Do i have to give my landlord a forwarding address?

sv722

I live in London and my previous landlord is an absolute !!!!. I'm owed about £1500 in my deposit and rent. I don't owe any rent arrears and i settled all the bills with my flatmates. I'm currently staying at a friends place.

A previous flatmate left and he got his money back with no issues or without leaving a forwarding address. but i feel like i'm being discriminated against. The deposit is protected with DPS so that should not be a problem to get back but the rent might be.

How can i politely tell my landlord to get lost and give me my money back? I've been advised by Shelter that i am under no legal obligation to give a forwarding address.

Help?

cybervic

You don't have to give forwarding address. Just tell your LL the truth, you are staying at friend's temporary therefore it's inconvenient leaving their address as your forwarding address.

Fosterdog

How are you owed rent? Most rentals you pay in advance to a set date, if you leave early unless agreed with your landlord you don't get a rebate.

You don't have to give a forwarding address although it makes sense to do so in case any mail arrives that can be forwarded to you.

Either go straight to the deposit protection scheme to claim your deposit back or give your landlord say seven days as a deadline to return it before contacting the scheme.

steampowered

Why don't you want to leave a forwarding address?

You can just go ahead and lodge a deposit dispute with the DPS scheme.

You can also sue the landlord in small claims court, but you will have to give an address for that.

sv722

Fosterdog wrote: »

How are you owed rent? Most rentals you pay in advance to a set date, if you leave early unless agreed with your landlord you don't get a rebate.

You don't have to give a forwarding address although it makes sense to do so in case any mail arrives that can be forwarded to you.

Either go straight to the deposit protection scheme to claim your deposit back or give your landlord say seven days as a deadline to return it before contacting the scheme.

My rent comes out on the 22nd of each month and i moved out on the 31st July. A new person moved in on the 1st August and as i had paid the rent in full, i am therefore owed a refund.

No mail was ever sent to the address. It all went to my workplace.

I know he can't refuse to give the deposit back but can he refuse the rent that i am owed? I'll give him a 7 day deadline and then claim it back from the protection scheme myself.

kerri_gt

sv722 wrote: »

My rent comes out on the 22nd of each month and i moved out on the 31st July. A new person moved in on the 1st August and as i had paid the rent in full, i am therefore owed a refund.

No mail was ever sent to the address. It all went to my workplace.

I know he can't refuse to give the deposit back but can he refuse the rent that i am owed? I'll give him a 7 day deadline and then claim it back from the protection scheme myself.

It doesn't matter when someone else moved it - you are obligated to pay rent until the end of your tenancy date - when was that?

As far as a forwarding address, no you don't have to give that.

sv722

kerri_gt wrote: »

It doesn't matter when someone else moved it - you are obligated to pay rent until the end of your tenancy date - when was that?

As far as a forwarding address, no you don't have to give that.

I paid my rent on the 22nd July when it is normally due and i moved out on the 31st July. The rent would normally cover me until the 22nd August but as i have moved out before the 22nd August, then i am due a refund.

Okay I won' be giving out a forwarding address.

Fosterdog

sv722 wrote: »

I paid my rent on the 22nd July when it is normally due and i moved out on the 31st July. The rent would normally cover me until the 22nd August but as i have moved out before the 22nd August, then i am due a refund.

Okay I won' be giving out a forwarding address.

That's not how tenancies work, you are in a contract to pay for and live there until the 21st of August, you choosing to vacate early does not entitle you to a rebate for the rest of the tenancy period unless already agreed with your landlord.

Did you give correct notice to leave?
What date was agreed for you to leave?
What payment terms were agreed for the partial period?

sv722

Fosterdog wrote: »

That's not how tenancies work, you are in a contract to pay for and live there until the 21st of August, you choosing to vacate early does not entitle you to a rebate for the rest of the tenancy period unless already agreed with your landlord.

Did you give correct notice to leave?
What date was agreed for you to leave?
What payment terms were agreed for the partial period?

I gave my notice to leave back in June and stated that my leaving date would be the 21st July. My landlords did not confirm whether they'd received my NTQ as they wanted me to find a replacement tenant. I'd struggled to find one for 3 months so i spoke to Shelter who advised me that i can hand in my notice and just leave.

That notice letter detailed everything including my forwarding address and because they're asking me for one, that would suggest that they did not receive it.
It was an AST that was outside of the fixed term period and hence it was a rolling contract.

My landlords gave me confirmation that they had found a new tenant and that i'd need to move out by the 31st July which i did. Therefore i am entitled to get my rent back. Is that correct?

G_M

1) what type of tenancy agreement was it? Was it in your sole name,or 'joint and several' with all the flatmates' on the same contract?

2) was the TA in a fixed term? Dates please. Or was it periodic? Exact period dates please.

3) exactly when (exact date) and how did you serve notice? What exact date did your notice give for expiry?

The reason for the questions is that the LL may well have grounds to make deductions from your deposit, depending on your answers.

Comms69

kerri_gt wrote: »

It doesn't matter when someone else moved it - you are obligated to pay rent until the end of your tenancy date - when was that?

As far as a forwarding address, no you don't have to give that.

Incorrect, a landlord cannot collect rent twice for the same property