russ295 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 hi, i have a two storey small commercial shop, its rented to two girls, one uses upstairs the other down, my wife called in and there was a sign on the door saying room to rent, asked her about it and she said she isnt very busy and is paying her half of the rent out of her pocket, the wife told her she cant rent it as it dont belong to her to rent and any tenant would have to be vetted by us and any lease would be with us not her. in the lease it states no subletting, am i being unreasonable as she aint too happy. cheers russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laverda Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 No you are not being unreasonable . Tenant should not sub let and that is the end of it . I know of a man and his wife who are getting their rent paid for by housing benifits as neither work or ever have worked and are sub letting rooms out this has been reported to housing benifits six months ago but nothing has been done about it this makes my blood boil they are breaking all the rules and making a profit at landlords and taxpayers expence. I think this is quite comon and often done behind landlords back I would send a writen warning that they are not allowed to sub let and if it continues they will be evicted for breaking terms of tenancy. How can landlords stop this from hapening ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4L Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Lavy "and are sub letting rooms out this has been reported to housing benifits six months ago but nothing has been done about it" Tell these guys to increase the rent for the initial Tenant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Dewsberry Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 If ast in place ...you cant just "increase rent " you may be able to negotiate a mutually agreed increase which is a bit different ! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4L Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I beg to differ, They have negated the initial AST anyway by subletting I'd increase the rent by the amount they are subletting for and let them take me to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Dewsberry Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I beg to differ, They have negated the initial AST anyway by subletting I'd increase the rent by the amount they are subletting for and let them take me to court. Not a prayer .......ast is not negated ...just a "term" not adhered to... Or are we now going to say that late or non payment of rent is a "negated ast" and we can then do what we like ??? Get serious !! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4L Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Not a prayer .......ast is not negated ...just a "term" not adhered to... Or are we now going to say that late or non payment of rent is a "negated ast" and we can then send do what we like ??? Get serious !! S OK, Maybe negated is the wrong word, might renege suit you better? Either way I'd take my chances on this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ295 Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 will you's pair get a room my tenant aint on a ast, its commercial and it states no subletting. she doesnt want to drop her mate in by chucking it and leaving her to pay full rent, but wants to let the room and still use it herself when needed! russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Dewsberry Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Personally as long as the rent is paid i wouldn't loose to much sleep over it If she is profiting from this then only fair you negotiate a slice of it ! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPEL Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Still falls within the Landlords & Tenants Act even if not an AST. I would loose sleep until I was satisfied my insurances weren't compromised and sub-let not detrimental to me or liable to cause legal issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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