Hi

We have just moved to a rented property (2 months now) and the landlady wants to evict us.

She has said that we have deceived her to get into the property,

we are in the property illegally as we have not signed her inventory dated 2012,

now she is saying that the tenancy agreement was only proposed and now she is saying we have trashed the property and her representative will inspect it and if we do not co-operate they have keys and will enter anyway.

Also she said it was our responsibility to register our own deposit.

She will not accept phone calls and her letters sent to us are quite nasty and she loves her red pen to underline all the words

It was rented through an estate agents,

we have been in contact with them but I think they are scared of her

She has never met us and I do not think she has been to the property for a number of years.

I would like to sue her as she knew before we moved in that we wanted to rent long term and she was more than happy to take our money.

We have no money to move as we put it all into this property.

I would like practical and legal advise please.

you wont get legal advice here. Im not qualified.

However, can you tell us the exact accusations shes saying? Is there any truth into them. We need much more background.

There is no truth to her accusations.

The only information I can give is that she said in her letter that we deceived her.

We have damaged the property and

not registered our own deposit and

we have not signed her inventory which she had done in 2012.

it was rented through an estate agents

all legal and above board and

the landlady is managing the property herself.

Which is going to be difficult to get any repairs done as she will not talk to us.

She or the estate agents are meant to register the deposit. How does she allege you have damaged the property. Why do you say you cant give more info.

One other question, and please dont take offence. Are you a british national? I ask this, because there are rogue landlords that hate the fact some nationalities are renting their property. Theres a few of them near where i live that are currently under investigation.

As i said before, we need much more info. Such as what exactly is she saying is damaged.

How does she say you deceived her?

What info did you provide on application? Be honest.

Hi, I do not know why my landlady has said we have deceived her, she does not put that information in her letter. I have my own ideas but no proof and yes for something as important as renting a property my husband and I have have been 100% honest, there is no other way. You will get caught out if you are not honest.

Tell her you want to know the exact reasons you are being asked to leave.

You also really need to give more info as your posts are making it a pear there's more to all this than you're telling us

you are aware that there are different types of tenancies so what sort did you sign and was the agreement with her directly or via a letting agent? If an AST then 6 months will be the minimum letting period. You have been told that the deposit must be kept via a licenced deposit scheme. If she hasnt done this you can sue her for failing to safeguard the deposit and she may have to pay you up to 3 times the sum in damages.

You say that you refused to sign an inventory dated 2012. Do you at east have a copy of that and did you request that a current one be done on moving in or at least going through the old one with a fine toothed comb to see what is right or wriog with it. Even this old one would ahve given you some proof of the state of things, especially of you made notes ans signed the amendment.

Hi, it was an initial 6 month tenancy agreement and it is with the estate agents, we have signed the infantry that the estate agents gave us but we have not seen her infantry, we have not refused to sign hers, we have not had a copy of it. the estate agents also have comments regarding the damage. But she says the infantry the estate agents gave us is not legal. Also she has had the property completely renovated since 2012, which she has not seen as far as i am aware.

From speaking to neighbours she has a habit of evicting her tenants for no reason.

she can evict AFTER the initial tenancy if she wants. Also, check that deposit is secured, if not, shes gonna owe you a lot of money.

She really sounds like a rogue landlord tbh.

Also, please answer previous questions in the thread.

the inventory done by the agent trumps the old one from 2012 so she is talking out of her hat about that. I suspect that she hasnt bothered to acquaint herslef with any of the information and knowledge she needs to be a successful landlord and so will make your life miserable due to her ignorance. Start looking for somewhere else to live but learn about your rights and her responsibilities before that time so you can leave with a few hundred pounds in your pocket to help with your settling in elsewhere.

answer the questions about the situation and find out if the deposit is protected. If it isnt you acn atart legal action over that whilst you are still there, you just get less compensation

what about gas safelty certificates and Energy efficienncy survey? did you get copies of them when you moved in? if not more trouble for her and possibly more money for you.

She cannot start eviction proceedings until the original 6 months is up.

If you have paid a deposit then she cannot evict you until the deposit has been protected.

If the deposit was paid more than 30 days ago then failure to protect it means that you can sue her and win back the deposit plus a sum between 1 and 3 times the deposit.

Given her threats you could consider changing the locks. Also make sure you keep copies of the contract in a safe place away from the property. This is in case she comes in and locks you out. If she does this then the Police may wish to see it before they force her to let you back in.

Otherwise, consider ignoring her letters. If there is no gas safety and energy certificate you could consider requesting a council inspection. They will issue an improvement notice to fix this and other issues.