MCOL site down

[Berlingogirl]

Why is that just as I've psyched myself up to tackle my debtors the MCOL site seems to have gone down?

I've got all the paperwork infront of me ready to update the claims. Grrrrr

[Berlingogirl]

KeepTheFaith,

It's all just bonkers for the SE. I can see us all slipping through the net, only using cash and going underground.

[Berlingogirl]

When I pay my insurances i pay them all in the same month which will totally wipe out any income so I've no chance of meeting the MIF for that month, but I would if accounts were taken yearly by UC. At the moment there's no carry forward of any earnings over the MIF to the next month. I'll have to arrange...

[Berlingogirl]

This happened to my T too, but it was in the winter and the glass exploded and shattered into little bits. The repair man agreed that the sudden change in temperature was the most likely cause. In my TA it says that the T is responsible for paying for broken glass no matter how caused but I believed...

[Berlingogirl]

I agree with MdeB. The cost to the tenant is £100 because they lost the first fob so the deposit was lost too....

[Berlingogirl]

I've just advertised on Openrent rather than Visum as you don't have to provide docs.

[Berlingogirl]

Claymore,

It IS a nightmare. If any LLs are claiming tax credits join FB sites - UC and the SE etc and see the devastation UC has caused.

[Berlingogirl]

That's a problem UC and HMRC don't accept the same accounting.

Leaseholder - you don't . don't , don't want to investigate UC and the SE (bet you do though!)....

[Berlingogirl]

Less than that might exclude people on lower wages....

[Berlingogirl]

6 weeks seems reasonable to me.

[Berlingogirl]

Thank you everyone for your interesting replies. My observation is that your suggestions might reflect the area in which you live/let.

I have to say, sadly, that if I sent out a questionnaire most of my prospective tenants couldn't fill it in. I know that might sound snobby. It isn't meant...

[Berlingogirl]

I realise I was advertising in the wrong places, but tried advertising nearer to home first.
Under pricing (slightly) was designed to attract the employed
I should have confirmed the viewing, but if you're really interested you'd have remembered the time
Which online agent would you...

[Berlingogirl]

Nessa: that's so annoying and unfair. If it's a shared wall bill him for half the bill (having gone through all other options first). I posted about my neighbour whose gutter leak was affecting my property. A polite letter asking them to repair it or I would repair it and bill them did the trick. I...

[Berlingogirl]

I've just put one on Openrent today. You can only charge £20 for refs so I'll be asking tenants to provide originals and photocopies (saves me taking the docs home, copying them and posting them back).

I've used Visum in the past but they want some kind of proof I think it was that you...

[Berlingogirl]

kathekas - yes you can but don't go as far a 2 months or the tenant can pass the tenancy to somebody else (assign it)....

[Berlingogirl]

artful - I had to look that up and I think the answer's here:

http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/201...o-months-rent/

[Berlingogirl]

Hmmmmm perhaps rent paid weekly rather than monthly might help.

[Berlingogirl]

Did you swear? Try again ...

[Berlingogirl]

No - and this is where part of the problems with self-employed (SE) on UC starts. Lets say the UC give me a MIF of £1000 per month. Accounts have to be submitted monthly. If T doesn't pay in month 1 I will fail to reach MIF and my SE will be non-viable and I'll have to look for extra work. If the...

[Berlingogirl]

I think you should look at your title deeds. Usually you are responsible for the fence/wall to the left of your property as you look at it from the front. This isn't always the case though, just a general rule....