LL trying to raise rent again

artyboy

Oneplanetonelife said:

We all know there is a crisis going on with cost of living.

who bears the brunt? The answer is everyone.

tenants can do their best to pay rent as priority but then council tax utilities and other bills can’t be paid.

at the end of the day the bankers will suffer as rents are growing in defaults then mortgages will grow in defaults and it works up the chain

One thing I can tell you from personal experience is that the bankers are very unlikely to suffer, whatever happens...

Tucosalamanca

Oneplanetonelife said:

Yes that was 2019

now I really need that deposit back to cope with cost of living crisis 

I guess you're fortunate that the truck was never delivered.

Financing a vehicle over £60,000 would have really blown your budget.

FlorayG

I think people are being a bit unfair commenting on money the OP had to spend in 2019. A lot can change in 5 years.

saajan_12

Oneplanetonelife said:

Our LL wants to raise the rent again but last time we told him we can’t afford this and all the bills! we now can’t afford council tax or utilities all our funds go to pay rent ehat is Happening this country 

We said no to LL so what happens next?

What is happening - inflation exists, rents go up, its up to you to pay up, negotiate or move somewhere you can afford. 

In this case, negotiate means wait for a formal S13 notice, refer it to tribunal. If the rent is above market levels then they will reduce it to something fair. If the proposed rent is in line with the market, ie you're currently underpaying then yes the rent will increase and you'll be eventaully evicted if you don't pay. 

Tucosalamanca

FlorayG said:

I think people are being a bit unfair commenting on money the OP had to spend in 2019. A lot can change in 5 years.

That's a fair point but to  a large some extent we are authors of our own destiny...

pinkshoes

FlorayG said:

I think people are being a bit unfair commenting on money the OP had to spend in 2019. A lot can change in 5 years.

And sometimes it's important to understand what's changed to help someone.

e.g. if the OP previously had a much higher income 5 years ago compared to now, then unless they have plans to increase their income again, then they need to adapt their lifestyle to a lower income which often means moving to a more affordable/smaller property.

Most people have hard times in life, but it's important to not bury your head in the sand and make sure you're planning ahead, or at least trying to.

ic

Tucosalamanca said:

Oneplanetonelife said:

Yes that was 2019

now I really need that deposit back to cope with cost of living crisis 

I guess you're fortunate that the truck was never delivered.

Financing a vehicle over £60,000 would have really blown your budget.

They're pretty big though, could have lived in it.

RHemmings

FlorayG said:

It depend on how fair the rent is compared to the local market. If LL is proposing a rent above local market rate then you can go to the rent tribunal and ask for adjudication and they MAY say he can't increase it that much - but you need to pay the increased rent while the case is being considered.

I don't believe that this is true. I believe that it's normal that the existing rent will continue to be paid. But, if the rent increase was scheduled to start before the decision of the tribunal, then any additional rent post-tribunal (and in many cases some increase happens) will be back-dated to when the increased rent was originally supposed to start. And for that reason, tenants challenging a rent increase are advised to put aside money in case of an increase. This is covered in the following link. 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/paying-rent/challenging-a-rent-increase/  

Note that things may differ in different parts of the UK. 

FlorayG

Putting it aside 'in case' is pretty much 'paying it' in real terms especially as the tribunal will find in favour of the LL if the rent is still reasonable. What I meant was, the increased rent will still be payable back to the date the LL set. Once the new RR Law is in effect, this will change, the increased rent will only have to be paid from the date of the decision which means that pretty much EVERY tenant is going to go to tribunal on receipt of a S13. The idiot government haven't thought this through at all ( and that, OP, is why your LL is putting up the rent NOW)

RelievedSheff

Oneplanetonelife said:

Our LL wants to raise the rent again but last time we told him we can’t afford this and all the bills! we now can’t afford council tax or utilities all our funds go to pay rent ehat is Happening this country 

We said no to LL so what happens next?

It sounds like you need to find a cheaper property to live in which is more in line with your budget.

Your landlord still has his/her costs to cover.

Sorry this might sound harsh, but your inability to pay a higher rent is not their problem