flat update
Oct. 12th, 2003 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
percivalEssentially, there is no way I will let the landlady get away with a 20% rent hike. So, if she decides to hand over flat management to a management company in January, we are out of there. I've had a look around, and there are at least 5-10 places out there that match our specifications (two bedrooms, bath, shower, kitchen) at prices between £550 and £650. It won't be a problem to find something new.
What's bugging me though, and what kept me sobbing for an hour on Friday night, was the high hopes we had for this present flat.
See, we thought that this is where we would stay during the rest of the time we spent in Scotland. The home we would bring up our first child. I pictured baby playing in our nice big dining kitchen while I cooked dinner. We were planning to redecorate. We bought three new kitchen units from Ikea when we moved in.
But rental agreements in Scotland are usually six month assured tenancies - after six months, the landlord can do what they like. The reason for this is that unlimited assured tenancies are very difficult to cancel if the tenant stops paying the rent.
The landlady knew we took a long term perspective. Not now, not anymore.
Ideally, I'd prefer the landlady to defer raising the rent until July, because moving on January 1 or January 15 or December 15 will be extremely stressful. I can do it, no problem, and we will find a place, but it will not be nice.
We shall see what we can do.
What's bugging me though, and what kept me sobbing for an hour on Friday night, was the high hopes we had for this present flat.
See, we thought that this is where we would stay during the rest of the time we spent in Scotland. The home we would bring up our first child. I pictured baby playing in our nice big dining kitchen while I cooked dinner. We were planning to redecorate. We bought three new kitchen units from Ikea when we moved in.
But rental agreements in Scotland are usually six month assured tenancies - after six months, the landlord can do what they like. The reason for this is that unlimited assured tenancies are very difficult to cancel if the tenant stops paying the rent.
The landlady knew we took a long term perspective. Not now, not anymore.
Ideally, I'd prefer the landlady to defer raising the rent until July, because moving on January 1 or January 15 or December 15 will be extremely stressful. I can do it, no problem, and we will find a place, but it will not be nice.
We shall see what we can do.
