Letting agents - adding a term to our new lease

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biged670 wrote: »

Just to give an update, I emailed the letting agents last night and advised we would like to continue with the tenancy on a periodic basis rather than sign a new contract. They came back this morning, first saying they would need to speak to the landlord, and then secondly to say they had spoken to the landlord who has refused to allow us to continue with the tenancy on this basis (I could have put money on this happening and I'm not even sure they will have spoken to the landlord to be honest.) As such, I've asked for the landlord's contact details so that I can discuss it directly and again, as predicted, they've declined to provide me these details as they are managing the property and acting on the landlords instructions. I've asked for my details to be passed onto the landlord and for them to contact me so we can discuss the issue. Lets see where it goes from here...

By law they must provide details with-in 28 days. (edit G_M: 21 days**)

G_M

You can insist on the LL's actual address.

The Landlord & Tenant Act 1985S1 states:

1 Disclosure of landlord’s identity.

(1)If the tenant of premises occupied as a dwelling makes a written request for the landlord’s name and address to—

(a)any person who demands, or the last person who received, rent payable under the tenancy, or

(b)any other person for the time being acting as agent for the landlord, in relation to the tenancy,

that person shall supply the tenant with a written statement of the landlord’s name and address within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which he receives the request.

(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) commits a summary offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Not to be confused with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 which requires an address 'for serving notices on the landlord' which can be c/o an agent.

However enforcing the '85 Act (an in particular prosecuting) can be difficult. It requires Trading Standards or the council to prosecute, which they rarely have resirces to do except in extreme case.

biged670

Thanks for the advice everybody