Thank you. xx
I am very very stressed today PLUS full of cold and it has all gone totally to pot. I've had two bags of crisps and can't see myself wanting to eat anything else.
I feel really rough PLUS the letting agent that let is this pile of damp poo (knowing it was damp but well hidden!) is going to get away with it as there is not enough legislation for us to get any sort of compensation. Plus, we didn't realise that a months notice had to match a rental month (ie if your lease starts 1st of the month then your months notice has to be 1st of the month to last day of the month). We handed in our months notice on 6th November, saying we were moving out 6th December. They've had 3 weeks to tell us that's not ok but didn't say a word.
Today, following the advice of the CAB and Shelter, we've challenged them about the problems in the flat and the way we've paid for something we weren't getting (ie use of a 3 bed flat, only 2 were usable and even one of them is only just) and a load of other stuff. She's come back and said to us that as far as she's concerned we're moving out on the last day of the month. We don't get the keys to our new place until 3rd or 4th. As regards everything else, tough s**t. And the law backs her on it. Shelter have looked in to every angle and we don't have any back up.
She can't physically throw us out BUT I can see it causing problems when we try and claim our deposit back. We've asked for the rental figure for the dates 1-6 December so we have shown we have every intention of paying it.
This is really really getting me down.