bad landlord reference

[shineygirl]

We are going to have a bad ladlord reference, not saying we are bad tenants but that we do not pay on time.

 

This is due to their being a gas leak over christmas, us not being able to use the stove due to only a temporary fix. Holes in the windows where the frame is too heavy for the window. Our bills were high so we struggled with the last fifty or so rent.

 

added to which our tenancy deposit is not protected, the ll also never calls always just comes round. Already threatening we may lose our reputation.

 

we rented one year before and paid rent on time (abroad) and then stayed in a pub where we paid rent after check out and we were fine.

 

I worry about our limited references in this country and any credit file trouble before our bills settled down.

 

we are due to pay 330 for a deposit but it is worrying as we know this will be easier to be on time but they dont know that.

[JoeyJoeC]

You couldn't pay rent due to issues with the property? Did you withhold rent during this time or did you have to pay to fix the issues? It would have been down to the land lord to arrange for the repairs, not for you to pay out to have them fixed unless that was the agreement.

 

If it were simply down to the bills / rent being too high, then that's not the landlords issue that you're not able to pay. It is however up to them to keep the property in a safe livable condition.