I'm a 19 year old international student in London, UK and I've been here since about June. I moved into a flat in Elephant & Castle on August 1st and since then there have been problems.
I was attacked twice going home and I had my bike stolen and I've been followed, so I emailed the landlord and said that I had to move out for safety reasons. I advertised my room and found a suitable replacement who would be paying the rent and finishing out my contract.
Problems with the house:
1. The hob leaks gas
2. Internet was part of the contract and doesn't work
3. Black mold in the bathroom.
4. Broken shower head & toilet
5. NO locks on the house (back gate secured by a bike lock)
6. The landlord uses our closets to store HER own personal belongings
7. I moved into a room that had a broken window (It's taped together) and I asked her if they were going to have it fixed before I moved in, and she had said yes, but nothing has ever happened.
8.There's a hole in the floor upstairs.
I'm moving out on October 31st, and she said she had to review the tenant I found and made sure she liked him and he was a "match" for the other tenants in the house. So he's not allowed to move in until she meets with him which will be on November 2nd.
I told her that I'm not sending rent to her for November because she has my £550 security deposit, which she can just deduct the daily rent from and then refund me whatever is left. She said no that I need to pay her rent.
What can I do? Please help!
I was attacked twice going home and I had my bike stolen and I've been followed, so I emailed the landlord and said that I had to move out for safety reasons. I advertised my room and found a suitable replacement who would be paying the rent and finishing out my contract.
Problems with the house:
1. The hob leaks gas
2. Internet was part of the contract and doesn't work
3. Black mold in the bathroom.
4. Broken shower head & toilet
5. NO locks on the house (back gate secured by a bike lock)
6. The landlord uses our closets to store HER own personal belongings
7. I moved into a room that had a broken window (It's taped together) and I asked her if they were going to have it fixed before I moved in, and she had said yes, but nothing has ever happened.
8.There's a hole in the floor upstairs.
I'm moving out on October 31st, and she said she had to review the tenant I found and made sure she liked him and he was a "match" for the other tenants in the house. So he's not allowed to move in until she meets with him which will be on November 2nd.
I told her that I'm not sending rent to her for November because she has my £550 security deposit, which she can just deduct the daily rent from and then refund me whatever is left. She said no that I need to pay her rent.
What can I do? Please help!