Hi I am currently in a situation where I am not sure what to do or at least what my legal rights are. I have privately rented the current property for 3 years. There have been odd issues here and there with regards to the landlord wanting to increase rent even though the same properties on our street are renting for less already. I have 3 children, 2 of which have disabilities. I have recently had a heating/water issue, which caused quite a lot of distress to us. During a conversation, the landlord said he had no money. This has unsettled me somewhat. Whilst eventually he has sorted the heating situation out, I have lost faith in him. He seems to have no clue, and I feel he is trying to scrimp and scrape on everything. (we had this issue about 18 months ago and had he listened to the plumber then we would not have been in this situation.) The problem I have is I am contracted yet for another 12 months. If I ask him to release me from this contract, he is without a doubt the type of person who would not agree to it. So my question, quite simply is, Can I ask a county court Judge to release me from that tenancy agreement by law? Many Thanks in Advance Marie x

Hi Thought I would introduce myself to the board. I'm ...., married to ..... for almost 6 years now, very happy we are too. We have 3 beautiful kids (well, we think they are!), . Two have have disabilities. It keeps us on our toes that's for sure!! We live in a quiet-ish little town outside of ......... I'm hoping to get a lot of advice on the site. Marie xxx