Residential Letting Questions

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Sticky: Judgment Enforcement Options by vicks Started by vicks, 10-05-2012, 18:25 PM	51 responses 36,805 views 4 likes	Last Post by jpkeates 31-07-2020, 15:21 PM
Sticky: L's right of access for inspection or viewing? by Lawcruncher Started by Lawcruncher, 08-03-2010, 15:27 PM	539 responses 209,118 views 1 like	Last Post by Sheena McQ 25-06-2020, 20:27 PM
Sticky: Tenancy Guarantees by Lawcruncher Started by Lawcruncher, 03-01-2016, 12:16 PM	57 responses 8,021 views 1 like	Last Post by David Lawrenson 28-08-2019, 16:19 PM
Closed, Sticky: Useful information which may be requested from new posters by Moderator2 Started by Moderator2, 20-10-2014, 06:54 AM	0 responses 16,046 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator2 20-10-2014, 06:54 AM
Closed, Sticky: Using grounds under Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act by Moderator1 Started by Moderator1, 15-11-2010, 10:53 AM	0 responses 24,644 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator1 15-11-2010, 10:53 AM
Landlord making illegal charges/demands? loads of problems any advice by ryouga Started by ryouga, 11-03-2009, 20:54 PM	0 responses 51 views 0 likes	Last Post by ryouga 11-03-2009, 20:54 PM
Warden issue by ryouga Started by ryouga, 11-03-2009, 20:54 PM	0 responses 206 views 0 likes	Last Post by ryouga 11-03-2009, 20:54 PM
are the agents letting me down? by sothgate Started by sothgate, 11-03-2009, 18:39 PM	2 responses 834 views 0 likes	Last Post by mind the gap 11-03-2009, 19:13 PM
BT phoneline by islandgirl Started by islandgirl, 06-03-2009, 14:09 PM	19 responses 3,106 views 0 likes	Last Post by Why so complicated...? 11-03-2009, 18:07 PM
Tenant and guarantor both in default by amp82 Started by amp82, 10-03-2009, 15:30 PM	10 responses 4,146 views 0 likes	Last Post by amp82 11-03-2009, 13:40 PM
possession and arrears by egerico Started by egerico, 10-03-2009, 22:21 PM	1 response 1,192 views 0 likes	Last Post by Bel 11-03-2009, 11:06 AM
Contract wording - clarification please? by Rosa Klebb Started by Rosa Klebb, 10-03-2009, 20:39 PM	5 responses 2,323 views 0 likes	Last Post by Rosa Klebb 11-03-2009, 10:42 AM
Redirect: Should I use Section 8, grounds 8,10 & 11? by jonrayworth Started by jonrayworth, 11-03-2009, 10:28 AM	—	—

Reply to Who Gives a Fig About The Council

by jpkeates

It's certainly not my intention to try and tell anyone how they should feel.

It's not an expression I'd use personally....
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07-08-2020, 14:48 PM
Who Gives a Fig About The Council

by landlord-man

Something which keeps cropping up which I don't for the life of me understand.

Put into words by this recent quote on the Forum

It grieves me to hear again and again and again where tenants with huge arrears are evicted solely with s21, local council not informed of arrears...
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05-08-2020, 14:55 PM
Reply to First time landlord making mistakes

by jpkeates

I think you might be OK, there's only one building, even if it comprises 2 dwellings, and I think an EPC is for a building in this case.
Yes - you can't control any of a tenants utilities.

I think you need to think about how you plan to operate this part of the property long term....
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07-08-2020, 14:41 PM
First time landlord making mistakes

by Bhups

Hello,

I'm a first time landlord who has make a few BIG mistakes and would like advise on what I can do to help me out.

I've got a double story extension on the side of the property where the garage would normally be (semi-detached home).
I've converted the side with...
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07-08-2020, 11:06 AM
Reply to First time landlord making mistakes

by Bhups

The work on the property for the extension was complete in 2004 and an EPC was last done in 2013. (Just checked it online).

I will try and fit electric heaters into the property and put it on a separate meter.
Would this apply to hot water too?

...
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07-08-2020, 14:31 PM
Reply to Who Gives a Fig About The Council

by Jon66

Yes jpkeates 'figs and troughs' and all that, but early 20th century usage developed it into having racist overtones and I guess how racist you feel it is may well depend upon the colour of your skin....
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07-08-2020, 14:29 PM
Reply to Who Gives a Fig About The Council

by jpkeates

That's not correct, the expression predates the racial slur (which is a 20th century invention).

Possibly best avoided in polite discourse, but not implicitly racist....
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07-08-2020, 14:21 PM
Reply to A cautionary lodger tale of woe, and a couple of Council letting queries

by theartfullodger

Nice idea but ..... Artful: Now on 3rd successful marriage.....

And have a mate, eg squaddie, quite a toughie, beaten up by his wife on more than one occasion, obviously tragically DV usually male against female: Any form of DV totally unacceptable....
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07-08-2020, 14:20 PM
A cautionary lodger tale of woe, and a couple of Council letting queries

by RFS

I answered a call of distress on a neighbourhood app for an emergency spare room for a 19 year old to move into as one of the parents was having a triple bypass and had to shield again (just as lockdown had eased) and the teen worked at a open-air cafe. I said I had a spare room (having secured a new...
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07-08-2020, 08:19 AM
Reply to First time landlord making mistakes

by jpkeates

OK.

I think that makes it a tenancy.
The occupant has a complete dwelling house and can exclude everyone.
There's an element of shared space, but it's not part of the landlord's home.

You can remedy this by returning the deposit before serving s21 notice.
...
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07-08-2020, 14:17 PM

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