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Rental Accommodation Question

  • 29-11-2017 4:33pm
    #1
    t1mm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭


    A couple of weeks ago I signed a lease on apartment and paid a booking deposit to the lettings agent (500euro - not the full security deposit). The apartment is in a rental pressure zone. The following day, the letting agent contacted me (having been contacted by the owner) as the owner wanted to pass on the 2000 euro a year management fee.

    Is the landlord entitled to "cancel" this lease? Do I have any form of recourse if they decide not to go ahead with the agreement? I have not yet received a set of keys.


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  • #2
    davindub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭davindub


    t1mm wrote: »
    A couple of weeks ago I signed a lease on apartment and paid a booking deposit to the lettings agent (500euro - not the full security deposit). The apartment is in a rental pressure zone. The following day, the letting agent contacted me (having been contacted by the owner) as the owner wanted to pass on the 2000 euro a year management fee.

    Is the landlord entitled to "cancel" this lease? Do I have any form of recourse if they decide not to go ahead with the agreement? I have not yet received a set of keys.

    Morally its wrong and the €2000 would be likely to be held part of the rental calculation for the RPZ. In that sense they would be breaching the RTA. But no method exists for a non-tenant to pursue unlawful increases.

    Whether the lease is binding or not, you need a solicitor, but offhand on the information above, no.

    However, sometimes the press love stories like this.


  • #3
    t1mm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭t1mm


    davindub wrote: »
    Morally its wrong and the €2000 would be likely to be held part of the rental calculation for the RPZ. In that sense they would be breaching the RTA. But no method exists for a non-tenant to pursue unlawful increases.

    Whether the lease is binding or not, you need a solicitor, but offhand on the information above, no.

    However, sometimes the press love stories like this.

    Thanks for your response davindub, much appreciated :)


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