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Not really. I would put them on notice that if tenant defaults on the rent, you will hold the agent responsible for any shortfall.

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I bet the parking spaces were laid out for Morris 1000's in the sixties, weren't they? I don't blame your neighbours. Work vans are flaming nuisance at one of my properties, as they take up so much space, no-one else can open the door if they park within the lines next to them.

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I'd leave the money in the company, and relieve the directors of paying service charge until such time as the cash is depleted.

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Be thankful there is an increase to pay CGT on.

I bought a flat in Torquay in 2005 for £185k. Someone turned the bungalow next door into a house, wiping out my sea views and about £60k of value. It has now been for sale for £175k for a month without a sniff.

Presumably your...

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Freeholder & 'solicitors' are one & the same I believe.

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Usual advice here is to pay what's demanded, and go to the FTT. That way, the freeholder can't claim for further legal fees for chasing the existing legal fees.

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Seems to me that if tenant has surrendered key, he has also surrendered any belongings.

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If you have the lease extension, that is equivalent to a surrender and re-grant. Therefore landlord has accepted the flat in its present state, and you have no problem.

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With friends (agents) like him, who needs enemies?

I completely agree with you. I would find a different agent in future.

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That the goverrnment decide your property was illegally given planning permission, and demolish it without compensation? ...

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Thanks buddy.

I suspected o/p might be the bolshie tenant. Interesting that the first reply on that thread makes the same point as me. (It wasn't me.)

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The landlord won't get the cash until after the tenancy starts.

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In any other industry, as per above, the parties' solicitors would agree the draft contract, both sides would sign at their solicitors, and funds would be exchanged on execution of contract. Same as buying a house....

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I have contents insurance from Directline for my leaseholds. This covers loss of rent, public/landlord liability and a few bits of furniture. Costs about £100 per year per flat.

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Go ahead. I no longer GAF.

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Oh, FFS. The fake contract will not have your signature or name & address on it.

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Old Landlordzone threads are full of stories of landlords who issued a tenancy agreement, but never got a penny. Don't be one of them.

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I have no problem with tenant seeing contract. Just he won't be seeing one signed by me before he coughs up.

There would be no need to kick the door down. He could just call a locksmith, and show him the agreement to effect entry. The police wouldn't help you then either.

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I think I might write to the insurers about the tree, and see how quickly it comes down then.

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Just write some nonsense about diversity, and I'm sure you'll pass.