Landlord wants to evict me and move back in!

Arleen

DeborahSt wrote: »

Gas safety certificates are the first thing I look for in a rented property, (that and decent water pressure) not sure why you'd leave it until 6 months later to find out. But that's just my opinion. I don't like drama.

Many people may simply not know about it, especially if they come from other parts of europe. Back in my old country if tenant asked about gas certificate, or the other things that are farily obvious here, LL would think that you are on some high level of crazy.

Cakeguts

dacouch wrote: »

To be fair I think it was the Landlord's daughter who messed up the family planning part

His daughter his kind of parenting. Basically he trained her so the problem is his.

Noctu

Any news on this MrNiceGuy?

Person_one

itchyfeet123 wrote: »

Call it what you want, but the idea is to get the LL to agree *in advance* that if the OP happens to find somewhere suitable sooner than expected, the LL will agree to an early surrender with no further rent obligation from whatever date is convenient for the OP. I guess the OP could just wait until they find somewhere and then tell the LL, but I think at that stage it may be harder to get the LL to agree that rent stops on OP's moving day rather than LL's.

There's no rent obligation anyway, unless the LL's email contained an address for serving notices that the OP left out.

If I were you OP I'd agree to start looking for somewhere else on these conditions:

Deposit is back in your bank account in full within 48 hours

So is an extra £1000 to compensate for your earlier than expected costs and the substantial inconvenience of moving 7 months before the end of your fixed term.

The landlord's agreement that the tenancy will be ended on a day of your choosing, on any day between now and the 31st of March.

Say that you hope he is happy to agree to these terms as they are the best way to ensure the fastest possible resolution to the satisfaction of both parties.

You may want to play it differently, and there is plenty of advice on here for you to pick and choose from, but I think this is what I personally would ask for if I were in your shoes.

MrNiceGuy_007

I just received an email from The Tenancy Deposit Scheme this morning that my deposit has been protected. Is valid 6 months into the tenancy?

Pixie5740

The landlord has 30 days from receiving the deposit to protect it with one of the three schemes. Even if the landlord protects it after the 30 days you can still sue if you so choose.

swindiff

Take them to the cleaners. Idiots lol

MrNiceGuy_007

This does a good job of explaining the rules and actions to take.

What is the Tenancy Deposit Scheme

silvercar

MrNiceGuy_007 wrote: »

I just received an email from The Tenancy Deposit Scheme this morning that my deposit has been protected. Is valid 6 months into the tenancy?

Assume the proscribed information was with the email or will follow shortly.

It's a bit unclear whether this will allow the landlord to now correctly serve a section 21 notice. The guidance seems to suggest that now you have a protected deposit a section 21 would be valid unless you were taking the landlord to court over non-protection. Then a section 21 wouldn't be valid until the court case has been heard.

GDB2222

What if the landlord or agent does not comply?
A landlord or agent should protect the deposit in an authorised scheme and provide the tenant (and any sponsor) with the prescribed information within 30 days of receiving the deposit. If they don’t do so, then the tenant (or the person who paid the deposit) can take the landlord or agent to court. The court can order the landlord or agent to protect the deposit or repay it to the tenant. The court can also order the landlord or agent to pay the tenant compensation of between one and three times the deposit’s value.
A landlord who has not correctly protected a deposit cannot serve a notice to end the tenancy and regain possession of it under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. The landlord can only serve such a ‘section 21 notice’ after the deposit has been repaid or after any court case about the deposit has ended.
A landlord who has not given the tenant prescribed information within 30 days must not issue a section 21 notice until the prescribed information has been given. If this takes place more than 30 days after the landlord or agent received the deposit, the tenant can still apply to court for compensation of between one and three times the deposit’s value.