We're giving notice on our current flat as we've bought another one. Our fixed term doesn't finish until Oct 1st so we will pay up until then but move out sooner. We have an AST where they must give notice to evict as normal.
Our landlord posted some forms through our door - an occupier's consent form and a letter to a solicitor that they want us to sign saying we waive our right to legal advice. The occupier's consent appears to give the mortgage lender the right to completely circumvent our AST and evict us without notice if the landlord defaults on his mortgage, so how can we sign that without the AST being changed?
We have no idea why we need to sign these if we're not going to be living here, and as we weren't told we would be getting them, we feel a bit annoyed that he's now chasing us for them considering he refused to approve maintenance work that we requested when we first moved in two years ago.
Surely if the form advises us to get legal advice, we shouldn't be expected to waive that right by signing the second form?
I'd rather just leave it for the next tenants (otherwise surely those tenants can claim financial stake as they haven't signed consent?) and not sign anything but the management company are emailing me constantly asking for it. I did ask them to explain why they need it and their response was 'the landlord says it's ok and you should just sign it', which was a bit of an odd reply - I'm sure he does say it's ok, but what is it?!
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LaLaLeni · 09/07/2013 13:21
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