I disagree with Nichole’s response. A landlord always has to behave like a professional. Politely declining to accept his offer and re-stating that the full rent will be due for the time he remains at the property. I would also add that I reserve the right to use legal redress to recover any debt owed by the tenant.
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Fair enough. I’m no landlord, just a tenant and person who can’t stomach lies and games, but in my own career I’d not be rude to clients even if they were lying, so I’d have to agree with you.
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I think they didn’t like the rent increase. I wonder what the rent was and how much is being charged now. How does it align with current market values for the same property in that area. My friend di this. Didn’t raise the rent in London for years. Similar properties were at least £500 more a month. My friend put the rent up by £200 as a gradual increase and now the tenant complains about everything.
In this case, they probably complained to the council as they know you can not issue a section 21 while there is a complaint. They should of course supply clear evidence of a problem that the Landlord is responsible for fixing. If it’s in another flat, it’s not the landlords responsibility unless they own the freehold. That is of course, if the noise is excessive. Boilers always make noise. It could be a malicious complaint to justify them paying less rent.
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