MASSIVE problem with our rented apartment, don't know what to do!

Catblue

It is an unfortunate situation (and I feel your pain), but I'm not sure the LL and the LA could really have predicted that the management company would override the existing parking arrangements.

And now the LA and LL are unable to rectify the problem - you can see that, surely? The parking spaces have all been allocated and your flat doesn't have one.

My tack would be to write to the LA and state that the sole reason that you took the flat was on the basis that parking was available, and now that this is no longer the case, then they must release you from the rest of your contract. Keep it civil and see what they say to that. Insist on all correspondance in writing.

Forget about suing them for the rent you've paid and the parking fees so far. I'd be looking for another flat, if I were you. It is not as if there are no other (cheaper) flats in the area, is it?

There are 424 available apartments to rent in Ancoats alone for under £700 pcm (according to rightmove). :eek:

PasturesNew

You could try knocking up a quick note tomorrow and photocopying a few hundred, then do a leaflet drop in the blocks immediately surrounding yours asking if they'll rent you a space until [insert end date of your tenancy] at £25/month.

Might get a result.

PasturesNew

Trollfever wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/mar/25/houseprices.housingmarket

Knight Frank estate agents estimates there has been a 15%-20% "correction" in Manchester house prices in the last six months.

oops ... that wasn't the plan was it!

Canucklehead

Hi

You say there was no problem until they started to mark out proper spaces?


Just a thought .. is it possible someone somewhere has twigged they can flog parking spaces to local business for a lot more than you pay. Suddenly there are 'no spaces ' for you residents.

Corgi Guy.

Benefits_Blagger

Bob, have you any proof at all that they have been charging £25 a month for this parking space ? I know you said it's not contained in the lease, but is there any paperwork at all that shows the rent without the £25 a month charge. maybe even the estate agents original advert ?

if you can some sort of proof (its doesnt need to be 100% beyond reasonable doubt proof), but it maybe worth taking them to a small claims court, because afterall they have been charging you for something they never owned!

apart from your parking problems, what is the place like where you are living ? i'm moving soon and am toying with the idea of moving where you are.

reformedEffortMaker_2

Bob-when does your current tenancy agreement run out?

sooz

reformedEffortMaker wrote: »

Bob-when does your current tenancy agreement run out?

april, when he's on holiday

Kez100

I don't think he has necessarily been charged for something they never owned because they had apermit. I am guessing but it sounds like the management company rented out the use of space to the landlady for extra dosh - hence the production of the access key and permit. However I suspect the real space owners are rather fed up of driving around looking for space when they own a slot and so the management company have had to make clear spaces. I wonder if the repos have started this . A Banks lawyer has insisted that the spaces are set out properly so the place can sell. Again all guesswork. I
may be wrong.

lawrie28

If the report is the guardian is correct, why not just find an empty flat, stick up a sign on the forum...contact landlord, rent it for less than you pay at the moment, and make sure it has a space with it to park....................................

Ewarwoowar2

lawrie28 wrote: »

If the report is the guardian is correct, why not just find an empty flat, stick up a sign on the forum...contact landlord, rent it for less than you pay at the moment, and make sure it has a space with it to park....................................

IMO, as a solicitor, the Landlord has been committing fraud. She must have know she didn't have a parking space. Probably the estate agent knew of the fiddle where the LL just applies for the permit, the building management company wouldn't check and she'd get a parking access fob.

The LL has been charging you £25 per month for something she must have know didn't belong to her.

They lied to you when you took up the lease and they fraudulently took money from you.

Three flats in Albion Mills (I live round the corner) were sold at auction yesterday for £111,000, £112,000 and £113,000. They were bought about a year ago for around £250,000. A drop of over 50% :eek:

There will be many flats in that development coming on to the market at substantially lower rent. I'd look for a new flat, demand the parking space fees you've paid back and let the EA know you feel that you've been enticed to rent the flat under false pretences and you consider the lease to be void.

Alternatively, keep your eye on the auctions and buy one yourself.

In the current market, the LL mad not to sort this out for you. She could be heading for repossession city when she can't find someone to rent the flat or she's undercut on the rent by the people buying at auction.