Our tenants have had their tenancy agreement renewed 4 times in four years.  When it was first set up and their deposit was taken by the Estate Agent the Protected Deposit Scheme did not exist and we have not altered it at each renewal.  Should we have?

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Our tenants gave notice to quit in writing to me personally and should have left on 8 June.  However, they told the Estate Agents but not me  that they intended to move out end of June and the property was marketed with availability end of June.  Quite a surprise to me but I let it go after speaking with the Estate Agents.  At the beginning of June we found tenants to move in at the end of the month and I dropped a letter round to inform them.  As I did not hear from them on this subject I assumed all was ok and went round on the 24 June to organise their exit inspection.  They told me they wouldn't now move out until 1 August as their house purchase wasn't complete.  I was horrified as our new tenants had already given notice to quit their existing property.  On top of this they would have paid more rent on a 12 month contract.  I even offered them another place to stay rent free for one month, but they refused saying it would take time and money to move twice.  Shortly afterwards I got a letter from their solicitor saying I had to leave them in peace etc until the end of their tenancy and that I had to give written notice before inspecting the property.  The tenants had failed to mention to their solicitor that they had given me their notice to quit.  I had spoken to them initially but when they refused to budge I just put them in contact with the Estate Agents.  The solicitor's letter says they will not move out until 1 September at the end of the shorthold tenancy.  I am so annoyed and am extremely worried that they will not pay the last months (August) rent and leave me with loads of bills and a damaged property.  If I engage a solicitor it will cost me £300 plus with no guarantees on our wonky justice system that I will win.  They have been in residence for 4 years and their deposit is not protected.  Can I serve a notice myself without going through a solicitor?  I cannot see which one would apply in my case, they all seem to talk about rent arrears, which has never happened. 

Oh and that's another thing, do I reject any rent they now try to pay?  By accepting it (although how I will pay the mortgage otherwise I don't know) am I accepting their continuing tenancy?

I have a tenant who signed a twelve month AST.  After 3 months she phoned to say that she needs to move out in 2 months time.  If i am unable to find anew tenant in this time am i allowed to keep her deposit?

hi;

sorry not intrested in rutherglen due to ex-partner & his family resideing there anywere in south or north lanarkshire then yes

Hi

I am a private landlord and deal with the RDS in Renfrewshire and am trying to deal with Lanarkshire

I currently have 2 properties available in Rutherglen

Reply to the message if you are interested

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pjdwellshot

I'm trying to find tenants who've had a hard time with their letting agent for a report for BBC News.  Has the letting agent charged you more than £50 for a reference/credit check? Have they kept your deposit? Have they known what they're doing? Have they been closed down by the police? Any other problems?

I'm really interested to hear your stories, so pls get in touch.

Nicola

nicola.pearson@bbc.co.uk

Hi am just new to this site & forum


i am currently in a council house in which i hate because of my neighbours

the council wont re-house me til iam in the house a year which isnt til oct

i have been referred over to the RENT DEPOSIT SCHEME

ihave been told to go & find my own accomadtion but no landlord deal with the RDS that i have came across as yet


if there is any landlord or letting agent in SOUTH LANARKSHIRE  that deal with RDS  could u please pm with further details

thanks in advance geri

Hello,

I got in this new house a couple of months ago and as part of the property there is a garden and a shed. Since the house has not enough storage space available I would like to use the shed to put few boxes in. I found the shed in a very poor condition. It is full of rubbish and abandoned building items most of which are broken or too old to be used, the door is broken and does not close and can fall down anytime. Since it cannot be closed few cats use it from time to time... I have asked the landlord to clean it and fix it since it is part of the property and I pay for it but the answer was that it needs too much work and he does not want to do it. I now have decided to fix it anyway and I thought to take the money for repairing out of the rent and informed him of my intention. I also thought I can call the council since the unstable door and the cats can be a safety issue (we have a young boy who soon will start walking).
I would like to ask you if I am right to repair the shed and deduct the money from the rent. What the legal issue would be if the landlord complains?
Am I entitled to repair it at landlord expenses?

Thank you for your advice,

Enrico

We have a property that we are renting, and which is very damp. The landlord used to live in the property and knows of its condition better than anyone.

The house has no cavity insulation, no loft insulation and is single glazed.

We brought it to the landlord's attention, after moving in and several times during the tenancy so far, that the house is unusually hard to heat and constantly cold and damp. We were advised to open windows to reduce the condensation and to runt the kitchen extractor fan (true!).

Eventually the council were called in to do a Housing Health and Safety inspection; they immediately declared it to be a category one health hazard. In these cases, options are a) effect repairs immediately, b) demolition and so on. Pretty serious stuff.

Legalistic Question: Did the landlord, with their detailed foreknowledge of the state of the building, fail in any duty to inform us of the likelihood of higher than normal heating costs (nearly £1000 for the last quarter in a 4brm bungalow)?

Or is it Caveat Emptor?

I would be grateful for any advice.  My girlfriend and I rent a property from a major Rental Agency.  We signed a 6 Month contract which is due to expire in 2 months time.  Today we have been told we must vacate the property in 2 months and that although the property will be re-let we are not allowed to apply. 

The reason we have been given is a "no further tenancy is being offered to you, unfortunately due to the poor inspection report".  I assume this refers to an inspection of the flat that was made in April by the Agency but as our flat is in great condition and clean and we have not broken or damaged anything I am baffled as to the justification for such a statement.  I fear our Agency is prejudiced in their dealings with us as we were victorious in a dispute with them 5 months ago and were paid several hundred pounds of compensation by them. 

Am I entitled to see a copy of the Inspection Report and if so how would I go about obtaining it?  Do you have any further advice for me?

Many thanks

Jon