Residential Letting Questions

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Help: former LL (failed to protect deposit) now claiming for damage & cleaning by anderysw Started by anderysw, 13-02-2018, 15:59 PM	6 responses 192 views 0 likes	Last Post by mariner 13-02-2018, 23:30 PM
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Deposit - Who Must Pay the Tenant Back? by BJHutchison Started by BJHutchison, 13-02-2018, 15:48 PM	4 responses 165 views 0 likes	Last Post by jpkeates 13-02-2018, 19:12 PM
Landlord charging me £655 for minor work by Fay098123 Started by Fay098123, 08-02-2018, 18:20 PM	11 responses 499 views 0 likes	Last Post by AndrewDod 13-02-2018, 17:59 PM
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Reply to Holding deposit taken by my managing agent

by cymro123

A few points of note:
The agent, acting on your behalf, has taken the Holding Deposit on your behalf - it is the prospective tenants money held for you it is NOT the agents money to keep
In order to take a Holding Deposit there has to be a Reservation Agreement/Holding Deposit Agreement...
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15-07-2020, 18:46 PM
Holding deposit taken by my managing agent

by Sonya Jey

Hi, I am a landlord. My managing agent who I pay to manage the property have taken a holding deposit for potential tenants.The agent is forcing me to remove my property from the market however I have no rights to the holding deposit should the tenants pull out. The agent has decided that the holding...
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15-07-2020, 15:13 PM
Reply to No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

by nukecad

And that is the basic point.

They were NOT selecting "by income (or assets)".

They were not even considering a particular individuals income or assets.
Just making an assumption of what the income/assets may be - without any evidence whatsoever of the individuals...
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15-07-2020, 18:25 PM
No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

by Self sufficient

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-53391516
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14-07-2020, 05:59 AM
Reply to No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

by Jon66

Because the letting agency had a blanket ban on benefit claimants. If it had accepted applications and then refused them on affordability grounds that is different. Because affordability is a different test than being in receipt of benefits. It's a point of law. It is very clear. A person could be in...
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15-07-2020, 18:21 PM
Reply to No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

by AndrewDod

Sorry to go round in a loop. But no, it explains nothing. Selecting by income (or assets) also affects more women than men....
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15-07-2020, 18:17 PM
Reply to Practical Repercussions of Not Doing Repairs When Awaiting Eviction of Tenants

by Jon66

How did the window and door lock get broken? It sounds as though this might be something they caused, and therefore is their responsibility? However your concern perhaps should be if the property is insecure it's very difficult to hold the tenants responsible for any subsequent damage caused by a t...
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15-07-2020, 18:07 PM
Practical Repercussions of Not Doing Repairs When Awaiting Eviction of Tenants

by DaddyofTwo

I have a flat where the tenants had got behind with the rent by about three to four months just before lock down. They were making some payments and the arrears had built up over a couple of years, and as it was being managed by an agency, I had let it slip a bit. Also to be frank they had a young kid...
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15-07-2020, 17:13 PM
Reply to No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

by Jon66

The point is that it's discriminatory because it affects one group of people with a protected characteristic more than another. The group of people it affects more is women. Sex and gender are protected characteristics. This is because women are on the whole the people who look after the children and...
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15-07-2020, 17:38 PM
Space for lead tenant but only one person renting

by Mike777

Hi all

My tenancy agreement from RLA has a space for showing the 'lead tenant' to deal with deposit.

If I am renting to a single person should I put their name in or leave blank as it would only be with them.

Been searching for guidance but can't find any reference...
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15-07-2020, 17:21 PM

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