Mid-market w Edynburgu

Hi everyone,

My husband and I have just moved into a new build house which we are renting as mid market rent (in Scotland). When we went to the sales office and discussed the development with the sales agents we were told that the whole development would be primarily for sale or rent and that is how its is advertised with a handful of housing association properties.

I asked the difference between the rented and the housing association as I wanted to know what I was paying the additional rent for and was told these properties where lain out differently inside and came with none of the luxuries mines did i.e kitchen appliances, flooring and blinds.

So we have moved in and the builders are still on site and there are more properties being released as time goes on (naturally). In the section I live there are 6 3 bed properties all terrraced (1 I live in) of these 6 2 are mid market rent me and my next door neighbour, the rest are housing association. Now this in itself is not an issue for me but it seems the "luxuries" where included for them minus flooring and blinds.

This has annoyed me as it doesnt seem fair for me to be paying extra rent every month there is no difference in the houses. The rent is fixed until next tax year when it is reviewed and I signed a 6 month short assured tenancy and have been told after the 6 months it will just go onto a rolling month to month contract.

Do I have any power to negotiate the rent on review? or is it a lost cause due to my tenancy not being for a fixed period?

I like my house and would prefer not to move until we have saved enough to buy our next house plus I hate moving but do feel really cheated by the sales agent...lessons learned for future for me

#2 You can ask for a rent review but it might very easily backfire (increase rent) as rents for Mid Market are set up in line with LOcal Housing Allowance and Private Rented Market. Because those properties are subsidised by The Government they are build to a specific standard and that were cost matters - cost per unit if they are identical. Besides the idea is to make the developments inclusive for all residents and not building ghettos.

Aleksandrale, wynajmujac MMR podpisujesz PRT ale twoim landlordem jest housing association, wiec masz pewnosc ze lokale spelniaja rozne wymogi, Czynsze da nizsze I Nikt nie bedzie chcial sprzedac lokum za rok czy dwa. Najczesciej jest to nowe budownictwo. Z doswiadczenia wiem ze dla wielu Osob jest to krok przed kupieniem wlasnego domu

Raffaele - kupiłeś wraz z mężem mieszkanie? Gratuluję ciepły fredzie :) Twojemu mężowi się chociaż podoba :) :) :)

Zaraz gej Raffaele mi napisze, że to nie jego tekst i skopiował go tylko z innej strony - bo boi się, że jego mąż znowu mu morde obije a potem każe mu się po mydło schylać bez wazeliny. A tego Raffaele nie lubi.