Landlord Served Section 21 in August. She now says I can't move out without notice

mrginge

For court fees of under £100 I wouldn't be so confident.

JamesJUK

It would end up messy for her. She can take this to court, but then she knows I'd be taking her to court. She knows I can't afford it at the moment too. It's a stalemate position.

Guest101

JamesJUK wrote: »

I'll take my chances. Not much else I can do. I am reluctant to comply with the landlords request when she hasn't complied with mine and has made our time living here very difficult.

Thanks for the replies. I'll update the thread in a few months if she decides to take it to court. Either way, life moves on. I have to make decisions that benefit my family and my own finances, even if they could be wrong.

She has 6 years to take you to court.

Gordon_Hose

JamesJUK wrote: »

Because prior to asking the question I wasn't aware what the law was on this issue.

Let us know how you get on.

Guest101

JamesJUK wrote: »

It would end up messy for her. She can take this to court, but then she knows I'd be taking her to court. She knows I can't afford it at the moment too. It's a stalemate position.

What for?


Non protection of deposit claims can cost hundreds or more (upto £1000 is likely), as it's not via the small claims channel.


A straight forward debt (which rent is) is very cheap...

JamesJUK

She has 6 years to take you to court.

As do I. And she knows this. She knows I have evidence, and she knows she was in the wrong. Hence why she a) replaced the boiler after facing potential legal action b) Environment health forced her to fix the blown electric box.

She was in the wrong on both of these, if she wasn't she wouldn't have replaced them. She's a very thick skinned, stubborn, lady. She sought her own legal advice and found out she was fk'ed basically. The length of time she left us without a properly working boiler is significant too. That's neglect, especially when the LL is the one in the wrong.

As I said, I'm confident.

JamesJUK

What for?


Non protection of deposit claims can cost hundreds or more (upto £1000 is likely), as it's not via the small claims channel.


A straight forward debt (which rent is) is very cheap.

She doesn't want to open that tin of worms. There's more to this than an unsecured deposit.

jayson043

Hi James, my advice given your housing situation is that you can move into your new place as soon as you have the keys. Given your situation and the difficulty of finding housing you need to look after no1. Not many people can afford increased housing costs to suit landlords selling intentions. Your landlord has given a notice to evict you, it shouldn't be a surprise that you may move on. Ask your landlord will they be willing to start finding new tenants, asap so you can leave earlier, discuss arrangement about returning deposit, and a reference. Explain the situation you need to find a new place to live. If they are being supportive then do the same, if they are not look after yourself.

Guest101

JamesJUK wrote: »

She doesn't want to open that tin of worms. There's more to this than an unsecured deposit.

Oh go on, I do love it when people drip feed information they think is important and it turns out to be totally irrelevant.

JamesJUK

Hi James, my advice given your housing situation is that you can move into your new place as soon as you have the keys. Given your situation and the difficulty of finding housing you need to look after no1. Not many people can afford increased housing costs to suit landlords selling intentions. Your landlord has given a notice to evict you, it shouldn't be a surprise that you may move on. Ask your landlord will they be willing to start finding new tenants, asap so you can leave earlier, discuss arrangement about returning deposit, and a reference. Explain the situation you need to find a new place to live. If they are being supportive then do the same, if they are not look after yourself.

Thanks Jayson. That's what I'm having to do at the moment. Given the opportunity of moving into a house with a fully working boiler, over one without basic heating, I have to take the move for my 8 year old. It's not fair to have him go through this mess.