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They viewed the house, but with tenants and all their stuff in there. I'm not sure a group of 18 year olds were looking for the bad stuff and it only became clear when they moved in.
You're right about the decorating. They had two months from when it was pointed out to get it done. I think the damp is more fundamental than condensation.
What are the consequences of moving out having signed a 12 month tenancy agreement?
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What are the consequences of moving out having signed a 12 month tenancy agreement?
They might come after whoever signed the contract for some or all of the money.
I think the damp is more fundamental than condensation.
In what sense? Roof leaking? Window seals leaking? If that's the case, take it up the council to get the LL forced to make repairs.
If it's an older building it's probably the effects of poor ventilation and modernisation efforts that wreck the building's designed moisture escape routes, i.e. constant draughtiness.
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What are the consequences of moving out having signed a 12 month tenancy agreement?
Surely in this case, none?
Property was not ready and to a decent(healthy) standard. The property owner expected the tenants to vacate so the house could be made liveable. They also admitted responsibility for the situation with their (derisory) compensation offer.
Howard
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Shit situation. I remember student accommodation. I had it easy, but I did do a solo deep clean of the first place (entire house!) I moved in to in my second year. Didn't know any better. In hindsight should have got the agent to get a contractor in.
It sounds like the house wasn't viewed prior to accepting a tenancy agreement? Is that the case? Otherwise some of these issues would have been seen, I would have thought. Or the previous tenants trashed the place.
I suspect the decorating in September is fiction with the intention of getting you to back down by making it appear a massive ball ache for you.
You could keep pushing; the council can force landlords to make repairs. But what you think is serious disrepair might not be the councils definition. Damp is often just the effect of lots of cooking and clothes drying.
Not sure where there is going, except if you want to get this totally resolved it will take a large co-ordinated effort. It might be simpler to find another house, or suck this one up and make the basic repairs yourselves and buy a dehumidifier.