Residential Letting Questions

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Closed, Sticky: Using grounds under Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act by Moderator1 Started by Moderator1, 15-11-2010, 10:53 AM	0 responses 24,964 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator1 15-11-2010, 10:53 AM
bad management from landlord by kimberley Started by kimberley, 30-03-2009, 16:05 PM	8 responses 1,197 views 0 likes	Last Post by Tiggy 31-03-2009, 09:42 AM
Rent increase/decrease by haggard Started by haggard, 30-03-2009, 20:41 PM	8 responses 1,239 views 0 likes	Last Post by haggard 31-03-2009, 09:23 AM
Tenancy Question by Gaskie Started by Gaskie, 30-03-2009, 14:46 PM	3 responses 1,063 views 0 likes	Last Post by justaboutsane 31-03-2009, 08:25 AM
Tenants paying reduced rent - what to do? by Jaybee542 Started by Jaybee542, 30-03-2009, 18:24 PM	1 response 1,654 views 0 likes	Last Post by Jaybee542 31-03-2009, 07:57 AM
collecting late rent from tenant by data Started by data, 30-03-2009, 23:35 PM	0 responses 1,583 views 0 likes	Last Post by data 30-03-2009, 23:35 PM
Resident Landlord by dlangston Started by dlangston, 04-01-2009, 23:09 PM	12 responses 4,415 views 0 likes	Last Post by Maruca 30-03-2009, 20:39 PM
Renewal of Tenancy Agreement by ed99 Started by ed99, 30-03-2009, 13:09 PM	2 responses 2,010 views 0 likes	Last Post by ed99 30-03-2009, 20:33 PM
Fixing leaking tap: L or T's responsibility? by montana Started by montana, 23-03-2009, 18:37 PM	38 responses 13,389 views 0 likes	Last Post by Paragon 30-03-2009, 20:19 PM
Oven not operative; can T deduct for this from rent? by chow15uk Started by chow15uk, 30-03-2009, 09:15 AM	16 responses 1,637 views 0 likes	Last Post by mind the gap 30-03-2009, 20:17 PM
Flatmate not paying rent by a100 Started by a100, 30-03-2009, 11:47 AM	12 responses 7,302 views 0 likes	Last Post by a100 30-03-2009, 19:03 PM

Reply to Letting Agent asking for commission of I renew tenants privately

by ash72

Not sure how there was the agent has misled the T, the rental amount doesn't increase/ decrease on a monthly basis it is fixed, when the T signed, usually there is an amount which has been agreed which the T then pays monthly. If it's the Utilities, council tax etc, then this should have been realised...
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29-11-2021, 16:46 PM
Letting Agent asking for commission of I renew tenants privately

by meyou5ick

Dear all,

I was letting my place to tenants that were sourced by this estate agent. The estate agent however misrepresented myself and misled the tenants about what's included in the monthly rental cost. The tenant had complained to the agent however, I had to pay for 6 months of services...
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29-11-2021, 16:04 PM
Reply to Letting Agent asking for commission of I renew tenants privately

by jpkeates

If you ignore the agent and deal directly with the tenant, the agent could try and sue you for the money that they consider you owe.
If you are confident about the poor service and misrepresentation, you'd probably win, or they'd give up before going to court.
If you're not, you should probably...
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29-11-2021, 16:27 PM
Reply to Letting Agent asking for commission of I renew tenants privately

by hybrice

Firstly, the issue with their service and your loss of funds is a separate matter. If you wish to pursue that, then issue a money claim against them.

Regarding the commission, it depends on what the service contract with the agent says. If it has something about "if tenants that we...
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29-11-2021, 16:18 PM
Reply to Removal of letting agent

by theartfullodger

Ask them for a copy of the contract where you agreed to those terms. Simple question.

Think we know what the document will look like ..
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29-11-2021, 16:09 PM
Removal of letting agent

by New land lord

I have just bought a 6 bed HMO. 4 of the rooms the tenants were originally signed and to date have been paid through a letting agent. All tenants are now on a rolling contract having gone beyond their 6 mnth contract term by varying amounts from 2 years to a few months.

I don't want to...
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29-11-2021, 15:33 PM
Reply to Removal of letting agent

by jpkeates

BTW assuming they're not renting from you themselves, it's not a question of removing them, they've already gone.
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29-11-2021, 15:49 PM
Reply to Removal of letting agent

by jpkeates

Unless the letting agent is actually renting the property from you (ie it's really a rent to rent arrangement), the question for the agent is what agreement do they think they have with you?

They almost certainly had an agreement with the previous owner, but that is something they need...
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29-11-2021, 15:47 PM
Reply to Repairs done on the managed property

by jpkeates

There are two ways that agents can provide maintenance services.
One is that they provide the service and are the supplier - although they subcontract the actual work.
In that case a mark up or concealed commission would be legal.

The other basis is that they simply pay contractors...
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29-11-2021, 15:15 PM
Repairs done on the managed property

by orange_cat

Hi everyone,

A new landlady here, so please excuse newbie (and probably dumb) questions.

Due to pandemic, my family and I temporarily reallocated outside the UK and we want to let our property while we are away.
We have decided to use a letting agency to advertise, find...
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29-11-2021, 08:12 AM

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