monkeybarry
Ian Walker
so my landlord has decided to sell up (which is fair enough and not a surprise) and have given us two month to move out
does anyone have any experience of withholding the last few months of rent under the current system (deposit protection scheme). i know a lot of people used ot withhold on the basis they didnt trust the landlord (LL) to return the deposit which is the reason the deposit protection scheme was brought it.
that isnt much of an issue for me tbh.
the issue is, that now the LL has decided to sel up we are faced with moving and therefore the costs associated (fee's and finding a new 1.5month deposit)
now the fee's, that sucks, but that just life.
having to find 1.3-1.5k however, well that doesnt grow on tree's!
does anyone know of any legal (or any) precident whereby i would be perfectly entitled to withhold the last 1.5months rent (equiv to deposit) on the basis that its the LL's actions that means I require the money to make moving possible.
i could then sign over all the deposit held so the LL does miss out on rent and then pay for anything that needs "deducting" (which will be nothing)
any thoughts, advice etc?
(disclaimer - nothing posted below should or will be treated as legal advice)
does anyone have any experience of withholding the last few months of rent under the current system (deposit protection scheme). i know a lot of people used ot withhold on the basis they didnt trust the landlord (LL) to return the deposit which is the reason the deposit protection scheme was brought it.
that isnt much of an issue for me tbh.
the issue is, that now the LL has decided to sel up we are faced with moving and therefore the costs associated (fee's and finding a new 1.5month deposit)
now the fee's, that sucks, but that just life.
having to find 1.3-1.5k however, well that doesnt grow on tree's!
does anyone know of any legal (or any) precident whereby i would be perfectly entitled to withhold the last 1.5months rent (equiv to deposit) on the basis that its the LL's actions that means I require the money to make moving possible.
i could then sign over all the deposit held so the LL does miss out on rent and then pay for anything that needs "deducting" (which will be nothing)
any thoughts, advice etc?
(disclaimer - nothing posted below should or will be treated as legal advice)