I agree, Nigel. Some landlords make it impossible for tenants. We were hoping they could at least acknowledge we’ve been treated poorly and make amends.
We requested for £800 (spread over 6 months) to be deducted off the rent for the next 6 months provided we are reassured of the full tenancy and that all repairs reported will be dealt with within two weeks except where it’s impossible to do just to save us the hassle of going through the courts.
This was rejected by them because they’ve sold the properties and cannot guarantee our tenancy. They deceived us by agreeing to the 3 years tenancy when the property has already been sold. We are now at a point where we need to move on and secure a new tenancy from a serious landlord. Our claim is still pending, unfortunately.
If you have a 3 year contract in place they cannot remove you without a section 8 claim. They also cannot end your tenancy for at least 4 months after a serious repair has been rectified and certainly not before.
The court would also challenge the reasons for the Landlord to repossess the property for disposal (sale) only a few months after entering into a 3 year AST contract with a new tenant, particularly if there have been unrectified problems and repair issues involved and would instruct the Landlord to rectify them and either compensate you or pay for you to be temporarily rehoused whilst they are taking place.
They may also ask why the Landlord is not selling the property on with you as a sitting tenant, as a more reasonable option. If you have been to court and judgement has been in the Landlords favour in terms of repossession for sale then there must be more to this.