Induction hob or gas for student flat

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Thanks everyone. The estate agents have got back to me to advise against induction for a student flat which confirms my gut feeling. I’m not too keen on electric having tried it in holiday lets etc, so I think I’ll stick to gas for simplicity....

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Thanks everyone. I really don’t know about the electric circuit and induction hobs. Looks like an electric cooker might be the way forward. Ash I’m not sure why to avoid IKEA and their specific sizes as the kitchen will be IKEA, have I misunderstood?

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I am replacing the existing kitchen ( which has a gas hob and electric oven) in my student flat. The IKEA kitchen planner has budgeted for an induction hob but I’m wondering whether that’s a bit high tech for a student flat- in my experience the tenants can be quite inexperienced in using appliances...

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Thank you Thurrock it’s good to have real life experience. It sounds like if it did happen, I’d need to give some clear instructions on use of appliances. The council is saying it’s going to post info soon so I’ll keep an eye out, although there is quite a lot to be weary of, the council’s...

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He’s they were willing to ensure a household of 3 students, albeit the premiums were higher than they would be for a single household of related people / single person....

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Thanks guys 👍

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Just checked with my insurers (Direct Line) and they said outright I’d have to find another insurer if I took in asylum seekers....

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I use the calculator in the RICS website. It’s free.

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Just checked, I also get several emails per month which I ignore on the basis that unsolicited offers are always worse value than what you can get by shopping around. I assumed it was tied to my membership of the NRLA, not to using Landlordzone....

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Hi JK0. Just to make sure I understand you correctly- do you mean I should make sure the trickle vent is stuck in the open position?...

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Here is the after photo. Wall treated with HG mould spray. Zinsser BIN applied. Then lining paper and finally Dulux trade diamond. I’m 0eased with the results but time will tell whether the mould is kept at bay.

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Checked the insurance, nothing about refugees in the Ts and Cs. Could be because I specified it was a student property when I set tenancy up. On my other property, I had to confirm it was not housing refugees. I guess if it did, the premiums would go up.

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I agree, Islamic indignation tends to be quite selective and usually directed at the west. In the case of Saudi Arabia, they have exported their fundamentalists ( to the Maghreb/ Sahel/ West Africa ) to stop them causing mischief at home, ever since a coup in Mecca nearly unseated the house of Saud...

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Crikey steaming that sounds horrendous....

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Ok, lots to think about. The insurance is certainly a good point. In my mind I envisage an educated, middle class afghan woman with children, fleeing the phallocracy of the Taliban. Of course, the reality may be different. I’m lucky enough that it’s mortgage free but obviously I don’t want the...

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My local council has committed to taking in a number of Afghan refugees. I have a student flat which is not renting due to current Covid situation ( all lectures online until January). I had decided to do a well needed refurb. I am also wondering about taking refugees as tenants and would find it most...