| Comment | I don't entirely follow you...are you saying that the 1 week extension went on for longer without agreement? I'd say that if the 1 week was by agreement then you'd have to suck that up, but if they delayed further without an agreement then you should only be charged at the rate of the flat you should have moved into, as they are in breach of their lease. If you agreed beyond that first week (you shouldn't have) then yes you're going to have to pay that additional rent too (not morally, but sadly legally).
At what point did you sign things, and what dates were on them?
Bottom line is that even if morally/legally things are on your side it could take a very long time to resolve, and it would be massively in your interest to avoid the additional payments getting worse by any means...if that means a credit card, that is still better than (say) 6 months of additional payments pending an arbitration that you might lose.
It might be better to contact Shelter than CAB, but bear in mind both are overwhelmed at the moment, increasing the case for using the credit card before things get worse. |
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