Tenancy Agreement Help

[Mikeegrini]

On your 800 quid example the max increase would be 36 pounds per month! Not the end of the world.

Over £400 a year or 8g of heroin, he wont even be able to numb the pain of paying someone else's mortgage off

exactly!

Then why don't you look at a less expensive property to speed the deposit growth? Unless you are splitting the rent/costs, at that price I'd guess you'd get two beds?

Back to your original question, I have rented my own property in the past and the clause you questioned is not in the standard Tenancy Agreement. I'd guess, from a landlords/letting agents perspective, the clause is an indication of what the landlords/letting agents future expectations are. That is, the landlord thinks this will be a way to cover his declining income (in relation to other similar apartments in the future) as he expects the cost of renting in the city center to increase year on year by the % in the clause.
If the landlord is using a letting agency then it's most likely to be the agents standard agreement so there is a vested interest with the agent as well. The agents future income is increased by ?% each month whilst doing relatively little. The landlord will also be thinking about the costs of having to have an agreement drawn up every year as the letting agent charges for the service again.

As already said, have a go at negotiating. I hope you get a deal that you can live with and good luck on getting that deposit together.

 

[andymafia]

As others have said, that's not a standard inclusion in a tenancy agreement.

Personally, there is no way I would sign up to that. RPI was 3.1% in December and isn't going to change much over the next few years. That means it's going to be pretty close to that upper limit of a 6% rise in your rent every year. If you're willing to sign up to such long notice periods, there's no way you should be having to incur massive price hikes as well.

I'd try and negotiate your way out of it and, if they won't budge, fuck it off and find somewhere else.

 

[colbee59]

my daughter had a break in on xmas day kitchen window broken, landlord says it is down to her to replace. In agreement it says tenant must replace window if caused by family, friend or visitor. I do not think a burglar is any of these, burglars have been caught and charged. Any advice about window gratefully received

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[LongLang]

my daughter had a break in on xmas day kitchen window broken, landlord says it is down to her to replace. In agreement it says tenant must replace window if caused by family, friend or visitor. I do not think a burglar is any of these, burglars have been caught and charged. Any advice about window gratefully received

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It Should be covered by the landlords insurance.
Anybody renting, should have contents insurance to cover goods/cash but it is the landlords responsibility to ensure the property is maintained to the standard it was rented. If they have a crime number/report and prove to the landlord it was a burgalry (there are some unscrupulous people who may not tell the WHOLE truth if they break something) then it should be the landlords duty to replace the window, the same as a boiler breaking down, the roof caving or a dead body blocking the waste pipes.

Of course there are also some untrustworthy landlords who will sneak little things into rental agreements and/or make it nigh on impossible to contact them to prevent having to shell out.


I once had a boiler break down and the landlord was "unavailable" for over 3 months. Even though i was with a letting agend (edward mellor) they still needed his authorisation to complete the work.
Needless to say he didnt have us as tennents for much longer, and as far as i know the house is still empty after 5/6 years. ****. I hope its skinting him.