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Letting agent not issuing notice to tenant

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  • Cruixer
    Cruixer Posts: 81 Forumite
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    Comms69 wrote: »
    The question you should be asking yourself is why you don't know?

    What if the tenant sues you? Is the deposit protected - you don't know!

    To be fair, its easy to say that now. I bought this flat with the intention of living in it, ended up overseas, agent was recommended by a friend etc. Its only over time as you learn more about it that you realise that you are liable as the landlord, but by that time you are already in the situation.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Cruixer wrote: »
    To be fair, its easy to say that now. I bought this flat with the intention of living in it, ended up overseas, agent was recommended by a friend etc. Its only over time as you learn more about it that you realise that you are liable as the landlord, but by that time you are already in the situation.


    Sorry not to be fair.


    No-one held a gun to your head, you chose to let it out.


    Anyway, you're right it's too late now, but you must take control. These are your agents, they work for you.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    If you have a portfolio of 500 rental properties there might be an excuse for not knowing who your tenants are (although I suspect LLs who have built up a business to that size will be well in control of who is in their properties), but with just 1 there is no reason at all not to know. It wouldn't surprise me if it turns out that either the LA or the tenants, or both, have been taking you for a ride.
  • [Deleted User]
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    Go to the LA's office (I imagine it means you will have to travel but you do have to have this information) ask for the tenancy agreement and deposit details. Don't leave until you have it. You should have been given these things long ago.
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    You haven't answered the main question:

    Are you renting the place to the people living there, or are you taking part in a 'guaranteed rent' scheme?
    If you are in the 'guaranteed rent' scheme then the people who live in the flat aren't your tenants. The rental agency are your tenant and you need to serve notice to end the contract with them. They will, in turn, serve notice on their tenants (the ones who live in your flat). If this is the case you need to read your contract with the agents and see what sort of notice you need to give them!
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    stator wrote: »
    You haven't answered the main question:
    how can he answer it, he has no idea who the tenants are or anything about them. Seems he can't even get HIS agents to talk to himself, although in the olden days, before the internet, most people who have simply picked up the phone and asked them, or gone round for a personal visit. But of course in these modern times the solution to everything is assumed to be a click away instead!

    lets hope he isn't still abroad and trying to do this as a non resident LL
  • saajan_12
    saajan_12 Posts: 3,629 Forumite
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    stator wrote: »
    You haven't answered the main question:

    Are you renting the place to the people living there, or are you taking part in a 'guaranteed rent' scheme?
    00ec25 wrote: »
    how can he answer it, he has no idea who the tenants are or anything about them.
    OP can atleast know what he's personally agreed / signed, e.g.
    1) agreement with ‘agent’ which says they can sign on his behalf as an agent
    2) agreement with ‘agent’ only
    3) agreement with ‘agent’ to manage & agreement with tenants (possibly multiple times over during the overall letting period)

    Establishing who OP’s tenant is will be the first key step in deciding whether / how he can evict.
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