Yeah, if we weren't so far down the road we would be walking away for sure. Deposits aren't a problem any more as the landlord doesn't keep them they go in deposit scheme. It's just the underhand way he waited until we were so committed that we can't back out before adding a load of stuff that wasn't agreed.DavidS wrote: βThu Jul 12, 2018 1:02 pm If he is acting like that I would run for the hills.
It can only end in tears.
However, playing devils advocate, if a short term tenancy it may be reasonable to want to stop someone who has no specific longevity interfering in long term plans that ultimately may not affect them.
I would imagine a small claims court threat would help get your deposit back if there was an argument as surely the deposit was based on the draft terms and conditions.
In terms of someone who has 'no specific longevity interfering' my partner currently lives in a house a few streets away which she will continue to own so has a legitimate claim on the right to object, we've submitted a statement in writing saying we won't.
Yes it was based on the earlier agreement. We even have an earlier copy of the Shorthold Tenancy Agreement without the clauses in. We paid a lot in agency fees and credit/landlord checks upfront (as you currently have to). All based on an agreement with the agents. Even they told me the guy is totally out of order...
I think what really wound me up (and maybe set me off a bit) was that the contract stated that we had individually negotiated all the clauses when we'd never seen them before.