Landlord has decided to no longer include gas and electric in rent payments

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theartfullodger said:

So there is an existing tenancy stating landlord pays: And this greedy landlord has kindly "offered" a new tenancy with tenants paying.

Simple.  Don't sign the new tenancy, continue on the old one, rolling on month-by-month periodically.

Thatcher's (can't stand her) 1988 Housing Act states tenants can do this, landlord/agent unable to prevent it happening.

Of course landlord may then try to evict... 

Fortunately no fault evictions are ending soon.

propertyrental

Wonka_2 said:

To aid those with more legal knowledge who come along to answer

1) Is there a tenancy agreement ? What does it say ?
2) Is there an agent involved ? or an informal arrangement with the landlord irrelevant really
3) How long have they been there ? And do they want to stay ? or to use this as an escape clause ?

a good start, but more information is needed:

4) does each tenant have an individual tenancy agreement, or is there a joint tenancy agreement for each flat (ie 2 TAs with 3 names on each)?
5) The original TA with the bills included: what date did it start, and what date did or will it end?
6) does your son want the security of a new fixed term TA? For how long? 6 more months? 12? 2 years? Howl ong is the landlord offering?
7) or does he want flexibility in case he decides to move ie a rolling (periodic) tenancy month by month?

Note that the LL cannot impose a new TA agreement. The tenants have to agree to it (and the new terms or new rent).

And if they don't agree and don't sign, the tenancy does not end. Read

Post 4: Ending/renewing an AST: what happens when a fixed term ends? How can a LL or tenant end a tenancy? What is a periodic tenancy?