I'm moving to the big smoke next month to start at a Doctorate training school, so this weekend myself and 2 friends that are moving to london went flat hunting. We found a place and put down the deposit on it. I got a msg from one of my friends telling me he got a call from the agency to say that the landlord wants more money in rent. Can they legally do this after the deposit has been put down? In writing all we have is a receipt for the deposit and a breakdown from them as to what we need to pay before we move in, including months rent, deposit at the agreed rate. It's probably more hassle than it's worth to try and get the deposit back and find another flat (my mates had to travel from Scotland to go flat hunting, so just in their travelling expenses for the weekend alone) or is this the sign of more hidden fees from a dodgy agency/landlord.


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