Hello All,
I recently found a property through a lettings agent, I’ve paid the holding deposit, damage deposit, one month rent in advance. I’ve signed the tenancy agreement aswell as the landlord. On the day of moving into the property (April 6th 2022), I was informed by the estate agent that the landlord no longer wants to go ahead with the tenancy and she’s not given a reason - however I believe it’s due to discrimination (I will not list the reason, but I’ve spoken to a few legal professionals).
Now I see the landlord is advertising her property on this website under a false name - despite there being a tenancy agreement in place, which I and my co-tenant have not mutually agreed to end.
I must warn people that throughout the whole process, the Lettings agent have breached the following protocols: Regulation 3 of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, Regulations 5, The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, Clause (i) Schedule 2 of The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, and Regulations 6 The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. There’s more however, my legal team are still looking into it.
The landlord and the lettings agents have lied throughout the whole process. Now they’re both at a stage where they’re throwing each other under the bus.
I’m just here to warn people. If you have any questions feel free to ask me
No I didn’t as I was at home getting ready to move into the property. On the morning I was meant to move into the property I got a call from the lettings agent saying she doesn’t want to proceed.
It’s crazy how the day before me and the landlord was messaging each other on WhatsApp, she even said words like “looking forward to meeting you” “see you tomorrow” “I would like future rent paid directly to me”
This is the listing history. We offered £1750 a month, on the 11th March. Even if she was offered more for example £1800, it doesn’t excuse her breaching the tenancy.
I’m starting to think whether she owns it or not now. I would’ve assumed the lettings agents did their checks as they’re a well known lettings agents.
you need a solicitors advice on this. If i were a tenant I would get into the property and replace the locks Having a tenancy agreement with me. That is me tho … I say that even being a landlord. I cannot stand injustice
I’ve paid for the land registry, it’s even turned out that she used a different name on the tenancy agreement from what’s on the land registry (similar last names but spelt differently) and different first names. Am I allowed to write her name on here
Firstly, report the listing to Openrent. There is a link towards the bottom left (under the share buttons).
If the letting agent is a reputable agent they should be a member of a professional body and have a formal complaints procedure, so if they have breached all of the regulations above, and you have exhausted their internal complaints procedure, you can make a complaint to their professional body. If they aren’t then perhaps Trading Standards??
I don’t think the lettings agent verified the landlord. Today I’ve emailed the letting a agency twice asking them whether they did, and they haven’t responded. Yet the agent are responding to my other emails that I sent to them today.
My agreements do not allow for change of locks without my consent as Landlord.
I believed this was a common clause in letting agreements.
But I do agree that there is a breach on the landlords part in this particular case
I presume they will manage properties with income in excess of 10,000 Euros a month. In which case they should be registsred with HMRC and carrying out customer due diligence…
… May be it only applies if they are managing the property though, not just advertising it for letting since I don’t remember Openrent asking me for ID??
