I just dont see why I should do what Im supposed to if the agent isnt doing what theyre supposed to either...
but i want things to go well and i dont want to annoy anybody so....
i was thinking the first step is to just ask the agent..
its possible they say yes and theres no more issue..
if they say no, ill be back here to get advice from you guys!

agrinnall

mr.blobby wrote: »

I will try to ask and be as nice as possible but if am told "no" will likely do it anyway. I will not mind being given notice or evicted as staying alone is never what I intended and will be difficult to afford

If they do say no then there's a fair chance that you will be stuck with paying the full rent yourself. The LL cannot evict you until the fixed term has expired (or a break point reached if one is specified in the TA) unless you do something like refuse to pay rent at all for two months. And if you keep paying he will have no incentive to evict you, so your only realistic hope would be negotiation to leave before the end of your tenancy, although that's likely to have a cost to you attached to it.

Hopefully they will be amenable to accepting a second tenant, although of course the new tenant will need to go through whatever checks the LL/LA undertakes.

pmlindyloo

http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/content/landlords-address

As per link the landlord only has legally to provide an address for the serving of notices and this can be care of the letting agent.

G_M

pmlindyloo wrote: »

http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/content/landlords-address

As per link the landlord only has legally to provide an address for the serving of notices and this can be care of the letting agent.

You are referring to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

The Op is referring to the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 which says the LL's actual address must be provided. However to achieve this the tenant should write a letter.

in fact it is advisable to use a letter for all these communications rather than email. (eg the request for 2nd occupant).

Blobby - Why not write a letter to the LL now you have his name address from the Land Registry asking for the permission you seek?

Note also (if agent refuses to respond to your 1985 Act request:

Since 1st October 2014, letting agents in England have to sign up to one of 3 schemes:

* The Property Ombudsman
* Ombudsman Services Property
* Property Redress Scheme

Russe11

Sounds like the agent wants to protect their means of fee extraction.

slopemaster

agrinnall wrote: »

I.......of course the new tenant will need to go through whatever checks the LL/LA undertakes.

Not if the OP takes them as a lodger.