Hi and thanks for the replies. I understand we have no leg to stand on. However it gets worse. We have just had an application for planning permission through the post for the landlords to convert the opposite derelict commercial property into a block of 5 flats! The main reason we moved here was for peace and quiet and privacy. We're now worried about the noise during thr works, and looking at the plans, when thr conversion is complete they'll be able to look right into our bedroom and living room. How does this stand up for our contract? Do you think we will be able to leave earlier than the 1 year stated? Really not happy about this.

Hi guys and girls, My partner and I moved into a property on 27th April. The flat is in a block of four which use to be a stable block. It's located in a mews block just off a fairly busy terraced road. We both liked it because it's so different to everything in the area. However, when we were looking at properties we stressed to the letting agencies we were looking for places that had either own parking, or allocated street parking, as I need to drive for work. It also had to be quiet, also due to the nature and hours of my work. When we were shown around this property, one of the other tenants had his car parked in the mews area, and the agent told us that we would also be able to park there. So we signed on the line. When we moved in and met the landlords they told us that they would prefer us not to park there for the time being because they were still doing up one of the flats, and required access, also to a commercial property they own on the other side of the mews. That was fine for us, there are spaces on the road unless you get back late at night and it's just outside of the zone where you require a permit. So, fine. Now, 2 months after moving in, they have rung me and said that if I want to park my car in the mews area that would be fine, at a cost of £25 extra a month! Oh, and that if we don't pay, she will rent out the space to one of the neighbours anyway. (They have now finished the other flat). Now firstly, I don't think it is right that they should be allowed to add this cost onto us after 2 months of being in the flat, and also, if we say no, I don't really want someone we don't know parking outside the flat, slamming car doors at all times, when I have to be up at 4am, or need to lie in because I got back in the middle of the night. I'd like to know where we actually stand. I feel the letting agency misled us, and also the landlords did by not telling us straight away that we would eventually have to pay. My partner and I are very disappointed over the situation and actually don't feel like we want to live here anymore. What advice would anyone give? Do we have any legal standing? I look forward to your replies. A