Being harassed by letting agent

anselld

sockpuppet wrote: »

Thanks everyone
Anselld, he doesnt have any ref numbers as we were never given the PI first time either...
It was never agreed to be repaid to him, it was always mine...I paid the deposit, he paid the first months rent when we moved in

If it is in DPS then it will be registered in the name of the lead tenant and the lead tenant will have been sent the ID and Repayment ID by the DPS. This has nothing to do with the PIs.

If your Ex has lost the IDs he can get DPS to resend.

The bank account to which repayment is made is entered during the return process which you can obviously control if you have the IDs.

If the deposit never went into DPS or if the ex won't co-operate then those are different problems.

Pixie5740

I think you should phone Shelter for some advice.

The Section 21 does not end the tenancy. The tenancy can only be ended by you (the tenant) or a court. The Section 21 is just notice that the LL wants to start the process of gaining possession of the property.

The fact that the landlord or letting agent (whichever twit has done it) has got another tenant to sign a tenancy agreement is neither here nor there as far as you are concerned.

Whether or not thing thing that the landlord "made" you sign saying you will leave 28th August is valid or not I do not know which is why you should phone Shelter to clarify. The deposit is your money, it has always been your money and it is not for the landlord to try and ransom it.

Write (letter) reminding both the landlord and letting agent that 24 hours written notice is required before entering your home. Keep a record of every time either the landlord or an agent acting on his behalf just let themselves into your home.

I wouldn't get too hung up on the deposit now. You can check all 3 schemes (without using an ID) to find out if your deposit is protected. If it is then you follow the due process to get it back at the end of your tenancy. If it is not protected then you send a polite letter to your landlord reminding him that it should have been protected and that you could sue for up to 3 times the deposit as compensation but if he returns your full deposit within 10 working days you'll say no more about it.