My flatmate is moving out at the end of next month and upon him giving notice my landlord is asking that there be a renewal agreement that increases the rent by £65. The thing is, I signed a variation agreement when I moved in last November to replace the previous joint-tenant that specifically states:
>TERM : One year less one day from and including 03/11/2021 until and including 04/11/2022
>RENT : [total-rent-on-property] per calendar month clear of all deductions for the duration of the term
Am I right that there is piss-taking going on? It doesn't name the tenant now moving out in the variation agreement but it seems odd that I'm bound by contract terms of a year on my side but are now changing on what the landlord receives. Unless they're instead going to demand the new variation agreement by the new tenant builds in the rent increase and extends my term as well.
>For a fixed-term tenancy (running for a set period) your landlord can only increase the rent if you agree. If you do not agree, the rent can only be increased when the fixed term ends.
>Your landlord must give you a minimum of one month’s notice (if you pay rent weekly or monthly). If you have a yearly tenancy, they must give you 6 months’ notice.
You have a fixed term expiring in November. That term runs for a year. Cordially invite them to do one.
>>9517 See it ordinarily makes sense only we're looking to make a new variation to replace the other existing tenant. As they set out the rent and term in my variation agreement I'm presuming they will be in rights to do it again because we're asking for a change in the contract via signatory on the joint-tenancy.
So I can either say no and they will too in which case I can't replace the tenant and end up paying for everything until November being unable to replace. Unless there's some regulation on tenancy replacement that protects substantive changes to the agreement.
>>9518 They shouldn't send you a variation with an increased rent. If they do, and it's on paper, strike out the rent and replace it with the previous rent, initial the amendment, sign it with "(as amended)" underneath it.
Otherwise, if it's one of those DocuSign things, return it to the letting agency and tell them that if the landlord wants to increase the rent they need to send a Section 13 notice separately, and that they need to send you a variation with only the name of the tenants changed.
