to clarify, my landlord hasn't been abroad/in hospital, etc. he's simply an incompetent idiot. and possibly ridiculously rich.
AST's term expired, no new let, no-one's collecting our rent
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Originally posted by jeffrey View PostI disagree. L may be extremely busy, or abroad, or in hospital/prison. There are many reasons why the non-receipt of income might not be known.
What are the rest of the 'many' reasons?'Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation fo the first link on one memorable day'. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Originally posted by jennyweasley View Postto clarify, my landlord hasn't been abroad/in hospital, etc. he's simply an incompetent idiot. and possibly ridiculously rich.
The facts would indeed seem to support this interpretation.'Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation fo the first link on one memorable day'. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Originally posted by mind the gap View PostI disagree. If you are too busy to check your bank account occasionally then you are probably rich enought to employ someone else to do it and then to get on to the LA/the non-payers on noticing discrepancies. With online banking, there is no reason why being abroad should make any difference at all. In hospital - very unusual to be in hospital for 10 months and most people who are, generally appoint someone else to oversee their business affairs. In prison - unlikely to be a LL of an student HMO if in prison, as ex-convicts are unlikely to be granted HMO licences.
Many people:
a. do not have or want online banking;
b. are long-term hospitalised (inc. mental health establishments);
c. let on HMOs dating from before the newLabour licensing requirements (so now being in prison would be irrelevant to the new fit&proper test); and
d. live in countries that lack easy internet availability or, in some cases, even electricity.JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert], Nether Edge Law*
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Originally posted by jeffrey View PostMany people:
a. do not have or want online banking;
b. are long-term hospitalised (inc. mental health establishments);
c. let on HMOs dating from before the newLabour licensing requirements (so now being in prison would be irrelevant to the new fit&proper test); and
d. live in countries that lack easy internet availability or, in some cases, even electricity.'Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation fo the first link on one memorable day'. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Originally posted by jeffrey View PostI disagree with your disagreement with my disagreement. As usual, you're living in a pretend version of the real world.
Simply disagreeing with you does not mean I am deluded.
Please do not get so ratty and rude about it. Perhaps we must agree to differ on this one and leave it at that.'Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation fo the first link on one memorable day'. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Originally posted by mind the gap View PostSome people fit this description. I think we perhaps mean something different by 'many'.JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert], Nether Edge Law*
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Originally posted by jeffrey View PostI disagree. L may be extremely busy, or abroad, or in hospital/prison. There are many reasons why the non-receipt of income might not be known.
Therefore, he is getting paid.Allow tenants to protect their own deposits. I want free money when they do it wrong
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Originally posted by mind the gap View PostSimply disagreeing with you does not mean I am deluded.
Please do not get so ratty and rude about it. Perhaps we must agree to differ on this one and leave it at that.JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert], Nether Edge Law*
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Good- so no allegations of delusions there. Judgment for the Defendant.JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert], Nether Edge Law*
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Originally posted by jeffrey View PostGood- so no allegations of delusions there. Judgment for the Defendant.'Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation fo the first link on one memorable day'. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
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Still wrong, I fear. You are only pretending that something demonstrably true is not, a common problem with those of the Left. You are therefore not suffering delusions as you feared (nor are you, in your own words, divorced from reality/living in a fantasy world: hence that's not what I was saying!)JEFFREY SHAW, solicitor [and Topic Expert], Nether Edge Law*
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Originally posted by jennyweasley View Postthanks for the replies! and calm down guys, i've saved my rent money, i'm not a complete idiot. not sure about the rest of my housemates though!
also, forgot to mention this, but one of the old tenants (one of the one's that signed the 11 month contract) moved out at the end of the contract and a new tenant moved in who also hasn't been made to sign anything. can she be legally made to pay rent?
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Originally posted by jennyweasley View PostWe paid a deposit to secure the property again for the following year but the estate agents didn't make us sign a new contract.
If they ask us to sign a contract now, do we have to sign and pay for the past 10 months?
Can they take us to court for unpaid rent if none of us have signed a contract?
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