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Should I give a refund?

by landlordlou

Hi, a male and female from Switzerland wanted to rent my spare room and responded to my advert on Spareroom.com I'm a live in landlord.

I am looking for concrete advice if I should refund them, here is the timeline of what has happened:

Feb 2 - Manuel and Doris enquired about...
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10-02-2020, 17:02 PM
Reply to Should I give a refund?

by baldelectrician

Join SAL
They are not dear and will give you correct advice....
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12-07-2020, 20:07 PM
Reply to Should I give a refund?

by landlordlou

What advice should I seek? From what I've read on websites shelter, Scottish Government etc I am entitled to change the locks?

Problem is she's a paraplegic so he only leaves the house about fortnightly for food shopping....
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12-07-2020, 15:17 PM
Reply to Should I give a refund?

by baldelectrician

They need to pay rent in full
Seek advice from SAL or solicitor
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12-07-2020, 15:01 PM
Reply to Should I give a refund?

by landlordlou

UPDATE:

So they have issues every month, and a lot of cyclical behaviour. Their issues are loud verbal forceful demands which are unreasonable and impossible for me to provide e.g a water bill in their name, help them with their log in for online banking when they fail security........
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12-07-2020, 14:12 PM
Reply to Current paperwork requirements for renting my flat.

by TrevAnder

Hi

Thanks for the recommendation, , I'll join SAL.....
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07-07-2020, 15:14 PM
Current paperwork requirements for renting my flat.

by TrevAnder

Hi, first time posting!

I’m looking for a bit of info on the paperwork, now required for renting out my flat, (in Scotland) as my tenant of 3 years is moving out. With the Private residential tenancy (PRT) now in place of the SAT.

In August 2017 I was aware of the...
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05-07-2020, 21:42 PM
Reply to Current paperwork requirements for renting my flat.

by theartfullodger

Join SaL ... (tax deductible) - they also have a helpline...
https://scottishlandlords.com/
- and get all the paperwork & guidance on what needs serving...

- and also free courses from LaS (online at the moment...)
https://www.landlordaccreditationscotland.com/...
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06-07-2020, 15:24 PM
Reply to Current paperwork requirements for renting my flat.

by TrevAnder

Hi Thanks for the reply, much appreciated I'll be using the Scot Gov PRT once I have a look through it. Yeah I've a HD SD's CO2 detector, PAT, EICR, Gas safety etc all in place. Legionella Risk Assessments as well.

Is the Repairing Standard & Special conditions relating to...
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06-07-2020, 11:43 AM
Reply to Current paperwork requirements for renting my flat.

by baldelectrician

There is a model PRT on the Scottish government website
You will already have the required smoke / heat / CO detectors and a satisfactory EICR.
If not you need to get them ( you should have had them in place for years now)
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05-07-2020, 21:56 PM

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