Q: Do I have to pay tenancy fees?

No. In England, it&apos;s against the law to charge tenancy fees. You only need to pay for your rent, utilities, other household bills, and the deposit.&#xA0; The only cases you will need to pay tenancy fees are when you need to change the details of your tenancy agreement, for example, a change of tenant, or when you pay rent late or lose the keys.

Q: How do I get repairs and maintenance carried out?

It&apos;s your landlord&#x2019;s responsibility to make sure that the property is perfectly safe for living. If there are repairs or maintenance needed, they are responsible for carrying them out. As a tenant, you are responsible for making sure you are taking good care of the property, keeping it clean and keeping things in order.

Q: Can I complain about rent increases?

If you have a fixed-term tenancy, your landlord can&apos;t increase your rent until the end of the fixed term.&#xA0; After the fixed term ends, your landlord can increase the rent, but this can&apos;t be excessively high. &#xA0;If you feel that the increase is unfair, you can complain to your landlord. If you still don&apos;t get to an agreement, <a href="https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/go?link=5b2cb09710206d8e1d3d0596" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">you can then complain to the Housing Ombudsman Service</a>.&#xA0;

Q: Can I move before the end of my tenancy agreement?

It depends on the tenancy agreement.&#xA0; If there is a break clause in your tenancy agreement, you can leave the property according to the instructions in the clause. It&apos;s important to always make sure your tenancy agreement comes with a break clause because you never know when you might want to leave the property. If there isn&apos;t a break clause in your tenancy agreement, you will need to negotiate with the landlord. &#xA0;If you leave without an agreement, you will need to pay the rent until the end of your tenancy agreement or until someone else starts renting the property.&#xA0; IMPORTANT NOTE: After the end of your tenancy agreement, the contract starts rolling from month to month, or week to week, depending on the agreement. In both cases, you have more flexibility. At this point, you usually need to give around four weeks notice. Some agreements come with a minimum period of permanency, and after that, you are free to give your notice without any charges. This will depend on your tenancy agreement.

Q: How long can you go without a boiler?

<a href="https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/go?link=61387ccb38b382c376325430" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985</a>, your landlord should fix a boiler in 24 hours.

Q: What rights do tenants have without a lease?

Even if you don&#x2019;t have a written agreement, which it&#x2019;s highly recommended to have, <a href="https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/go?link=61387dba38b382c3763365c1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">you still have the same tenants rights, because these rights are above any agreement, and are guaranteed by law.</a> All the rights mentioned above are included with or without a tenancy agreement. The only problem is to prove if something goes wrong or your landlord is not respecting your rights. In this case, you will need to gather evidence of the situation, such as any emails or text messages exchanged. IMPORTANT NOTE: &#xA0;By law, you must have a written agreement if you have a fixed-term tenancy of more than 3 years. <a href="https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/go?link=61387dba38b382c3763365c3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more about it here.</a>

Question 1

Do I have to pay tenancy fees?

Accepted Answer

No. In England, it's against the law to charge tenancy fees. You only need to pay for your rent, utilities, other household bills, and the deposit.

The only cases you will need to pay tenancy fees are when you need to change the details of your tenancy agreement, for example, a change of tenant, or when you pay rent late or lose the keys.

Question 2

How do I get repairs and maintenance carried out?

Accepted Answer

It's your landlord’s responsibility to make sure that the property is perfectly safe for living. If there are repairs or maintenance needed, they are responsible for carrying them out. As a tenant, you are responsible for making sure you are taking good care of the property, keeping it clean and keeping things in order.

Question 3

Can I complain about rent increases?

Accepted Answer

If you have a fixed-term tenancy, your landlord can't increase your rent until the end of the fixed term.

After the fixed term ends, your landlord can increase the rent, but this can't be excessively high.

If you feel that the increase is unfair, you can complain to your landlord. If you still don't get to an agreement, you can then complain to the Housing Ombudsman Service.

Question 4

Can I move before the end of my tenancy agreement?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the tenancy agreement.

If there is a break clause in your tenancy agreement, you can leave the property according to the instructions in the clause. It's important to always make sure your tenancy agreement comes with a break clause because you never know when you might want to leave the property.

If there isn't a break clause in your tenancy agreement, you will need to negotiate with the landlord.

If you leave without an agreement, you will need to pay the rent until the end of your tenancy agreement or until someone else starts renting the property.

IMPORTANT NOTE: After the end of your tenancy agreement, the contract starts rolling from month to month, or week to week, depending on the agreement. In both cases, you have more flexibility. At this point, you usually need to give around four weeks notice. Some agreements come with a minimum period of permanency, and after that, you are free to give your notice without any charges. This will depend on your tenancy agreement.

Question 5

How long can you go without a boiler?

Accepted Answer

Under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, your landlord should fix a boiler in 24 hours.

Question 6

What are the tenants rights when property is for sale? What are the tenants rights when property is sold?

Accepted Answer

When a property is for sale, a tenant still has the right to live in the property. If the property is sold, the new owner becomes the landlord and if you have a tenancy agreement, this should be respected as such. By the end of the tenancy agreement, your new landlord might want you to leave the property, and start the eviction proceedings. Learn more about this here.

Question 7

What rights do tenants have without a lease?

Accepted Answer

Even if you don’t have a written agreement, which it’s highly recommended to have, you still have the same tenants rights, because these rights are above any agreement, and are guaranteed by law. All the rights mentioned above are included with or without a tenancy agreement. The only problem is to prove if something goes wrong or your landlord is not respecting your rights. In this case, you will need to gather evidence of the situation, such as any emails or text messages exchanged.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By law, you must have a written agreement if you have a fixed-term tenancy of more than 3 years. Read more about it here.

6 Tenant Rights You Need To Know

1. To live in a property that is safe.

2. To have your deposit protected during the tenancy term and returned when the tenancy ends.

3. To know who your landlord is.

4. To be protected from unfair eviction proceedings.

5. To be protected from excessively high charges.

6. To live in the property undisturbed.

Your tenant responsibilities

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