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[jpkeates]

If the property is somewhere with high and rising rents it's quite likely that very few people could pass an affordability test.
The proportion of income needed for rent is more than the insurers will allow.

Nothing about their credit rating affects your ability to pursue them for...

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HMRC don't allow landlords to claim for their own labour against income for tax.
Landlords are expected to do work on their investment as part of their business activity.

That may be different in Scotland.

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You can't offset the repayment element of a mortgage against income (as an individual) - at least not in England, Scottish rules might be different.
The position as a limited company would be slightly different, but not that much.

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It's not double rent.

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Ii haven't any actual experience of this, so this is simply an opinion...

I'd say no. You have to give the version of the form contemporary with the start of the tenancy, so there's no way you could actually comply 100%. So I'd personally not do it.

[jpkeates]

While it's ostensibly for the tenant's safety, the obligation is on the landlord. If it wasn't, let's be honest, it wouldn't get done (at least not every year).

Because it is now relevant to the serving of a s21 notice, if the tenant won't allow access, a landlord may have to either get...

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Never mind, KTC has expressed it better than me!...

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There are (broadly) three branches of law relating to tenancies - property (land), contract and consumer.
The property law part is quite clear - you can leave on or before the last day of the fixed term and you'll be fine.

The contract position isn't as clear, because you've signed...

[jpkeates]

Provided the gas safety certificate was current when notice was served, it should be OK.

[jpkeates]

If you have separate tenancy agreements, don't forget to factor the council tax you'll have to pay into the rent.

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Check what you gave the tenant here;
https://markprichard.co.uk/content/d...ecker-tool.pdf

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Now we're part of the home office immigration team, it's a bit more complex than that....

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Always best to leave it for a bit.
But there's no downside to the landlord just to sit on your money and the threat of legal action doesn't seem disproportionate to me at this point.


But it's easy to be tough online!

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Clues in "hereof".

"Better make it sound more legal, stick in a hereof and change prior to antecedant"

[jpkeates]

I'd make sure you have lots of photos of the property if the landlord is going to do a check out after you've left.

The landlord may not agree - but they'll be wrong

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In this case, I would send a letter before action demanding the entire deposit be returned (unless you want to offer something to the landlord you are content with), give a deadline of a fortnight after which you will take legal action without further notice.

I would go and sign up with...

[jpkeates]

Unless the tenancy agreement contains specific text to continue it beyond an initial term (which seems very unlikely from what you've posted),
the tenancy ends on 28th August.
If you have moved out before that date, no new tenancy will arise and you can't be charged any more rent etc....

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Could be an issue with the local authority and searches.
We had an issue with one council that was taking 6-8 weeks to respond - while a neighbouring LA was taking 2 weeks.

Just gummed everything up, because the box wasn't tickable.

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Over several years, two landlords I know (online and vaguely) have both been asked why they didn't use the ADR by a judge in a small claims hearing.

One was uncontested and the judge just seemed interested before signing the default and the other had suggested ADR and the tenant wouldn't...

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Non-Paying Tenant?

No such thing.