Hi. I am seeking some advice on this.
I have been renting a room for one year and about 2 months ago I found my favourite Ralph Lauren dress has lots of holes. Straight away I checked the wardrobe and found out cloth moth larvae and my precious wool coat and another Ralph Lauren jacket were completely destroyed by clothes moths.
I talked about this to my landlady and she said " oh I am so sorry but the thing is there are lots of moths in London and my friends are going through the same!"
And then she bought me some moth killers and sticky stuff to catch moths but they are still flying around in my room.
I vacuumed the room day and night and put some clothes into the tumble dryer but no luck
When she was away over Xmas holiday I sent an email saying that how much I was distressed and my clothes were the gift from my family member etc. She said " Ok, I will discuss with you later" but instead off of sudden, she asked me to leave within a month as her cousin is coming to stay.
The thing is I had already paid the rent in full this month and she gave me a notice. Now I am feeling she is really sly(I dont believe her cousin is coming) and it is unfair. She should compensate my clothes damaged?
What is best way to deal with to deal with this? Can I get any help from the council etc?
FYI I have an en-suite room but she let another lodger use my bathroom without my agreement. We did not have a written contract and I should move out next Sunday.
Any advice would be appreciated.