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Student in trouble with landlord
Student in trouble with landlord
Hi,
I have been renting in a private student halls in London from November. There has been a severe noise pollution problem with a group of students keeping everyone else up until 6am 4 nights a week (yeh it’s ok for a week but it gets tired pretty quick when it’s your home).
Despite numerous complaints from lots of students the problem was not rectified until March this year. The management reacted very slowly and rules they set down were simply not enforced which made the problem worse.
I have withheld payment since January and I now owe the company thousands of pounds in unpaid rent.
At present I owe the company about C£5500. It will be C£7500 when my contract ends.
I have gathered evidence in the form of testimonials from other students and also a noise diary. I also made recordings of the noise but unfortunately I think I’ve lost/deleted them in a move.
I am seeking compensation from the company for:
a). costs i incurred from having to travel back home to get proper rest.
b). The general disruption and stress that the issue has caused me (e.g. I have failed 4 exams which I can attribute in part to not having a decent place to stay at night).
My questions are these:
1. How can I estimate a compensation figure for the stress and disruption?
2. I would like to end the contract early how can I go about this?
3. If this goes to court am I in a strong position or a weak position?
More generally does anyone have any advice?
Thank you!
Victoria
Hi,
I have been renting in a private student halls in London from November. There has been a severe noise pollution problem with a group of students keeping everyone else up until 6am 4 nights a week (yeh it’s ok for a week but it gets tired pretty quick when it’s your home).
Despite numerous complaints from lots of students the problem was not rectified until March this year. The management reacted very slowly and rules they set down were simply not enforced which made the problem worse.
I have withheld payment since January and I now owe the company thousands of pounds in unpaid rent.
At present I owe the company about C£5500. It will be C£7500 when my contract ends.
I have gathered evidence in the form of testimonials from other students and also a noise diary. I also made recordings of the noise but unfortunately I think I’ve lost/deleted them in a move.
I am seeking compensation from the company for:
a). costs i incurred from having to travel back home to get proper rest.
b). The general disruption and stress that the issue has caused me (e.g. I have failed 4 exams which I can attribute in part to not having a decent place to stay at night).
My questions are these:
1. How can I estimate a compensation figure for the stress and disruption?
2. I would like to end the contract early how can I go about this?
3. If this goes to court am I in a strong position or a weak position?
More generally does anyone have any advice?
Thank you!
Victoria
