Hi
I've 2 issues here I hope you may advise on:
1/
I've been chatting to a pal who lives in Manchester city center, in an appartment type set up, on an AST which has expired, so its now a periodic tenancy.
Her previous landlord charged what was referred to as a 'moving out fee', which was £150.00 - supposedly for administration costs.
Her new agent {Mod - name removed} has also said the same - a £150 'moving out fee'.
This fee was taken in addition to reductions from her deposit which with witheld by her last landlord, for cleaning etc (which I also think was damn cheeky as she left the place spotless) - and it appears the current landlord (RR) intend to do the same.
Is this 'moving out fee' legal??
2/
I've seen this before & I think it's bloody cheeky - but where do tenants stand??... When an AST ends and a LL requests that the tenant signs a new AST, and charges an admin fee (in this case £120.0).
Am I right in thinking the tenant is under no obligation to sign a new AST if they are content to be on a periodic?
Is it likely a landlord will serve 2 months notice if a tenant refuses to renew the AST - obviously no-one is likely to want to pay an extra 6 monthly totally unneccesary cost??
Thanks - any comments most appreciated.
Dave T
I've 2 issues here I hope you may advise on:
1/
I've been chatting to a pal who lives in Manchester city center, in an appartment type set up, on an AST which has expired, so its now a periodic tenancy.
Her previous landlord charged what was referred to as a 'moving out fee', which was £150.00 - supposedly for administration costs.
Her new agent {Mod - name removed} has also said the same - a £150 'moving out fee'.
This fee was taken in addition to reductions from her deposit which with witheld by her last landlord, for cleaning etc (which I also think was damn cheeky as she left the place spotless) - and it appears the current landlord (RR) intend to do the same.
Is this 'moving out fee' legal??
2/
I've seen this before & I think it's bloody cheeky - but where do tenants stand??... When an AST ends and a LL requests that the tenant signs a new AST, and charges an admin fee (in this case £120.0).
Am I right in thinking the tenant is under no obligation to sign a new AST if they are content to be on a periodic?
Is it likely a landlord will serve 2 months notice if a tenant refuses to renew the AST - obviously no-one is likely to want to pay an extra 6 monthly totally unneccesary cost??
Thanks - any comments most appreciated.
Dave T
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