Continuation of eeny's landlady saga

[eenybeeny]

Following on from me being irate that next door landlady was increasing my rent by £125 a month because I am training to be a childminder...

Last week we came home to find someone in our parking space twice. The second time we decided to mention it and asked them to move (this is our neighbours on the other side) - they then informed us that landlady had given them the space!

To be clear - it is included in our lease and WE PAY FOR IT. She didnt inform us that she was "giving" our space to someone else. We found out from them at 10 pm last Tuesday night.

She has truly gone off the deep end, acting very angry and irate towards us and now this. I honestly think she is off her rocker.

We are now trying to get out of our lease NOW and into a different house. I feel sick with worry. Honestly sick. Like I am going to be sick. I wrote a long email to the letting agents and it is now being dealt with by the general manager. If they release us from the lease I will be overjoyed BUT then I have to hope and pray we get the next house - i.e. pass a credit check etc before someone else snaps it up!

Please please please keep a good thought for us as I really need all the help I can get right now.

Thanks.
xxx

I may do that. TBH at the moment I feel so beaten down. I cant believe the new house doesnt want a CM living there. I have asked them to reconsider but have to wait another day to see if they will. I feel so shattered and insecure right now.

That is a real shame - you have been too honest I think. So long as you don't do any damage to the property, I don't see that it is any of a landlord's business whether you are childminding or not.

I think you definitely need to see CAB. Your current landlady has behaved disgracefully and illegally. You should be entitled to your deposit back, though you might need to go to the small claims court to get it.

As far as I know you would be within your rights to stay where you are and permit no further inspections or entry to the flat. I have always allowed my landlord inspect just to maintain good relations, but any more often than once a year would be too intrusive and I have never had inspections more often than that.

can you believe I am STILL waiting to hear if I can live in the new house CMing?

we have definitively been told no CMers in the property.

It wasnt a question of me being too honest - the new property was let through the same agent as the one I am in and obviously my current landlady told them I am training to CM.

So no house for me. Nowhere to go. I dont know what I am going to do.

Have you put an "accomodation wanted" add on gumtree? You need to see the CAB, you should not have to move before your current lease is up and you should be entitled to your deposit back.

I did not see the earlier part of your story so don't see how evil landlady or agency found out what you are training to do. It is none of their business.

Can you do childminding in your mindees' home? You should also contact your local authority's housing officer ASAP.

eeny, can you go with a different agent.

other than that, I would give up on the childminding idea for now and just concentrate on getting away from crazy landlady.

really, just get out of there and away from her. that should be the most important thing.

I dont know what other career I could do to earn money. If I could think of something I would take this other house. But CM is really the best career for me.