Renting sucks - landlords, agencies, owners

[phil99]

We've been renting our house here in Wrexham since April 2010. We've been perfectly happy - it's a nice house, it's a good and quiet area. The owner of the property lives near-by and is a good owner, he deals with things as they need dealing with and is a nice bloke

Comments

[ciara_mkb]

Ouch. Is there no way you can come to a private arrangement with the landlord?

[phil99]

Not directly, as he can't get "control" back while we're in it without paying the agency some hideous fee, and I'm fairly sure there's a clause in his contract saying that he won't.

[snorkel_maiden]

This happened to a friend of mine, only he was the landlord involved and not the tenant. Basically the guy moved out for a day (I think he shoved a load of stuff in the loft) and then moved straight back in again. Is that possible for you guys if you like the place that much?

[phil99]

I've considered it, and it's a relatively attractive proposition from my point of view.

I think, though I'd have to double-check to be absolutely certain, that the landlord's contract explicitly includes a clause saying "thou shalt not enter into a contract with the existing tenants for 9 months".

Though it's possible that we could get around that if his wife/son/a.n. other family member were to be the landlord...

[ellefurtle]

Oh grim and annoying!

[phil99]

Annoying, and badly timed! That's the week before we start performances for our next show!