Hi all,
Could I plug any legal/property brains on here about a current tenancy situation?
Basically I (and another BBSer, with three others) live in a five bedroom shared house, on a fixed term contract that concludes on the 27th April.
One of the current tenants is leaving, and we have in the past few months found a replacement who is mutually agreed with the existing/leaving tenant to move in on the 26th.
We have paid a fee of intent to the letting agency, who act on behalf of our landlord, about six weeks ago, as a new 12 month contract is required from the 28th, rather than a renewal, as it's a shared contract rather than an HMO.
The new tenant requires a reference check, which has been paid for by the new tenant a few weeks ago, and provided the relevant details on the 16th April, but the new contract - to be signed by the four remaining tenants plus the new arrival, as a new 12 month agreement - commencing 28th cannot be issued until this is complete, and we have been chasing this up with the agency with no luck, who have said they can't do anymore. The new tenant has confirmed with his old landlord that he has heard from the reference agency yesterday, and has sent the information back, so I don't know where the delay is - the letting agent or the reference people, but we're getting hacked off. Not helping matters is I'm away from Friday to Sunday, so really need the contract posted today, so we can all sign it tomorrow night and I can run it down in person.
Hopefully we will hear back today, but where do we stand from a legal point of view. I'm worried nothing has been signed, and we're only fours days away from the expiry of the current contract. I certainly don't want to be homeless come Monday morning if the situation remains the same.
No notice has been served by either side at any point, as we obviously wish to stay in the property.
Also, where does this stand if we waited to raise unresolved repairing obligations that have not been done thorought the previous 12 month contract? Basically, we have repeatedly informed the letting agent things need to be sorted, and have been told things are 'in hand', but then nothing happens.
Do these become null and void in the event of a new contract being signed? I'm mulling over reporting them to a property/lettings regulator as a result, but want the new contract sorted first!
Cheers in advance!
Could I plug any legal/property brains on here about a current tenancy situation?
Basically I (and another BBSer, with three others) live in a five bedroom shared house, on a fixed term contract that concludes on the 27th April.
One of the current tenants is leaving, and we have in the past few months found a replacement who is mutually agreed with the existing/leaving tenant to move in on the 26th.
We have paid a fee of intent to the letting agency, who act on behalf of our landlord, about six weeks ago, as a new 12 month contract is required from the 28th, rather than a renewal, as it's a shared contract rather than an HMO.
The new tenant requires a reference check, which has been paid for by the new tenant a few weeks ago, and provided the relevant details on the 16th April, but the new contract - to be signed by the four remaining tenants plus the new arrival, as a new 12 month agreement - commencing 28th cannot be issued until this is complete, and we have been chasing this up with the agency with no luck, who have said they can't do anymore. The new tenant has confirmed with his old landlord that he has heard from the reference agency yesterday, and has sent the information back, so I don't know where the delay is - the letting agent or the reference people, but we're getting hacked off. Not helping matters is I'm away from Friday to Sunday, so really need the contract posted today, so we can all sign it tomorrow night and I can run it down in person.
Hopefully we will hear back today, but where do we stand from a legal point of view. I'm worried nothing has been signed, and we're only fours days away from the expiry of the current contract. I certainly don't want to be homeless come Monday morning if the situation remains the same.
No notice has been served by either side at any point, as we obviously wish to stay in the property.
Also, where does this stand if we waited to raise unresolved repairing obligations that have not been done thorought the previous 12 month contract? Basically, we have repeatedly informed the letting agent things need to be sorted, and have been told things are 'in hand', but then nothing happens.
Do these become null and void in the event of a new contract being signed? I'm mulling over reporting them to a property/lettings regulator as a result, but want the new contract sorted first!
Cheers in advance!
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