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[Jon66]

Serve a s8 notice and a s21. You would be foolish not to give him notice. The s8 could potentially be beaten by the unfinished kitchen being cited as disrepair unless you have proof in writing of his agreement and terms agreed but the s21 provided all the paperwork i.e. gsc, h2r etc is in order should...

[Jon66]

Perhaps its area dependent but actually my experience is that in my area it is undersubscribed.

[Jon66]

joshua1982 this is a forum for legal questions not judgments about things irrelevant to those legal questions. If you don't like Housing Law as it is vote Labour . . ..

[Jon66]

Why can't you just agree with the tenant they pay pro rata up to the end of the tenancy or am I missing something?...

[Jon66]

Many 'sheltered' or over 60s housing is undersubscribed so accessing that is not going to be as difficult as mainstream....

[Jon66]

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[Jon66]

The Abandonment of Animals Act is very clear the responsibility belongs to the owner.
You really shouldn't be wasting time seeing a solicitor for this specific point. You are wasting your money. IF the owner abandons them, call the rspca because they have been abandoned. They are not your responsibility....

[Jon66]

Would it help you to ask for the first 6 months or years rent upfront?

[Jon66]

It can be a useful stick in that the cost to the managing agent of 500 pound for use of the ombudsman is not a charge they enjoy incurring. But I'll bow to your greater experience.

[Jon66]

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[Jon66]

I would just pay the arrears of the service charge by bank transfer stating in seperate correspondence that it is for arrears of the service charge only, and if they persist in recovery for other charges make a formal complaint ending with the housing ombudsman. The prime complaint being their failure...

[Jon66]

I think an apology is in order for op's attitude actually, but clearly the advice is not what he wanted to hear, so the advice is 'wrong' and goes unacknowledged.

[Jon66]

Well no, you're not actually, because you are in breach of your lease . . .

[Jon66]

Yes, nukecad but what point are you making? I am assuming it is the landlord wanting to protect the deposit rather than the agent that is the change of contract, but perhaps op is saying there is something else?...

[Jon66]

No I don't think that's right unless there is evidence to suggest the landlord is not going to protect the deposit. It is possible he favours a scheme the letting agents don't use and so he does the admin protection himself. Is it materially changing the terms of the contract? I'm not sure it is, although...

[Jon66]

Why are you withdrawing the offer? If the offer was accepted it is a breach of contract. What were the terms of the holding deposit?

[Jon66]

What timing? On what grounds?

[Jon66]

Perhaps you would be better off finding a more suitable property as clearly this one is no longer suitable. By the sounds of it, all parties would see this as a good solution.

Just because your circumstances change, trying to bend the lease to suit this is probably not the best way of...