19-year-old law student successfully sues landlord after saying his accommodation was like a 'building site'
After a week Jack moved out and stopped paying his rent. Despite being threatened with recovery action by a debt collector, he turned to his textbooks and started building his case.He collected witness statements, put together the case law and statue law surrounding contract representation, and sued for breach of contract and misrepresentation."I studied contract law at the time.
He adds: "We sued for our money back our deposit our first month's rent. They sued for the entire tenancy agreement - around £7,000." At an online hearing at Newcastle County Court on 2 November, his dad spoke for him in court, and Jack won what he had paid them plus court fees, totalling £999. The counterclaim was dismissed.
He said it was "great winning" and "really just instilled in me that young people need to back themselves". "You just can't let these landlords win," he added. "[You've] got to take them to court if this happens. Change will happen. The culture needs to change."
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