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[jpkeates]

"Section 11 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 gives a landlord or a person representing them access to a property to [view its] condition and state of repair.
That's essentially what a surveyor does, so I don't think the tenancy agreement has to have a specific clause about valuations.

[jpkeates]

1 Your understanding is correct. Based on the tenant's behaviour, buying this property without vacant possession would be a huge mistake.

2 Most lenders will want a visit to value, the days of a drive by valuation seem to have gone.

3 The tenant can decline any access for any...

[jpkeates]

Utility contracts are unusual in that they are created when someone starts using the electricity (or gas or water).
They're called deemed contracts.

So by moving into the property and using the power, your tenant has entered into a contract with whoever was the supplier at that time,...

[jpkeates]

Two separate guarantor deeds, each guaranteeing the entire joint tenancy (you will probably have to explain the joint tenancy to the parents.)

The tenancy agreement doesn't need to reference the guarantors at all.

[jpkeates]

The moisture that's in the air has to go somewhere, if the updated insulation has closed off where it used to escape, it'll hang around until it finds a cooler surface to condense on.

If a damp expert declined to do anything about it, that suggests that whatever they could do, they knew...

[jpkeates]

While it's common to give the Prescribed Information to the tenant with the Tenancy Agreement it can backfire if the deposit isn't actually protected at that point, because the Prescribed Information is technically not correct.

It will be almost impossible to take legal action from outside...

[jpkeates]

Always have a soft spot for Picky.

I made the distinction for a reason, though.
While Great Britain is part of the UK, Great Britain is in the UK while the UK is.
But if certain people have their way, the relationship with the EU and Northern Ireland and the EU and Great Britain...

[jpkeates]

How would student accommodation be identifiable as a discrete type of property or tenancy?

The joint nature of most student tenancies tends to mean a new tenancy due to normal student "churn".

If a group of students left part way through an academic year, more fool...

[jpkeates]

The ASTs are problematic if the landlord lives in the same property.

You can only have two unrelated lodgers if you own the property (including a lease of 21 years plus) or are part of the household of someone who does.
I don't know what being part of the household requires.

[jpkeates]

I think it might be more productive to explain to the tenant that:
You're not going to install new windows.
If they don't run the humidifier, fan or leave the door open from time to time, they'll get mould and when it causes damage, they'll pay for it.
The property isn't going to change,...

[jpkeates]

She'll be asked if she receives benefits directly.
She'll be asked for bank statements which will show where the money's coming from.
Most credit checks require income to be a multiple of earnings (typically two or three times the rent - depending on where you are in the country).
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[jpkeates]

The bill doesn't come from the agent, it comes from the supplier and it is them you should be talking to because they're the people who will take you to court if you don't pay.
How the electricity company have your details if you were renting with no liability to pay for electricity is something...

[jpkeates]

Parallel with the benefits issue is your employment status.
Most landlords will want evidence of your income going back a number of months (possibly years).
One month's employment won't be acceptable to most landlords (possible mitigated by a guarantor)....

[jpkeates]

Fair and reasonable points.
None of which indicates that Jo Cox' assassination anything to do with Brexit, though.

[jpkeates]

If your daughter doesn't pay rent, she's not a tenant.
That doesn't mean there can't be an agreement between you setting out the terms of her living there, but it's not a tenancy agreement and can't be an AST.

Having reread the actual HMO legislation, I think you need proper legal...

[jpkeates]

I haven't had to or wanted to serve a tenant notice in years.
My agent is an absolute genius at tenant finding and verification.

[jpkeates]

Glad to help.

Have a look at the protecting company web site, and their processes.
I've never used one as a tenant and it may be that you can claim the undisputed process.

If the landlord refuses ADR they'll a)have to explain why in court because courts take a view on...

[jpkeates]

One thing I didn't respond to was the landlord's representative.
Just so you're aware, you have no obligation to discuss anything with the landlord's representative.
They already have an agent, and the only other person who has any business with you is the landlord, anyone else has as much...

[jpkeates]

I think the idea that rent is lost money doesn't reflect reality any more.
People just don't think about owning things in the same way that they used to.

And when you mortgage a house, you're basically just renting money from a bank....

[jpkeates]

Strictly speaking, there's no need for a tenancy agreement to be signed by the landlord at all.
The contract is made when the tenant(s) accept the agreement offered to them by the landlord.

There's nothing wrong with the agreement being signed by one of you (or both).

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