Missold tenancy on parking rights

Cbeauc1982

Hi everyone,

Looking for a bit of advice on a new tenancy I signed last week.

When I accepted the terms it was on the condition that a parking space was included. I was made aware that this would be on a permit basis outside of the development as the property didn't come with allocated parking and I negotiates a reduction in the rent to cover the cost of the permit.

All good so far.

Anyway this evening I attempted to purchase a permit from the council only to find out that they are not accepting new permit applications.
As this is the first time I've done this I'm kicking myself at my naivety and I have emailed the agent asking for advice.

What I want to know is that if I can't get this resolved do I have any consumer rights to cancel my tenancy agreement as I deem this to be mis-sold?

Any advice would be appreciated.

hollydays

Did get this in writing?

da_rule

Was it mis-sold?

Did they actually say that you would get a permit or simply that a permit scheme exists? If it’s the latter then they haven’t really said anything wrong. The fact that you didn’t investigate the scheme before signing isn’t really their mistake.

Angus_Og

So when you entered in to the lease you knew they didn't have their own parking so how can they be liable.

You didn't perform your due diligence.

Aylesbury_Duck

As it's a permit scheme you're on shaky ground. Permits are usually a "right to hunt" for a space rather than a "right to park", in other words, having a permit doesn't guarantee you a space if there are more permits in circulation than there are spaces. On that basis, even if you were to obtain a permit, it wouldn't meet your pre-condition that "a parking space was included" in the tenancy. I'm afraid you asked for something that you knew couldn't be guaranteed and that required the agreement of a third party (the council), so I don't see any mis-selling.

The only way I could see you managing to cancel your agreement is if you have it in writing that the property comes with its own parking.

Keep_pedalling

Your tenancy is with the landlord, parking is with the LA so it was down to you to check the parking arrangements. If there is no street parking within walking distance then your options are to rent a parking spot / garage or get a bike.