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Guarantor request by LL for student accomodation
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When father gets old and forgetful I do hope son throws him out and expects the state to house and feed him also!!!0
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If the landlord wasn't getting his rent? I think he would expect his rent to be paid to him or he would evict. If the tenant has entered into some agreement with the letting agent surely that is at his own risk and if the agreement was with the landlord he would want the money.
Your opinion is noted, I'll just say it once more- eviction would not be successful on this basis.0 -
Your opinion is noted, I'll just say it once more- eviction would not be successful on this basis.
May hinge on whether the landlord had authorised the letting agent to act for him in this way. What would happen if the landlord had only contracted the letting agent as a tenant finder and was managing the property himself? On what authority would the tenant have paid rent to the agency, other than a private arrangement?I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Those arrangements whereby the agents holds the money and hands it monthly to the landlord are usually nonsensical, with the agent and landlord not knowing what they are doing (or the agent pulling a fast one on the landlord).
When the rent is due and paid to the agent it belongs to the landlord. The tenant cannot get it back unless the landlord agrees or a court orders the landlord to pay it back.
Clearly it isn't in the landlord's interest for the agent to hold the money so the agent is also breaching his duties to the landlord.0 -
May hinge on whether the landlord had authorised the letting agent to act for him in this way. What would happen if the landlord had only contracted the letting agent as a tenant finder and was managing the property himself? On what authority would the tenant have paid rent to the agency, other than a private arrangement?
That's a matter for Agent and Landlord to resolve.
The tenant has paid rent to the Landlord, via the agent.
It's in the Landlords interests to get that money fully, ASAP0
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