LA Scum

Benefits_Blagger

Jorgan wrote: »

My first thoughts on reading this was that the letting agents are Guy put it, are scum. On reflection, I'm not so sure they are. The landlord will (probably) still have to pay a mortgage on the property, so requires the income from the rent to cover his outgoings.

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ooh diddums, LL might have a mortgage to pay.

why cant scum like this realise that "investments" come with risk.

this LL got unlucky, but not as unlucky as this girl and her family.

macaque_2

abaxas wrote: »

Sorry but I'm with the LA on this one.

Financial transactions should NOT invlove any feeling and should be black and white. This way everyone gets equality and understands where they are.

They owe the money, they should pay.

On some days I think that even the worst human beings are better than cockroaches. On other days I am not so sure.

Guy_Montag

Send them your thoughts here

http://www.letting-agents-uk.org.uk/contactus.asp?id=2916

Dylanwing

I would just refuse to pay and let it go to Court. From my knowledge of contract law the landlord is on very dodgy ground, as I'm pretty sure the contract ends on the death of the signatory. So hopefully he would lose cash as well as any vague hint of humanity. Abaxas - I just hope that nothing like this ever happens to you!

tbs624

Dylanwing wrote: »

IFrom my knowledge of contract law the landlord is on very dodgy ground, as I'm pretty sure the contract ends on the death of the signatory.

My understanding is that it’s not as simple as that, unfortunately: when anyone dies, any debts pass to their Estate. I’ve only seen one AST or Guarantor Agreement that mentions what should happen in that event of the death of either party but, for example, with most Council property rentals if a tenant dies, then normally four weeks notice to end the Tenancy has to be given by whoever is acting as executor, beginning on the Monday after the death, and the full rent is payable from the Estate for that period.
Given that it’s unlikely that the average 19 year old student would have much in the way of an Estate, it really is to be hoped that the LA/LL sees fit to drop this one.

tbs624

Guy_Montag wrote: »

Send them your thoughts here

http://www.letting-agents-uk.org.uk/contactus.asp?id=2916

For further info on how this was reported locally see also : http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/03/29/grieving-parents-told-to-pay-dead-student-daughter-s-rent-64375-20690421/
The report seems to that the LA/LL apparently is pursuing the family as guarantors because he can’t get a replacement tenant into the shared house without the agreement of the remaining tenants.

All this may make some parents/others want to think very carefully about the wording of what they sign as guarantors if, where a third party does offer a guarantee for contractual obligations, it may be held to remain their liability in the event of the death of the original tenant.

In the event of no backdown by the LA/LL maybe it would be a nice gesture to the family on the part of these other tenants to find a new housemate, especially as they must presumably be jointly and severally liable for rent etc?

For further local LA info: http://www.gbet.com/Liverpool/Letting_Agents/

Strapped

Rather close to home for me, this one. Sadly, my long-term boyfriend died when we were both at uni (different ones). IIRC, the uni continued to charge his parents the rent for his room in a uni flat until the uni found a new tennant. The uni found a new tennant quite quickly (as he had one of the few rooms available to second and third year students) but I remember it being traumatic for his parents to have to go and clear out his room in order for the new guy to move in. (And I remember feeling quite sorry for the new guy too when he moved in and then found out why there was a vacancy from my bf's ex-flatmates!)

I'll name and shame the uni if anyone wants to know

johnroberts07

The letting agents, Wavertree-based Bpm Services Ltd,