There are 6 of us in the house, and the house is owned by the father of one of the guys living there. He wants a yearly lease to us, but he hasn’t finished renovating the place. He still expects us to pay for may, june, july and august even though I won’t be living there, and that it won’t be available to me even if I had to.

What gives?

My previous tenants owed 4 months rent & vacated the property on the court date. They vandalised my property before leaving. They still live in SE London, and I have seen them a few times at the shopping centre. One of them even bragged about their actions. How can I obtain their current address? How do I recover my money? I have problems paying my mortgage because of their actions. Thanks

We have a business in a small commercial lot. And in that lot, there are 6 other businesses that are running and 2 are vacant. Our lease has expired and the landlord wants to raise the rent. So we have not signed a lease and instead we have been paying the original rental payment every month instead of the inflated amount the landlord expects. This has been going on for 4 months and every month the landlord just adds on the difference of what he expects to get, while we just keep paying him the original rent amount. Since there is no demand for new businesses to enter, I’m assuming that is the reason why he isn’t taking any steps further for the eviction process or maybe he is afraid someone might leave thus losing further income on his property. So my question is: Will I be legally liable for the total amount that the landlord is trying to get from us? If I decide to move, can the landlord take legal actions and collect the money from me.