Question renting

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izzy b wrote:Hi everyone asking this question for an elderly neighbour, during lockdown last year he let the tenant off with 2 months rent as he had no work, he never told him he had to pay it back at the time.. My neighbour has sold the house and decided now he wants that rent???! Any thoughts thanks in advance

If he let the tenant off that says it all, don't see how he can then say he wants it back.

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Did they have a contract, a legal one That might make a difference. If yes would think it would have to be paid but if it's all been done cash in hand then suppose the landlord hasn't a leg to stand on ? The Tennant could just walk away I suppose.

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Tennant can do as he wishes then id say

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Chrisdee wrote:Did qthey have a contract, a legal one That might make a difference. If yes would think it would have to be paid but if it's all been done cash in hand then suppose the landlord hasn't a leg to stand on ? The Tennant could just walk away I suppose.

No legal contract, cash all the time not declared, tenant had to move out as he was selling now sold the house.

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izzy b wrote:Hi everyone asking this question for an elderly neighbour, during lockdown last year he let the tenant off with 2 months rent as he had no work, he never told him he had to pay it back at the time.. My neighbour has sold the house and decided now he wants that rent???! Any thoughts thanks in advance

I would definitely say your neighbour has probably got more chance of flying to the moon than getting his money.

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On one hand, we don’t know the exact circumstances about the non payment. It is possible the owner may have deferred the rent until the tenant was in a position to pay it back. So he may have been doing him a favour

On the other hand, if it was a rental via cash in hand, then the tenant should just walk away, as the owner was quite happy to take a chance when it suited him, why should he ask for deferred rent now.