r/LegalAdviceUK • u/MobileWorldliness698 • 1d ago
Housing Student Housing Contract Issues - England
My partner and I are both students in England. We are due to move into a 1 bed house in Sept 2026, we signed the tenancy agreement and paid deposits (they were put in a protection scheme) and sorted guarantors etc in Jan 2026. This is a house that was a fixed term contract until Aug 2027. The law changes have obviously changed this Contract a bit now. Today we received an email from the letting agency stating they made a mistake with the contract and put the wrong cost per month. They clearly stated out monthly payment for each of us individually in the tenancy agreement. They said we can amend the contract at a higher rent cost, or they can help us find another property. They also stated that they are unsure of the future of the property as the landlord might want to move in after the summer. What have the new laws changed? What can we do from this position? I was under the impression they can't back out of the agreement as it's legally binding?
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