Letting Agent withholding rent

rachelcward

I am a landlord of a property and have requested vacant possession of my property when the tenant’s agreement ends at the end of this month. I gave notice before Christmas. Is it usual for the letting agent to withhold the last month’s rent until end of agreement? I should have received payment notification by now but have failed to do so. I’ll be contacting them early next week.

Slithery

How should we know?

We can't see the contract you signed with your letting agency from here.

Pixie5740

rachelcward wrote: »

I am a landlord of a property and have requested vacant possession of my property when the tenant’s agreement ends at the end of this month. I gave notice before Christmas. Is it usual for the letting agent to withhold the last month’s rent until end of agreement? I should have received payment notification by now but have failed to do so. I’ll be contacting them early next week.

How do you know that a) the tenants will be leaving at the end of the fixed term, and b) the tenants have paid the rent?

As the post above what does your agreement with the letting agent say about forwarding the rent in these circumstances?

G_M

No. It's not usual.

But see comments above.

I gave notice before Christmas.

To the tenants? In what form?
Or to the agents? What did they do?


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