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No-deposit Entering property illegally

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  • Why do people keep responding?

    The OP checked out of this thread last week.
  • elsien
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    Because he posted on the thread yesterday, although it was basically a repeat of earlier posts. 
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • propertyrental
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    sheramber said:
    okay, put it another way.

    How much deposit did you pay?
    Why do people keep asking? OP has already answered:

    I did enter a no-deposit option which was a truly scam, I did agree about it after they sent me a link with all the info and benefits, and they told me it was interest free, I thought I knew enough about it, 


  • CSI_Yorkshire
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    sheramber said:
    okay, put it another way.

    How much deposit did you pay?
    Why do people keep asking? OP has already answered:

    I did enter a no-deposit option which was a truly scam, I did agree about it after they sent me a link with all the info and benefits, and they told me it was interest free, I thought I knew enough about it, 


    People keep asking because the OP was talking about taking the LL to court if they didn't "return the deposit".

    "I want to tell them if they do not give the deposit back I will take them to the court for entering the property illegally and for leaving the tenant without essentials for a period of time mentioned above.".
  • SORN
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    sheramber said:
    okay, put it another way.

    How much deposit did you pay?
    less then £400
  • SORN
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    Ok lets put it in this way, could I ask a compensation for leaving the tenant without essentials for a period of time, as mentioned above, and for entering my property without permission?
  • elsien
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    £1 is less than £400. So still clear as mud really.

    As you have apparently already been in touch with the council during your tenancy, with regards min to lack of heating what did they advise at the time?

    Seven days without hot water, if they’ve got someone onto it and we’re waiting for parts for example, isn’t unreasonable. It’s perfectly possible to boil a kettle and have a strip wash at the sink.

    Can you prove that your landlord entering the flat to deal with the flood wasn’t emergency?
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • propertyrental
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    edited 7 June 2023 at 7:20PM
    SORN said:
    Ok lets put it in this way, could I ask a compensation for leaving the tenant without essentials for a period of time, as mentioned above, and for entering my property without permission?
    You can, of course, ask. And a sympathetic LL may offer a goodwill gesture.

    But if you mean can you demand, if necessary via a legal route eg court, the answer is

    No - provided the LL addressed any repairing issue that left you without essentials (which in itself requires defining legally) within a 'reasonable timeframe'. In that respect you are just like an owner-occupier whose boiler breaks down and suffers lack of hot water till he gets it fixed. Sometimes in life xxxx happens.

    Re entering the property, what loss have you suffered? What has it cost you that requires compensating? This may or may not be a breach of the lease, and/or your right to 'Quiet Enjoyment' of your tenancy (only a court could determine that), but the remedy is to enforce your right eg by obtaining a court order prohibiting the LL from entering in future, or, more simply on a practical level, by changing the locks.
  • SORN
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    However on the Dispute Notification Claim Form it clearly says: if I do disagree with the content of the contract/tenancy agreement I had to make sure it was included. If I can't dispute non of the documents I have signed, why the dispute resolution form mention that.


  • jonnydeppiwish!
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    SORN said:
    macman said:
    Why didn't you simply change the lock barrel to prevent the LL from entering the property without prior agreement? It is a five minute DIY job, cost about a tenner.
    you can't change the lock in on the tenancy agreement, otherwise I would have done it
    Yes you can - the part in the contract saying you can’t is not legally enforceable. As long as put the original lock back when you vacate the property then it’s not an issue.
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