Comments on: Tenants Without A Written Contract- Verbal Tenancy Agreement

By: Upset tenant :-(

Upset tenant :-( — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:19:03 +0000

Hi, if any could respond to this as soon as poosible it would be a great help.
i have been living in a terraced house for the past 4 years without a tenancy agreement, in 2010 during the cold winter the water tank burst in the attic along with 5 pipes. the house did not have any insulation and a 32 year old boiler that was costing me way to much money to run. 2 days after the flood my landlord claimed it was safe to move back in (as well as my 2 year old daughter whose carpet was soaking wet and her bedroom ceiling was caving in) i then got enviromental health involved and he seemed to start pulling his finger out, however we are now in 2012 and i have still got water damage. i also had to leave the house again in the new year as there was water dripping through the roof again. Please could someone give me some advice as to what i should do? i have already contacted the council about this matter and the reaction from my landlord was not what i was expecting. this man doesnt seem to care about this property and i am struggling to find somewhere else to live.
PLEASE HELP!!!

By: pollyanna clarke

pollyanna clarke — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:08:48 +0000

next time can’t you have a all ready written contract then i wouldn’t have to come to this add for nothing

By: Benji

Benji — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:02:23 +0000

Victor,

If its a lodger you can, if its a tenant you cant.
If you dont know the difference, have a google.

(obviously you can “ask” them irrespective but I asssume thats not what you meant)

By: Victor

Victor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:21:41 +0000

I rented one room to a woman withoout a written but on a verbal agreement. My advert for rent specifically stated that couples would not be accepted. The girl said just the day she came to pay deposit that she was getting married following day. I again stated that couples are not welcome to rent the room. She lied that her husband would only come to see her once in a month and would only stay a night. Just after 2 months of moving in,in the past 3 weeks, her husband has spent 3-4 days a week . I have therefore verbally given the girl about 2 months notice to quit. Can you advice on the legality on asking them to leave earlier since on the basis of my advert the tenant made a false reprensentation to get the room.

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:36:13 +0000

ive moved in a friends house with no contract they moved over seas and said I could rent the house for two years. they hav been gone for three mouths and are coming back . they want me to move out what can I do?

By: scott

scott — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:46:13 +0000

Hi i am the landlord of a property in Scotland. My tenants did not give me 1 months notice before leaving and did not clean the property either. They also left alot of rubbish and the garden in an aweful atate plus the grass is dead with their dog messing everywhere. I refused to return all of their deposit as i would need to 1. Have the house professionally cleaned and 2. Have the garden sorted and possibly re-turfed. They said they will take me to court and i have just recieved a letter from a lawer stating that as the short assured agreement was not filed out correctly i had breached the contract and must return the full deposit within 14 days. Is the lawer using scare tactics or do i have a case with no valid contract? Many thanks

By: Cardifflandlord

Cardifflandlord — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:06:27 +0000

@Sue: ????????????????

By: Cardifflandlord

Cardifflandlord — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:06:09 +0000

@Jenny: It was a bit silly to send her the AST’s in the first place. YOU are supposed to be there to check the witness is actually a proper person and NOT the tenant signing the AST and then witnessing it. Saying that – witness signatures are not always required.

To get her out you are going to need to spend the money. Just because there is no AST does not mean your tenant is not bound by the law pertaining to the AST. You need to make absolutely sure your dates are correct on the forms however so take some proper legal advice.

By: sue

sue — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:09:43 +0000

I just want to know I was renting a premises without any agreement what so ever

Now they don’t want to give me my deposit what can I do

By: jenen

jenen — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:14:21 +0000

My tenant was given AST agreement in Oct 2010 which she has not signed and returned it to me. the agreement expired inApril2011 and as she has been a bad tenant I did not renew the AST contract. I have since served a section 21 notice and gave her three months notice ,she was due to vacate 2nd September and she is still in the property. As I do not have her signed tenancy agreement in the first place will this make it difficult to proceed with Court proceedings to evict her. The house is a mess and she owes some rent, the DHSS pays most of the rent but she fails to pay ant top up which is only £8 a week. Arrears now total to about £450. I have the court papers but dont want to pay the £175 fee if I need the signed tenancy agreement which she is keeping. HELP PLEASE. Jenny