Originally posted by boletus
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What would you, as a private landlord like from your local council?
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Originally posted by Waverley Borough Council View PostWestminster / all
The broad aim is to work more closely with private landlords but we need your input to define exactly what that means.
I repeat, what do *you* think are the potential issues? To say the aim is to 'work more closely with private landlords' tells us almost nothing, not to me anyway, as I've no dealings with the council concerning my tenancies.
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Originally posted by boletus View PostI would like councils to stop routinely advising tenants to cling on to a property and wait for a possession order on expiry of a section 21 notice.
It is self defeating in the long run as landlords who are subject to this treatment often refuse to let to DSS (sic) ever again. And they tell anyone who will listen to do likewise.
It is a short term solution that results in long term problems.
It is bad for landlords, bad for tenants and bad for councils.
I would like councils to follow their own guidelines;
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...841/152056.pdf
The Secretary of State considers that where a
person applies for accommodation or assistance in obtaining accommodation,
and:
(a) the person is an assured shorthold tenant who has received proper notice in
accordance with s.21 of the Housing Act 1988;
(b) the housing authority is satisfied that the landlord intends to seek possession;
and
(c) there would be no defence to an application for a possession order;
then it is unlikely to be reasonable for the applicant to continue to occupy the
accommodation beyond the date given in the s.21 notice
This is the point I stressed above, CC's are very happy to issues such guidelines, but never abide to their own standards..!!
CC's also appear to maintain a 100% interest in the tenant, but very little in the private landlord
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Dear all
Thank you for all your responses so far. They will be fed back to the Housing team at Waverley.
I had anticipated much more on things like how to issue a S21, advice on tenants not paying rent, access to free templates for contracts, S21s etc, but it appears that most contributors to this thread are very experienced and knowledgeable landlords - rather than those who come on here and post a specific question.
So, if I may tap into your expertise and longevity on this site, if we were to develop a service aimed at the less experienced landlord, what would you say are the biggest issues that they ask for help on? (I have already trawled the Forum and picked out more recent FAQs)
Thank you again your feedback is very much appreciated.
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by marinerOP stated no such info, you inferred it!
A LL can accept a foreshortened Notice as valid provided he does not accept further rent until after expiry of Notice when measne profits are payable..
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by Farah VI have a tenant who gave me less than a fortnights notice to quit at the end of November. I was thrilled as I'd been agonising over how to remove her. She was due to leave tomorrow, but sent me a WhatsApp message on Wednesday telling me she intended to stay. In addition to this, she has paid about...
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13-12-2019, 15:13 PM -
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by Ted.E.BearNo, the LL did not accept 14 Dec as the last day - they said that they 'accepted' 31 Dec as the last day (or maybe 30 Dec), despite the tenant not actually offering that.
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14-12-2019, 02:23 AM -
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by marinerThe NTQ was NOT invalid as the LL accpepted 14 Dec as the last day of Tenancy.
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Reply to rough cost of repairing a basinby marinerI assume T caused the basin damage, so charge the T for replacing it less estimate for FW&T for lost years of life expectancy since provided new. Thus the Deposit remains intact for other T damage discovered. less FW&T, or combine and use Deposit scheme ADR...
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Tenants have cracked a basin (it was new when they moved in). The damages outweigh the deposit I have. I got a quote of £200 for a new sink, including labour and disposal of old sink). They have asked how much to just repair it. Can anyone give me a rough idea? Thanks very much.
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13-12-2019, 19:42 PM -
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Reply to rough cost of repairing a basinby Ted.E.BearThere are plenty of places that will give a quote - the only figure I've seen (given in a review) was around £160.
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14-12-2019, 00:52 AM -
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by Ted.E.BearI don't think that the tenancy ends on 14 December - the notice given was invalid, and the landlord communicated that the notice, as given, was not being accepted. I don't think the landlord can unilaterally change the dates on the notice and expect them to be binding on the tenant.
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14-12-2019, 00:51 AM -
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by DPT57In which case write to her again saying that her tenancy ends on 14 December and you will be proceeding straight to court to get a court order to remove her. You will also be demanding mesne profits at a rate of double the rent for any days she occupies after 14th December. Then follow through...
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Reply to Affordability Calculatorby DPT57It will depend on what other financial commitments they have so once you've got your required income figure you could ask to see 6 months bank and credit card statements
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