I had a rental application approved for a property I wish to rent. Now it's a long story but basically between the approval and the signing of the lease there was about a 2 week period during which I had to connect phone/adsl/electricity. This was done with full knowledge and agreement of the Agent.
The application including a condition that application was conditional on successful ADSL connection being made.
Now after all of that and after packing up half my house, the day I was supposed to go and sign lease/pay bond etc I got a call saying the owner had changed his mind and was going to sell the property. Thank god I hadn't given notice to leave on my existing property at that point.
I was under the impression that acceptance of an application was binding until the lease was signed. However the agent specifically said NOT to pay a deposit. I'm wondering if I have a legitimate claim to compensation for the utility connections (particularly the ADSL which will incur early termination fees) given they were connected with agent approval and that it was only done on the basis of the approved application?
The application including a condition that application was conditional on successful ADSL connection being made.
Now after all of that and after packing up half my house, the day I was supposed to go and sign lease/pay bond etc I got a call saying the owner had changed his mind and was going to sell the property. Thank god I hadn't given notice to leave on my existing property at that point.
I was under the impression that acceptance of an application was binding until the lease was signed. However the agent specifically said NOT to pay a deposit. I'm wondering if I have a legitimate claim to compensation for the utility connections (particularly the ADSL which will incur early termination fees) given they were connected with agent approval and that it was only done on the basis of the approved application?