Advice needed please!

[Karen7052]

Hi, my husband and myself have been private tenants for just over 4 years, our landlord has always been really good but recently we recieved a letter saying the mortgage company has put recievers in charge of the house and all future rents are to be paid directly to them and they also want a copy of our tenancy agreement, I contacted our landlord and he knew this was about to happen, he said not to send the tenancy agreement as he was going to send us a new (amended ) one, when it came there is no mention of the bond we paid (it is on the original agreement tho but we didn't recieve any paperwork as to if it had been put in the protection scheme so don't know if he actually did it or not) and also the amended tenancy agreement shows less rent than we actually pay as he wants us to send him the difference each month. Also when we moved in no inventory was completed and we told the estate agent of all existing damages but they have since gone bust, can anyone offer any advice as to where we would stand getting our bond back, any advice would be greatly appreciated

[rebel11]

Hi karen

 

Welcome to CAG

 

The guys will be happy to advise as soon as they are available.

 

Thread has been moved to correct forum.

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Hi, my husband and myself have been private tenants for just over 4 years, our landlord has always been really good but recently we recieved a letter saying the mortgage company has put recievers in charge of the house and all future rents are to be paid directly to them and they also want a copy of our tenancy agreement, I contacted our landlord and he knew this was about to happen, he said not to send the tenancy agreement as he was going to send us a new (amended ) one, when it came there is no mention of the bond we paid (it is on the original agreement tho but we didn't recieve any paperwork as to if it had been put in the protection scheme so don't know if he actually did it or not) and also the amended tenancy agreement shows less rent than we actually pay as he wants us to send him the difference each month. Also when we moved in no inventory was completed and we told the estate agent of all existing damages but they have since gone bust, can anyone offer any advice as to where we would stand getting our bond back, any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

Hi Welcome to CAG I have alerted the site team regarding

your post.

In my opinion this would be a dangerous thing

to do, as I can see problems being caused if the

landlord is caught defrauding the receiver, which

will rebound on you if and when it come to light.

You I think need to get qualified help locally about

this.

[Karen7052]

Thank you for your reply, I have refused to sign anything or send anything I will go to CAB next week.

[rebel11]

Hi Karen

 

Seek advice from CAB, I would send the old Tenancy Agreement, sent the rental payments to the receivers, make sure you get a receipt for the payments. Complete an inventory and damages as stated by the estate agents, send that to the receivers. Send them Recorded Delivery.

 

A good source of info:- http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/renting_and_leasehold/renting_agreements

[mariner51]

What exact date did your T commence? Dep protection not required with Ts starting before Apr 2007

[Karen7052]

What exact date did your T commence? Dep protection not required with Ts starting before Apr 2007

 

Thanks for your reply it started June 2008

[R J Dearden]

Did you get any notification from one of the three recognised Deposit Protection services at anytime following the tenancy commencement?

 

What does the tenancy agreement state as to who holds the deposit?

 

I hope that the landlords agent was not holding it? If they did were they a member of a governing body which means that the deposit maybe protected under a "bonding" scheme.

 

If the deposit was sent to the landlord I would personally request that the landlord places this within a recognised scheme within 7 days.