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[boletus]

It means the deposit can't be accessed for 30 days. (i.e, if the tenancy falls through, the deposit can't be released til then).
Yes, print it out fill in your details by hand with tenants details, name of 3rd party (if any) and relevant clauses from your tenancy agreement.
Sign and date....

[boletus]

At this late stage, just wait for the bailiffs.
No communication, phone straight to voicemail.

[boletus]

What was your response to the letting agent on 04/04/18?
I don't doubt there are dodgy letting agents but serving a section 21 seems excessive even for one of them.

[boletus]

No apology needed Steff, taken in the spirit it was given.

[boletus]

Guilty as charged! - I find the snobbier I get with tenant selection and property preparation, the less hassle I get.



That's just it Steff, 'life expectancy' isn't the law, it is just guidance for wise men*


*P.C disclaimer -or wise women, or wise children...

[boletus]

CCJ register here, costs £6 to check someone;

https://www.trustonline.org.uk/search-others...

[boletus]

You can't request it.
You (nearly always) have to enforce the judgement to get it listed on the CCJ register.

[boletus]

Welcome to your prospective new home!
The bog is just a bit cracked.
The doors have a few kicked in panels.
The carpets only have some fag burns.
Etc.
But don't worry, you won't get billed for having lived in a dump when you leave.
What kind of next tenant will be...

[boletus]

Tenants responsibility.

However, my local reliable pest controller typically charges £45 for eradicating bedbugs. So for £27 after tax I might have been willing to sort it out for them if they had approached me reasonably about it and were decent people.


Oh dear....

[boletus]

The OP has not incurred a fine....

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https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim42515

Civil proceedings

A revenue payment, in settlement of a civil action arising out of a trade, may be allowed as a trading deduction where the allegations were neither admitted nor proved (see Golder v Great Boulder...

[boletus]

Don't get mad, get even. This is an easy win.
Increase the rent to reflect the breaches.
Evict at the earliest opportunity.
Claim for any damages.
Attachment of earnings if necessary.
Be more careful who you choose to rent to in future.

[boletus]

It doesn't work.
At least not in the way that councils are abusing their powers by licensing large areas non-selectively.
Rogue landlords don't bother licensing and councils are too busy administering the good landlords to chase them.
Good landlords avoid investing in those areas and...

[boletus]

Rule of thumb;

10% lower price for a property on a legally compliant periodic AST with a reasonable tenant paying open market rent....

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Are you charging open market rent?...

[boletus]

Hillsy, if he's that difficult to find, try a no trace-no fee agent from the directory above. Costs about £100 if they find them.

I also seem to remember once you've tried to enforce the judgement, you can chase it again beyond the usual 6 year limitation.

Never give up!

[boletus]

Agree that it is prudent to take reasonable steps to find the current address.

However, this is not a new judgement, it is merely enforcing an existing judgement. If the defendant claimed reasonable steps weren't taken to find them, the existing judgement would still stand and wouldn't...

[boletus]

Try claiming for 'leak allowance' from your water company.
Different water companies have different policies.

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http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/pro...l/rules/part06

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Use the last known address.