.....I'm sure I am.
My son was recently thrown (physically) out of his house share, and is now living in another house share with post grads students.
Ok, cut out the why's and how's, the letting agents say my son cannot have the rent has paid since he was thrown out, and is still paying, because his contract says he must find a replacement tenant for his room in order to get his money back. This is impossible because the Uber-Brats still living in the house are refusing to co-operate in finding a replacement - they keep sending people away or not letting them in.
Said letting agents demanded my son's house keys back, on the grounds that they will need them for any replacement tenant. This means that my son has no access to a house that he is paying for.
I've told him to write formally to the agents and request the keys back. I know he has no intention of ever living there again, but he might want to, mighten he, at some point? He should have the choice if he's paying rent.
NOW, my question is, if the agents say no, he cannot have the keys, then they have denied him access and therefore, broken the contract? So if the contract is broken, they can't demand my son continues to pay the rent for a property he isn't allowed in to?
Does that sound right? I'm pretty sure if the say he cannot have keys that they have just shot themselves in the foot.
Jules
My son was recently thrown (physically) out of his house share, and is now living in another house share with post grads students.
Ok, cut out the why's and how's, the letting agents say my son cannot have the rent has paid since he was thrown out, and is still paying, because his contract says he must find a replacement tenant for his room in order to get his money back. This is impossible because the Uber-Brats still living in the house are refusing to co-operate in finding a replacement - they keep sending people away or not letting them in.
Said letting agents demanded my son's house keys back, on the grounds that they will need them for any replacement tenant. This means that my son has no access to a house that he is paying for.
I've told him to write formally to the agents and request the keys back. I know he has no intention of ever living there again, but he might want to, mighten he, at some point? He should have the choice if he's paying rent.
NOW, my question is, if the agents say no, he cannot have the keys, then they have denied him access and therefore, broken the contract? So if the contract is broken, they can't demand my son continues to pay the rent for a property he isn't allowed in to?
Does that sound right? I'm pretty sure if the say he cannot have keys that they have just shot themselves in the foot.
Jules
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