Gilly
Gilly
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23rd September 2017, 9 years ago
And there are suggestions that tenants should be allowed to sublet legally? I think that it could easily lead to this situation. It's probably happening more than we know already. Tenants can get as greedy as us dreadful landlords!
Read More →28th February 2017, 9 years ago
Slight distortions going on here, though it is difficult to accurately discover the whole story. Jackson mentions 900 properties without Gas safety certificates. Apparently these were carried out during the month before selective licensing was introduced (see related article on...
Read More →9th June 2016, 10 years ago
I don't quite understand what electrical check he is asking for. The landlord is normally responsible for the check to be done, as he will retain the certificate (every five years I think it is) so have you been there...
Read More →19th April 2016, 10 years ago
Recently there was talk of not allowing landlords to ban subletting in AST contracts. This seems to have died down, but it shows the complete lack of understanding by the government on the issues surrounding housing law, which you have...
Read More →19th January 2016, 10 years ago
Not my area of expertise, but I thought that the exchange date was the one to use for Tax purposes not the completion date? Maybe it doesn't apply to stamp duty, but I know it does for tax.
Read More →6th July 2015, 11 years ago
Go for it Kathy. You have done the right thing and surely shouldn't be penalised for losing your copy (or can you - is that the crux of the matter here?). If they are saying they have proof it wasn't...
Read More →4th July 2015, 11 years ago
Well I wonder how that is avoided. Is it the wording or what? You are bound to be able to have separate tenancy agreements that are not simply joint and several surely.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Alan Loughlin at 04/07/2015 - 08:08
Reply to the comment left by "Alan Loughlin" at "04/07/2015 - 08:08": Hi Alan, I have read what you say about charging a fee upfront and whilst it may be easier it doesn't seem right to me to charge tenants....
Read More →2nd July 2015, 11 years ago
I don't quite understand this, mainly because I use mydeposits insurance based scheme and perhaps it is a little different. There are three parts - the certificate itself, the prescribed information and the Information for tenants leaflet. The DPS should...
Read More →29th June 2015, 11 years ago
....but as you rightly say they are probably covering their backs (why doesn't this edit thing seem to be working?)
Read More →29th June 2015, 11 years ago
Well quite Romain! Thanks for your reply. The analogy was that you can't share a pair of trousers (it doesn't bear thinking about.....lol). I did ask him to repeat it several times but the answer was the same - there...
Read More →29th June 2015, 11 years ago
Thanks for those options Mark. I hadn't considered the lodger option before and that may well be a solution, but it still doesn't get over this ridiculous situation where a luxury 2 bed flat can still be considered an HMO....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Andrew Holmes at 28/06/2015 - 15:47
Reply to the comment left by "Andrew Holmes" at "28/06/2015 - 15:47": I refer again to my comment that you take the money as the full deposit, register it to stay within the law, and call the shortfall rent. No...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jay James at 26/06/2015 - 20:53
Reply to the comment left by "Jay James" at "26/06/2015 - 20:53": Thanks Jay, succinctly put! I do ramble rather but thought that's what I said. The only drawback I can see is if they don't catch up, which has...
Read More →26th June 2015, 11 years ago
I split "deposit" payments all the time. This is only if I like the tenant and trust them and I just have many years instinct to go by - I am only very occasionally let down, but my tenants normally...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 30/03/2015 - 11:30
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "30/03/2015 - 11:30": Thanks Mark. I ought to tweet more! Hopefully the PI is covered - I was actually asking about re-issuing the certificate (which is separate) and which features the...
Read More →29th March 2015, 11 years ago
Thanks for the information Tessa. Is it still necessary to inform the "mydeposits" or whoever, that the tenancy is entering a statutory periodic tenancy and then re-issue the certificate to the tenants, or has that gone too?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Nick J at 19/03/2015 - 15:42
Reply to the comment left by "Nick J" at "19/03/2015 - 15:42": I know that in the new laws coming into Wales they want to make it easier for someone whose husband/wife leaves so that they are left looking after...
Read More →19th March 2015, 11 years ago
I have mixed feelings about this. I have run one HMO for professionals for 15 years and it is a nightmare because of the law and Council rules, which often conflict. The current legislation to cover this arrangement is hopeless,...
Read More →18th December 2014, 11 years ago
I cannot believe that a landlord would supply an integrated cooker (an indication that this property is not just the basic) - but only be responsible for it until it packs up. What sort of agreement is that? Let's assume...
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