Any legal wigs on tenancies?

[Wiggins]

Recently, the wife and I were made redundant but fortunately we have now found more employment.

We rent a house and have always paid the rent on time apart from one month in Feb where we called them to ask if we can not pay the rent and pay double in March. We had to wait for redundancy payments and all other money was either tied up or would take a further month to get anyway. The letting agent agreed and we paid 2 months rent on time the next month.

As we had explained to the letting agent that we had both been made redundant and also that we had then fallen into jobs literally days afterwards, they called and asked for us to provide contracts of employment.

Now we have been here nearly 2 years, always paid rent smack on time apart from Feb and they are asking for this.

It says nothing in the contracts or the offer letters when we moved in and as the wife and I are very carefull when it comes to confidential data, do we in fact have to provide these?

Cheers

 

[Wiggins]

Well we have just signed for a further 6 months and have not had the acceptane letter back from the landlord yet.

Just wondering if they can refuse the further 6 months just because we won't provide contracts.

 

[Wiggins]

Well we were debating getting a confirmation of employment letter drafted.

They cannot think we are lying. They already have a statement from me a few months ago showing I have thousands sat in an account which I unfortunately have to give 4 weeks notice to draw on.

I understand that they need to be sure they will be getting their rent but they had that when we were credit checked and showed statements with thousands sat in there.

I'm just only going to give information about myself if it means I am bound to by their conditions and it says nothing to say this.

 

[Wiggins]

I'd be interested in the answer to this. I'm kind of being evicted by my landlord, and have been offered another place by the same letting agent. Although I've been with them for over 2 years they're still wanting to re-reference me, involving them contacting my employer. They're also looking for me to tell them how much I earn, apparently to make sure I can pay my rent. I've never missed a rent payment in the whole time I've been with them in my current property, and I don't think it's any of their business what I earn. I'd like to know where I stand if I don't agree to give the information.

Well, as you mention it, we were told that if we do not provide this information then we will also be re-referenced at a cost of £75.

I understand for you as its a new tenancy, the landlaord of you're new rental needs this information so you will be re-referenced.

My argument to my letting agents is that we have been paying and will carry on paying the rent on time and as such we have had no new tenancy so they do not have the right to ask for any other information. I am currently reading a little piece of legislation that advise tenants that they should only be asked for proof of a new job if they have either fallen into financial difficulty not only with rent but also with debts. We have neither so it looks like they can go run.

I am in no way trying to get out of anything due to lies. I just do not like giving confidential information to someone unless I legally have to.