Any legal eagles

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

On this board ?

Need bit advice, me and my mate are setting a new business up and where looking for premises and found the ideal one on estate agents website for £834 pcm so we went and looked at it had a bit craic with owner(Well known big local company), had a think about it and said we would take it

Got our soliceters to do the work and got contracts sent through but the rent had gone up to 14k a year instead of 10

We contacted the owner and he said it must been a mistake on the estate agents behalf and it 14k.

We have a £900 bill from soliceters and have had flyers and cards printed with the address on but can't afford the 14k, do we have any case against them changing the price

aptid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 pm **Posts:** 1506

I wouldn't have thought so, all pre contract, probably nothing in writing and even if there was he is entitled to change his mind anytime up to contract signature. Welcome to the cruel world of commerce.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:41 pm

Is it plus vat and service charge to take it to £14k. Solicitor should be able to detail your difference.

The Bishop · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:56 pm

I'd worry if your solicitor didn't see it. Also did you sign the contracts? If not renegotiate. If it was the Estate Agents "mis print" You may have a case against them. Sorry not you wanted to hear Mr. Verbal.

KT Poolie · **Joined:** Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:04 am **Posts:** 150

Can't help with rent issue, but don't forget to claim small business rate relief https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/small-business-rate-relief
Easy to do yourself.

sam collin's ugly brother · **Joined:** Wed May 09, 2012 3:57 pm **Posts:** 734

I feel your pain. I have been trying to complete a lease on a property. The landlords solicitors sent over heads of terms followed by the lease. The lease says we need to pay £3000 deposit but the heads of terms dont mention it. Plus I am spending £5k to make it fit for purpose as it is a dump at present. The landlord is trying it on. They wonder why there are so many shops closing and millions of empty properties.

Be careful as well verbalkint, businesses get shafted when it comes to gas, electric (tie you in to long term expensive contracts), water and then business rates if you don't qualify for relief.

Stomper409 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:59 pm

You would probably be better off going after the agent. Have a read of this, it might help.

http://etsos.co.uk/consumer-protection/

Compo · **Posted:** Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:13 pm

The fat man

since1953 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:23 am **Posts:** 172

I'm not a legal eagle - but 40 years in industry as a financial controller - I would have not missed the finer points of. the agreement.
You probably need my accounting expertise ?

yloop · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:48 pm

since1953 wrote:

I'm not a legal eagle - but 40 years in industry as a financial controller - I would have not missed the finer points of. the agreement.
You probably need my accounting expertise ?

And if anyone needs grammar expertise to decipher the hyphen-ridden nightmare above, give me a shout. I am dead. Clever.

Sussex UK · **Joined:** Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:34 pm **Posts:** 3569

yloop wrote:

since1953 wrote:

I'm not a legal eagle - but 40 years in industry as a financial controller - I would have not missed the finer points of. the agreement.
You probably need my accounting expertise ?

And if anyone needs grammar expertise to decipher the hyphen-ridden nightmare above, give me a shout. I am dead. Clever.

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