Comments on: Issue with rent increase (UK only)? http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/ Sell your flat fast for cash Sat, 26 May 2012 17:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sindy http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Sindy Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:15:33 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2273 In a nutshell, Your tenancy is a contract, by signing you agreed to the terms of that contract. Do you have any proof that she said that she wouldnt increase the rent? In a nutshell,

Your tenancy is a contract, by signing you agreed to the terms of that contract.

Do you have any proof that she said that she wouldnt increase the rent?

]]> By: alta http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2272 alta Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:44:44 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2272 Sounds suspect to me. You are possibly correct in thinking she is sub letting. Firstly the tenancy agreement you signed with her is void, she is not the owner, and does not have the owners permission to sub-let. If you have a problem, say with a leak, who do you contact? Do you know the agent she rents off? My advice is unless she can prove she is the owner of the property, you will not be paying the increase, if you could get the other tenants to agree, you could stop paying her rent and contact the agent and offer to take on the tenancy. Maybe seeing you live in the flat with this person, you may need to speak to them. Good luck In fact if you stopped paying rent, the agent would get involved as she is proberly not going to pay the agent for a flat she is not living in. Sounds suspect to me. You are possibly correct in thinking she is sub letting.
Firstly the tenancy agreement you signed with her is void, she is not the owner, and does not have the owners permission to sub-let. If you have a problem, say with a leak, who do you contact? Do you know the agent she rents off?
My advice is unless she can prove she is the owner of the property, you will not be paying the increase, if you could get the other tenants to agree, you could stop paying her rent and contact the agent and offer to take on the tenancy. Maybe seeing you live in the flat with this person, you may need to speak to them.
Good luck
In fact if you stopped paying rent, the agent would get involved as she is proberly not going to pay the agent for a flat she is not living in.

]]> By: bluecow http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 bluecow Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:41:44 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2271 call a bluff, tell her you want a second opinion from the letting agent first call a bluff, tell her you want a second opinion from the letting agent first

]]> By: jingo http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 jingo Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:07:22 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2270 to add an extra 70quid to your rent is actually quite a lot.. i hope you meant 70 divided by the three of you for the whole house, not each individually. as for the tenancy agreement, well you have signed it. i dont think any verbal agreement would be taken into account. however maybe the fact that the owner of the house does not know she is subletting may deter her from taking legal action. to add an extra 70quid to your rent is actually quite a lot.. i hope you meant 70 divided by the three of you for the whole house, not each individually. as for the tenancy agreement, well you have signed it. i dont think any verbal agreement would be taken into account. however maybe the fact that the owner of the house does not know she is subletting may deter her from taking legal action.

]]> By: Em http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Em Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2269 Its not her flat and she may be breaking the terms of her own lease! I'd speak to the letting agents or Citizens Advice (you can phone a branch miles away I think), but first I'd ask her if she had permission to do this from the leaseholder (to save too much bad feeling). Ask her to show you the arrangement she has with the leaseholder to clarify if you have to do as she says. Good luck Its not her flat and she may be breaking the terms of her own lease! I’d speak to the letting agents or Citizens Advice (you can phone a branch miles away I think), but first I’d ask her if she had permission to do this from the leaseholder (to save too much bad feeling). Ask her to show you the arrangement she has with the leaseholder to clarify if you have to do as she says. Good luck

]]> By: JimJimma http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 JimJimma Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:41:06 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent/issue-with-rent-increase-uk-only/#comment-2268 It sounds like she it trying it on with you... Tell her you are going to speak to the letting agents about it and ask their advise, with any luck she will panic and say 'Forget about it' if not, then take up legal action of some sort, or ring citizens advice bureu It sounds like she it trying it on with you… Tell her you are going to speak to the letting agents about it and ask their advise, with any luck she will panic and say ‘Forget about it’ if not, then take up legal action of some sort, or ring citizens advice bureu

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