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[DPT57]

It sounds like the tenants know more about the process than you do.

Send a new s21 notice by regular first class mail from a post office and get a proof of postage slip. Don't forget to add a couple of days to the notice for delivery....

[DPT57]

I think you mean Bernard Manning. Bernard Matthews was the turkey guy. Bootiful!...

[DPT57]

Check if the s21 is valid here: https://nearlylegal.co.uk/section-21-flowchart/
If not, use a housing solicitor. If should not take all her savings.

[DPT57]

Yes, its a permitted payment, but only if it exactly covers the utilities specified. It means calculating the excess used over and above what is already included within the cap, (which would be very difficult without smart metering, and not necessarily straightforward even then) and refunding the difference...

[DPT57]

If you identify that payment separately, you fall foul of Tenant Fees Act and it become an administrative headache....

[DPT57]

No it doesn't seem workable. Even if they agree, they could change their mind about further in-year increases. You should probably just increase the rent as a one-off by a fixed amount that both of you can live with, but neither are totally happy with.

[DPT57]

HMOs take constant management and cajoling of the tenants. You think this is bad, wait till the cold weather comes and they keep turning up the thermostat.

[DPT57]

The landlord is probably cutting every corner he can through a combination of ignorance and bloody mindedness. This was never going to end with the problem being solved and you living there happily. You should start looking for somewhere else to live....

[DPT57]

I think you could do with a refresher course in tenancy law. Firstly, if its a fixed term tenancy then she doesn't have to give any notice to leave at the end. If its a contractual periodic, then its as per the agreement. A tenancy cant be "extended" and doesn't need to be replaced. It just...

[DPT57]

Whilst I can see that there is cause for concern, it seems a bit early to be jumping to evict. What does your agent say about it?

[DPT57]

The new requirements mean that you can no longer use a physical card to verify Right to Rent, even though it may show time remaining on her visa. She needs a share code....

[DPT57]

It's not recommended unless it's clear in the contract which advance month is being covered. It isnt particularly beneficial either for the reason you suggest, amongst others....

[DPT57]

If you mean a contractual periodic tenancy, then yhis is also an AST....

[DPT57]

Are you sure the agent hasn't called it advance rent? I'm not saying they would get away with that, but they might if it was for named month(s).

[DPT57]

Does her tenancy pre-date the introduction of the 2019 Tenant Fees Act? If not then it looks like you have an illegal deposit....

[DPT57]

I'm more concerned at the possibility of a winter of unheated rental properties and then the tenants expecting me to deal with the resultant mold.

[DPT57]

Is there gas in the property? If so, did you give them a gas safety cert before they moved in. If not you will have problems with s21.

These tenants sound like they know more than you about the law and will exploit that. If they've written to you about disrepair they may try to claim its...

[DPT57]

The prescribed information is not the same thing as the deposit certificate. The PI must be served within 30 days to avoid a penalty.

[DPT57]

I agree with the responses above, but its worth adding that the other owner owes you half the rent they've received.

[DPT57]

Just so that you understand, the occupants wont be lodgers, even if you retain a room there or give them a licence agreement. If you are not living there they will be AST tenants.

If you retain a room for yourself then they will need room only agreements and you will retain liability for...