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Hi all,
Thank you to Kati and a few others on here - my case is done pretty much and the landlady who took me to court for damages for £4000 has not won.
By this, I mean the Judge caught her in many lies and has written a 4 page hand down and at the end has stated that me the defendant- has not sought a claim for breach of 'quiet enjoyment' and that as the landlady watched me on CCTV pointed at my door only 24/7 and supplied the court with 180 photos of me- he recommends that before hands a final judgement- that I do so in what he calls a possible 'viable' claim.
He has judge that the landlady is not to be trusted and has gone too far in what she has done with this case. So if anyone can help ?- I now have 5 days to claim against my ex landlady for a breach of quiet enjoyment,
The facts: Her converted garage is attached to the back of her own house in her garden area.
No CCTV sign is up, no written or texted document, nothing in the tenancy on the CCTV. I had no idea until the court case. She has also kept the CCTV for some time after I left.
The landlady called the agents (that she had only sought to get the place let) within 3 weeks of me moving in- They called to apologise asking if I would let her know when I was going away if I was to go on trips and so forth. She in fact called them so many times they told her to go away- but I cannot say that. By the 4th week it was clear that she was intrusive and nosey.
I moved in on Nov 7th 2014-By Dec 10th the landlady had- knocked on my door over 5 times without notice. Had 1 property inspection. The landlady was letting out a bedsit no bigger than a slightly large Garage size but began to tie letters to my door requesting inspections every 4 weeks which seemed onerous for the tiny size of the property.
I talked to her frequently as she was always in the yard area but outside my windows, her friends also began to use the rear entrance past my windows and door rather than her front door (sadly its named as shared access on tenancy) The landlady had told me one day that she knew what time I left and when I was coming home- which I found odd but put it down to her being older and a curtain twitcher-so to speak.
Between the 3rd week of me moving in (Dec time) and Feb 4th- it had become apparent that the heating was being kept off (due to the boiler being in the landladys house) I had texted her numerous times and about the cold temperature of the water (in-fact I believe her to have been controlling the heat and water as she disliked me having visitors as she told her neighbours on a regular basis while stood beside my bedroom window).
Feb 4th comes around and my Mum attended the Feb inspection to which the landlady bought a friend with no notice- her friend went through my personal effects. By now I had around 7 letters asking for more money for the internet and for the ariel being put in and to have access when it suited her. I had been there since Nov.
In one of her letters she asked to me to tell her when I would be away- where, how long for and for the address and a phone number.
By the end of Jan, I had seen her so often, had numerous letters and had her friends using the only entrance I had -and I am in doubt it was so they could watch me. Obviously I was being unknowingly watched 24/7. At this time in Jan, I was not showering often and was stressed and hated being there so began getting my Mum to pick me- I suffer Lyme Disease with heart issues (so had been hoping to just have a little quiet place to live). I started to stay out between 10am and 6/9pm each day. I was freezing in the bedsit and began suffering with my heart.
The stress a year of this case has caused is not something I was have bothered with before I got sick- but it has cost me a lot of my health.
How now- do I best proceed with this ? I had no intention of claiming and as it stands- the judge has awarded her some cash plus my deposit- though the judge has said there is no payment to be made until I submit to counter claim if I wish.
Please also know that the landlady actually told the judge that she disliked the 'comings and goings' so he was very aware that she was keeping an eye on me and my life. I felt pushed out of the place. I began to hate being home on top of the water and heat issues.
Please help ?
thank you so much.
Thank you to Kati and a few others on here - my case is done pretty much and the landlady who took me to court for damages for £4000 has not won.
By this, I mean the Judge caught her in many lies and has written a 4 page hand down and at the end has stated that me the defendant- has not sought a claim for breach of 'quiet enjoyment' and that as the landlady watched me on CCTV pointed at my door only 24/7 and supplied the court with 180 photos of me- he recommends that before hands a final judgement- that I do so in what he calls a possible 'viable' claim.
He has judge that the landlady is not to be trusted and has gone too far in what she has done with this case. So if anyone can help ?- I now have 5 days to claim against my ex landlady for a breach of quiet enjoyment,
The facts: Her converted garage is attached to the back of her own house in her garden area.
No CCTV sign is up, no written or texted document, nothing in the tenancy on the CCTV. I had no idea until the court case. She has also kept the CCTV for some time after I left.
The landlady called the agents (that she had only sought to get the place let) within 3 weeks of me moving in- They called to apologise asking if I would let her know when I was going away if I was to go on trips and so forth. She in fact called them so many times they told her to go away- but I cannot say that. By the 4th week it was clear that she was intrusive and nosey.
I moved in on Nov 7th 2014-By Dec 10th the landlady had- knocked on my door over 5 times without notice. Had 1 property inspection. The landlady was letting out a bedsit no bigger than a slightly large Garage size but began to tie letters to my door requesting inspections every 4 weeks which seemed onerous for the tiny size of the property.
I talked to her frequently as she was always in the yard area but outside my windows, her friends also began to use the rear entrance past my windows and door rather than her front door (sadly its named as shared access on tenancy) The landlady had told me one day that she knew what time I left and when I was coming home- which I found odd but put it down to her being older and a curtain twitcher-so to speak.
Between the 3rd week of me moving in (Dec time) and Feb 4th- it had become apparent that the heating was being kept off (due to the boiler being in the landladys house) I had texted her numerous times and about the cold temperature of the water (in-fact I believe her to have been controlling the heat and water as she disliked me having visitors as she told her neighbours on a regular basis while stood beside my bedroom window).
Feb 4th comes around and my Mum attended the Feb inspection to which the landlady bought a friend with no notice- her friend went through my personal effects. By now I had around 7 letters asking for more money for the internet and for the ariel being put in and to have access when it suited her. I had been there since Nov.
In one of her letters she asked to me to tell her when I would be away- where, how long for and for the address and a phone number.
By the end of Jan, I had seen her so often, had numerous letters and had her friends using the only entrance I had -and I am in doubt it was so they could watch me. Obviously I was being unknowingly watched 24/7. At this time in Jan, I was not showering often and was stressed and hated being there so began getting my Mum to pick me- I suffer Lyme Disease with heart issues (so had been hoping to just have a little quiet place to live). I started to stay out between 10am and 6/9pm each day. I was freezing in the bedsit and began suffering with my heart.
The stress a year of this case has caused is not something I was have bothered with before I got sick- but it has cost me a lot of my health.
How now- do I best proceed with this ? I had no intention of claiming and as it stands- the judge has awarded her some cash plus my deposit- though the judge has said there is no payment to be made until I submit to counter claim if I wish.
Please also know that the landlady actually told the judge that she disliked the 'comings and goings' so he was very aware that she was keeping an eye on me and my life. I felt pushed out of the place. I began to hate being home on top of the water and heat issues.
Please help ?
thank you so much.
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