I want to see what others think of my little situation here as I feel ive been unfairly treated.
I live in a flat, 1 of 4 in a large building with dedicated parking. I have been here just over 2 months now. The landlord owns the whole building and the parking land with it.
I got clamped while my car was parked in the drive for my flat. Heres the obvious reason why...
You need a parking permit to park here, I have been asking frequently ever since we moved in and the agent to the landlord is aware of this and has tried. So no I dont have a permit.
However, the clamping company is contracted with the landlord to stop any non-tenants to the property parking there so the tenants can ensure they have a space. I tried to explain to the clampers that im a tenant, showed him the tenancy agreement and even my agent came down to confirm it but the guy was completly arogant and rude about the whole thing, saying he wont let the car go for free full stop.
He dropped the release fee from £175 to £60 as that was all the money I have. My agent has spoken to the landlord but all he said was, he isnt willi ng to pay my £60 and that he will speak to the clampers, ive heard nothing since and no word on my permit still.
I've been considering my options..
deduct £60 from the rent, write a letter to the landlord stating this and request the permit within a time frame.
or, take it straight to the small claims court and up it by requesting the same as above but with added compensation for the inconvenience of parking elsewhere plus any addition costs from my insurance for parking elsewhere as it will no longer be parking where I stated on my application for insurance.
I dont want to take this on the chin because I just dont feel I deserve it, but if I take it further I dont want to risk more, like being evicted because im causing the landlord hassle/extra costs. Any opinions would be great.
I live in a flat, 1 of 4 in a large building with dedicated parking. I have been here just over 2 months now. The landlord owns the whole building and the parking land with it.
I got clamped while my car was parked in the drive for my flat. Heres the obvious reason why...
You need a parking permit to park here, I have been asking frequently ever since we moved in and the agent to the landlord is aware of this and has tried. So no I dont have a permit.
However, the clamping company is contracted with the landlord to stop any non-tenants to the property parking there so the tenants can ensure they have a space. I tried to explain to the clampers that im a tenant, showed him the tenancy agreement and even my agent came down to confirm it but the guy was completly arogant and rude about the whole thing, saying he wont let the car go for free full stop.
He dropped the release fee from £175 to £60 as that was all the money I have. My agent has spoken to the landlord but all he said was, he isnt willi ng to pay my £60 and that he will speak to the clampers, ive heard nothing since and no word on my permit still.
I've been considering my options..
deduct £60 from the rent, write a letter to the landlord stating this and request the permit within a time frame.
or, take it straight to the small claims court and up it by requesting the same as above but with added compensation for the inconvenience of parking elsewhere plus any addition costs from my insurance for parking elsewhere as it will no longer be parking where I stated on my application for insurance.
I dont want to take this on the chin because I just dont feel I deserve it, but if I take it further I dont want to risk more, like being evicted because im causing the landlord hassle/extra costs. Any opinions would be great.