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  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,769 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Anyone got any legal authority on this question? (I'm out walking (
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Big_Nose wrote: »
    The contract does seem to be poorly written. The room was originally advertised as weekly payment but I asked if I could pay monthly so he adjusted the contract.
    Ah! So to some extent it's your own fault you are in this over-paid rent situation. But I agree the LL has re-drafted the contract badly.

    So when you pay the monthly rent, how much do you pay?
    * £400 ie 4 x weekly rent? That's not a month!
    * or a variable amount depending whether the month has 28, 29, 30 or 31 days?

    ?????

    Clearly the contract specifies a weekly rent. The contract periods are weekly.

    You gave valid notice but have over-paid rent, therefore you should re-claim the over-paid amount, initially over tea, if that doesn't work then via a polite formal letter, and ultimately via the courts
  • Big_Nose
    Big_Nose Posts: 5 Forumite
    I actually pay 435 a month which is a little more than I should but I was happy with that at the time. It does state in the contract that i`m paying monthly even though a weekly charge is specified. I just needed some sort of an idea if I had a case or not so I can take further action or if I dont then just move on and put it down to experience. I`ll visit CAB on Monday and see what they suggest.
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