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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.
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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.2 -
sheramber said:okay, put it another way.
How much deposit did you pay?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,0 -
propertyrental said:sheramber said:okay, put it another way.
How much deposit did you pay?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,
"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.".
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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?0
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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.0 -
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?
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.0 -
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.
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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.2006 LBM £28,000+ in debt.
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