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Overpaid Rent for ages!!!!
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Personally, I think I'd be okay with the £30 extra per month for a landlord who is willing to let you install the things that your daughter needs.0
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Even if it is paid entirely (4 weeks in arrears), isnt he still getting 13 payments a year from HB and 12 from me? Irrespective of when and how the payments come, when you look on an annual basis, it still works out that he is having more rent from me than he needs to ( i know that sounds arrogant - apologies). On an annual basis I should only pay £1094, whether that is weekly, monthly, pcm, in arrears or advance, surely?
I agree with your calculations, but until the extra payments bring you to a situation where the rent is being paid in advance not arrears, you will always be in arrears.
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Good point about the periods covered: rent is (usually) payable in advance. HB is paid 4 weekly in arrears.
So a meaningful rent statement needs to show not just how much was paid, and on what date, but also covering what dates
so a HB ayment will go towards the previous 4 weeks rent, whilst your own payments (probably) covered the following calender month.
To really understand what's gone on you need to go right back to the 1st payment(s).
Rent is due when the tenancy agreement states it is. Likewise for the period it covers.
The fact that HB is paid in arrears is not relevant for the tenancy or a rent statement.
In any case, things should balance out over a year if the amounts are correct.0 -
`Perhaps you could change the HB payments to you for the future and just pay him your whole rent by standing order every month?
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Ask your LL for a rent statement and compare what you've topped up plus what he's paid by LHA.., and what should be paid.
This should help clarify what over payment has been made, if any.
I'm afraid if LHA is paid two or four weekly in arrears (so you are constantly behind) this might not be as high as you are hoping. But it might be something.0 -
Just so you know. The landlord isn't obliged to give you a rent statement anymore than he can demand one from you.
You have just as much(probably more) information regarding your rent, so you can prepare one for him.Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.0
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