Making us pay a renewal fee

Legacy_user

We’ve lived in the same rented property for 5 years and every six months we have to pay a £50 renewal fee as our agency won’t give us a longer tenancy term. Two months prior to the renewal date they ask us if we want to renew, so we pay up and resign.

With the new tenancy fees ban coming into force on 1st of June, and our renewal date as 26th June, I’ve pushed back this time to query whether this fee is applicable anymore. They came back and said yes because it’s in the current contract but in our new contract it won’t be applicable anymore.

I feel a bit unsure about this. Surely the law negates their contract, not the other way around?

I may be in the wrong, any advice welcome please

chanz4

Just say you want togo on a statutory one, they wont evict you for it as its a right.

System

Sorry what do you mean a statutory one?

csgohan4

Read G_M's sticky which is useful for you

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5180214/tenancies-in-eng-wales-guides-for-landlords-and-tenants

aries_163

Read the link to GM’s guide
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=67759913&postcount=4

BrownTrout

So you have been scammed every six months then.
Way to go

System

BrownTrout wrote: »

So you have been scammed every six months then.
Way to go

Not really helping but thanks for the input...?

System

Thanks for the info on a statutory agreement. So if we don’t resign but don’t leave then we basically go onto a monthly rolling agreement? Seems simple enough, does this leave us open to rent increases each month however?

theartfullodger

You are open to rent increases every 12 months.

Lettings agent just wants it's free from you & possibly landlord fee apso

[Deleted User]

Look on your tenancy agreement and see if the LL's address is on there. If it isn't ask the LA for it (they have to provide it).

Then tell the LA you are negotiating rental term with the LL as after five years of reliable tenancy you would like to extend the term to yearly.

Once you have the LL's address, ask them to extend the tenancy term.

Meanwhile, oops its June 1st.

System

I’ve been told that our agreement is with the LA not the LL directly (they are guaranteeing the rent for the LL) We have a great relationship with our landlady and she has tried to break her contract with the LA look after us directly but they’ve told her she cannot keep the tenant (us) if she leaves them and we would have to leave if she cancelled with them.