Post by Sunday Ajayi (@Areafather)

I saw this on X and think it worth sharing.
My UK 🇬🇧 Landlord called me over the weekend to say she wanted to come over for us to sign some fresh paper works 🤓🤓

Omo… my heart skipped. I told my Oga straight up, “this One landlord is coming I hope she’s not going to increase rent oo😫😫
Cause even if it’s by £50 I’m not paying I’ll just tell her I want to pack“😏😏

Long story short, she just came to make us aware of the new laws and renters right that will be in place from May 1st.🤩🤩

Apparently here’s what is changing in a couple of days, if you are renting in the UK 🇬🇧

1. no more fixed contract, (6 months or 1yr contracts dissolved) and you can leave a house with just 2 months notice 🤓🤩

2. no more sudden rent increase 🏡💸The law states that they can only increase rent once a year (this one sweet me ehnnnn😂😂) meaning landlords can’t use hikes in rent to indirectly chase u out 🤌

3. ”no fault’s eviction ” has ended ❌…
Meaning, your landlord can’t just give u quit notice, they need to prove a specific legal fault u have first in the court before telling you to leave and they must give 4months notice 🥸🤓

4. no bidding wars 🤓🤓🤓 - when I was house hunting, there are some houses I loved and wanted to pay for but someone else offered high price and landlord gave to the highest bidder. That has now ended. Landlords must agree and put a fixed price before advertising a house for rent 🤩🤩🥳

5. no more advance on rent…💸🧾💰
Upfront payments has been abolished so that people who don’t have savings can rent and pay as they earn😜🤓

6. landlords cannot discriminate anymore . They must not refuse to rent because you have pets, children or you’re on benefits- (this is huge 🫶🏻😸)

Lastly,

7. decent home standards: landlords are legally required to fix damps, molds, and safety hazards, if you notice any of these just send your landlord email straight and if they don’t respond you can report to your council 😺😹😸🤭

I just said ” did you come all these way just to tell me I now have more rights in your property?“🫣

She just laughed over it and said “legally, yes“.

Then I said,
On that last note, well there’s some molds behind the wall in one of the rooms, I just noticed it and still researching on the best way to handle it ”

She said where?! And I showed her.
That’s how landlord switched into full fixing mode, she went outside and grabbed this bucket, filled it with some liquid and legit started washing off the mold 🫠🫠

After washing she sprayed it and painted the wall herself and did other small small fixes here and there.🤓🤓🤓

In my mind I was like, ”this can never be naija Landlord o“😛😝

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