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I also think the screws are under the black plastic caps. One of ours is similar - it's Lakes make.

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How long had the tenants been living there before you bought the property?
Was the property under market value or did you buy it at auction?

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Malcia did you take a deposit off this tenant and protect it and provide the tenant with the terms and conditions of that scheme? Sounds like you failed to provide the tenant with the 'How to rent' booklet as well. Does the apartment have gas central heating or other gas appliances? If so you needed...

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Yes MdeB I have had that one too! People don't seem to realise that baths need supporting other than on the flimsy alloy legs they come with. Ofen I use a few bricks in the centre underneath and have been known to make a 4 X 2 frame in Barratt houses built circa 1979. I am surprised any of those...

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In rental properties you need to take a belt and brace approach with showers.

Get your own tradesman in and install a proper shower cubicle. That open ended one will always leak as tenants just chuck water everwhere.

With a shower over the bath there is a bigger catchment...

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Rewolf I don't know why you are pursuing this. It was obvious from the beginning things would end up this way. Do you really want to let your house people like this when there are good, genuine, working tenants out there?

This coming back from France thing has been going on for a few...

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If you are paying rent by cash then legally you should have a rent book.

Eventhough you have a lodger agreement on paper it would seem that actually have a tenancy by way of the landlord not living there. Who is paying council tax on the property? Go to the local council and ask explaining...

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I don't get it. S21 in post in December (forget the Christmas angle) or take manymonths to get her out if it goes pear shaped.

Sounds to me like you have become too friendly....

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I see lots of ASTs from all sorts of agents in my work and notice that the most commonly used wording in regard to this is ' the landlord's address at this time is (address of agent inserted)'. This leads me to believe that there is no statute on this matter.
Anyone know of one?

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I think a 6 month AST is the way to go here + S21 at 4 months. If things go well you can always do another 6 months with rent up front or go periodic.

One question I would want answered is how is the tenant maintaining personal income? Attendance allowance payments are to the patient...

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Just put in the rent owed now and yes by the day.

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These progs are all a bit passe now let alone inaccurate legally and who wants their face all over the TV? Well some do I know. Not for me.

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I make the tenant pay for check in inventory and I pay for the check out one. We each have a copy of each inventory. I can't imagine wanting to do things any other way.

This is a more equitable arrangement but does not totally prevent disputes.

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Make sure the bath is at least 6mm thick - there are a lot or skimpy ones out there and if you get a heavyweight tenant the plughole goes first.

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Yes you do have an exclusive right to the property under your tenancy. There are lots of issues here so I suggest you contact Shelter at previously mentioned or your local council as it seems you have a rogue landlord here.

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Sealant - I think the pinkish bit is a type of algae growth common in badly vented and indequately cared for bathrooms and the black mould again common. This does not mean the sealant is leaking though.

Buy some HG Anti mould spray at Homebase/B&Q - it will get rid of it. If my tenants...

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If the water had been standing in the lead pipes for some months it may give a high reading for lead but once you were in and using the supply of water constantly flowing through the pipes would pick up very little. I still have props in London on lead from street to copper/plastic in flats. No one...

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What was the incident that took place that leads you to believe it was a criminal matter?

The majority of landlord and tenant stuff is a civil matter. At an eviction by the bailiff the police may be called in to prevent a breach of the peace more than anything.

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Does not sound right to me. How can you show a valid CP12 with that bungled arrangement? I'd get a second opinion from BG - a senior person this time.

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Some water companies have tried and may have succeeded in getting landlords to pay unpaid accounts of tenants.
I'm with Artful and JKO on looking at mail. Often it is the only way to find out what has been going on and why dump all this hassle on your new tenant.
Poor landlording skills...