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Rent Compensation - what is acceptable?
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To be fair, it is more about what has been offered and agreed legally for the price at which I'm paying. Not if I can heat some water up on a stove or buy a heater.
As with the increase at the start of the year, again I agreed as work had been agreed to be done as part of the increase itself. This is by both parties in writing.
I have also been in constant communication and I am leaving now because of these issues...not now I'm going I'm trying it on. Please give me some credit.
Essentially I have been paying for a 'service' which has not been delivered upon. And a service with a contract signed by both parties which has been broken. So yes my cost incurred would be that of the extra I have been paying whilst being delivered 80% of what was promised in the contract.
Sorry you feel that people havn't given you credit,but you've come onto a site and asked for advice.
You've had 3 very good posters give you their opinion and unfortunately the view is clearly not yours.
How you now choose to manage your situation is up to you.Go to small claims if you feel you have a case, withhold your last months rent if that's what you want to do,but also be prepared that you may face further action from your LL to recover any withheld monies or a costly battle if you still feel your grievance is worth it.
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Notifications have been made and followed up on. In addition to the inspection reports.
No I didn't force them via the council etc. But then why should I HAVE to go down that route. I've been a good tenant and held up my side of the 'bargain'. It's not for me to walk them through what their obligations are.
Is it correct to say that a written contract is not to be adhered to? That the tenant has to constantly badger and force things even if they have had enough and have chosen to leave. Had they been completed within an adequate timeframe then I have no issue. However this is pretty far beyond that.
To say that a contract means nothing unless you've hounded the other party more so than I have seems crazy to me.0 -
Also sorry. I don't mean to offend and I am listening.
I am trying to gain an understanding rather than poo poo others feedback0 -
Also sorry. I don't mean to offend and I am listening.
I am trying to gain an understanding rather than poo poo others feedback
This is a free site to use and gives informative help to those who ask.
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No I didn't force them via the council etc. But then why should I HAVE to go down that route. I've been a good tenant and held up my side of the 'bargain'. It's not for me to walk them through what their obligations are.
No, you shouldn't HAVE to. I shouldn't HAVE to haggle every year with my ISP. But I do because I don't want to pay more than £x a month.
But then if everything in life went as it should there would be no need for courts, contracts, compensation, competition etc. So when things don't go smoothly, there are clear pathways to resolve it.
You being a good tenant is neither here nor there. The law gives the same rights to 'good' and 'bad' tenants.
I'd be looking at taking the positives from this. You are now moving out so don't have to worry about it, and you will be more aware of your rights and options in the next property.0 -
To be fair, it is more about what has been offered and agreed legally for the price at which I'm paying. Not if I can heat some water up on a stove or buy a heater.
As with the increase at the start of the year, again I agreed as work had been agreed to be done as part of the increase itself. This is by both parties in writing.
I have also been in constant communication and I am leaving now because of these issues...not now I'm going I'm trying it on. Please give me some credit.
Essentially I have been paying for a 'service' which has not been delivered upon. And a service with a contract signed by both parties which has been broken. So yes my cost incurred would be that of the extra I have been paying whilst being delivered 80% of what was promised in the contract.
Well if you feel you have a good case deduct the difference between the "extra" you've been paying since the start of the year from your final rent payment. Write to the address for the serving of notices given in your tenancy agreement stating why you are doing it.
If the landlord then tried to deduct the missing rent from your deposit let the scheme's arbitrator decide with you presenting your case. I am not saying you will be successful but what's the worst that will happen if you lose?
Please do report back when you know the outcome. All too often posters don't come back and let us know what happened which is a shame because it could help someone else in a similar position.0 -
When you say heating. Is it a radiator? If so, have you bled it?0
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No they're storage heaters. They're the same ones that were put in when the house was built over 20years ago.
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It's not about 'hounding'; it's about enforcing.Is it correct to say that a written contract is not to be adhered to?
Contracts have to be adhered to.
If they are not, then there are processes to encourage/enforce adherence, ranging from the diplomatic to the legal.
It appears you tried the diplomatic, which did not work, but did not use the correct legal enforcement processes
That the tenant has to constantly badger and force things even if they have had enough and have chosen to leave.
No. If the tenant gives up enforcing the terms of the contract and chooses to leave instead, that is his choice. He leaves.
Had they been completed within an adequate timeframe then I have no issue. However this is pretty far beyond that.
As has been explained, if the LL does not remedy matters in a reasonable timeframe there are processes to follow to enforce.
To say that a contract means nothing unless you've hounded the other party more so than I have seems crazy to me.0 -
Thanks for all your input, it is appreciated - I will of course come back here and fill in any details of what has happened.0
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