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Most landlords would disagree and interpret it as a reasonable thing for a tenant to do.

Posters should bear in mind this unproven urban myth, spouted as legal fact, can have serious repercussions for tenants....

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Watched it. Frighteningly clueless.

Best method always advised on here for dealing with bad tenants is don't take them on in the first place.

'Experts' should try doing a few full blooded section 8 evictions before giving us the benefit of their opinion....

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Thank goodness for Maggie Thatcher's Housing act, the state of the rental market would be dire without it.
As the other great prime minister of recent times said;
"Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it"

[boletus]

Of course they should, that is what a reasonable tenant would do.

Lord Denning said:
"The tenant must take proper care of the place. He must, if he is going away for the winter, turn off the water and empty the boiler. He must clean the chimneys, where necessary, and also the...

[boletus]

Up to a week is not unreasonable.
If you believe this is an emergency and needs to be sorted within hours, organise and pay for it yourself.
Please let us know how you get on....

[boletus]

And there's the rub....

[boletus]

Thanks for bringing this up, it's something I've been meaning to look into. This is quite informative;

http://www.fyldetaxaccountants.co.uk...state-pension/

[boletus]

I spend thousands at B&Q, using Tradepoint, I won't be boycotting them but I will be expressing my disapproval to the branch mangers I know.
I used to donate to Shelter myself but they have lost the plot with some of their campaigns against landlords IMHO.



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[boletus]

Yup, and the obvious online agents with flakey sounding landlords posting ads are heavily targeted by the rent to rent scams. Along with the rogue tenants also looking for a mug.

Top advice on the get-rich-quick-from-property seminars is never, ever mention "Rent-to-Rent" to a...

[boletus]

I'm not!
I am certainly not recommending Upad (or not, not-recommending them for that matter).
The only reason I still use them for a couple of properties, is because I can't be bothered to go through the rigmarole of setting up a new ad with a different online agent.


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It is not the cheapest option.

You've bought the 'UChoose' option which includes this lot;

Tenancy Compliance Service
We’ll serve all legally required documents to your tenant including the 'How to Rent' guide, Gas Safety Certificate, EPC, Deposit Registration Certificate...

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It's not, it's just a bit confusing to find. Click on 'products and pricing', then 'basic'.
It's £45 for advertising on Rightmove, Zoopla and Prime location.

I'm not keen on Upad as I can't easily filter out unsuitable tenants.
Openrent is definitely not for me, their USP is...