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[royw]

Have you tried removing the blu takc? You can usually remove marks by rolling blu tack over it.

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With friends like that you don't need enemies. She's scammed the tax payer - we have paid so that she isn't sleeping on the streets but instead of using it to pay rent she's presumably spent it on herself. Now she's stiffed you for it. Arthuronline seems to have good reviews so it's likely their agreements...

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Has anyone tried insulating a stone house with either internal or external insulation? Not only are the walls designed to breathe but as there's no damp proof course there's guaranteed to be a certain amount of moisture in them....

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Apologies, I confused it with the latest activity date....

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And AlexR just joined today. Either a mate or OP by a different name?

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It wouldn't surprise me if the LL hadn't been asked when the LA said he'd agreed to it.

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Except the government seems to be hell bent on making us have heat pumps. Perhaps I'm being thick but you want the heating on when it's cold outside - so what warm air is the find?

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Oh dear. Another poster who has just joined. Another tall story......

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Err... Isn't that why there isn't any money left?

Selling off council houses may have contributed but the main problem is the vast increase in the number of people requiring them. Blame mass immigration (tin hat on, hides behind sofa)...

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Put in wired ones on the same circuit as lights or something else they can't turn off.

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I think it's OK as long as T can't turn it on. I had a gas fire disconnected when it failed a gsc before I rented it out. It's been like that ever since, I've just told prospective tenants so they know they can't use it. It's an old cast iron one so is OK as a 'feature', if yours is a modern one the...

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Before you make a decision you should consider what happens if things don't go according to plan. You may get a tenant who causes a lot of damage. There's a good chance some work will be required before it's saleable again just from fair wear and tear. You may have Ts who won't allow viewings, Regardless...

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Try again on April 1st.

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Another dodgy post? OP has just joined, is a paraplegic but is emptying buckets of water every hour?? Paid 13 months up front, why 13? British Gas wrote off the door? Just happened to bump into the unknown previous tenant? Perhaps I'm just too cynical.
If it's genuine see a solicitor, if it isn't...

[royw]

Perhaps speak to the tenant yourself to reassure her. Messages passed through a third party don't always come across as intended.

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If you trust your friend would it be an option to pay her to be your agent? Leaving it empty is always possible but it brings it's own problems. You need to decide what to do about heating. An unheated house will get damp but leaving it on will obviously cost you. You may want to drain the pipes to...

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How does the rent compare to other similar properties? Any reason yours isn't popular? Or perhaps it's the agent teaching you a lesson. Get a mate to enquire about it and see how keen they are to get a tenant. Personally I'd either put it with another agent or better still advertise it with openrent...

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I gave up using mine, you could only dry half a load at a time and it took hours. It was like that from new.

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It isn't uncommon for water to run along a beam or a pipe and drip some distance from the original leak. So it's possible it came from your bathroom though unlikely. How much water was there on your bathroom floor? Can you take the flooring up and see if it's dry?
Assuming the wet is near the...

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Don't think you could justify an additional £3600 a year wear and tear for one dog (assuming it's properly trained and looked after)....