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[DPT57]

Actually the situation is already difficult for student landlords. If a student with a 10 or 12 month tenancy doesnt vacate at the end of it then it will take several months to get them out and the landlord is likely to have already promised or even let the room for the next academic year. The abolition...

[DPT57]

Why dont you just use the landlords failure as a lever to persuade him to return your deposit in full? Its possibly a bluff if the statute of limitations applies but he may not know that

[DPT57]

Most conveyancing solicitors wouldnt have a clue about the finer points.

[DPT57]

Just dispute everything with the deposit scheme and ask for ADR. The landlord will get peanuts....

[DPT57]

Its entirely possible that the vendor is selling with the tenant in situ because they have made errors in the tenancy that means they can't evict them. They may even be liable for a penalty or Rent Repayment Order if they've mishandled things badly enough, which you would inherit.

[DPT57]

This sort of model, which of course only really applies to family lets, requires the tenants to accept that they are going to be tenants for many years if not life and accept the property as their settled home for a good chunk of that time. I dont think we have enough tenants with that sort of mindset...

[DPT57]

I think youve been scammed. Speak to a specialist housing solicitor asap

[DPT57]

Tell the agent to check the law. No notice required

[DPT57]

Why dont you let your daughter have them as her lodgers. She could pay you an increased rent and the tenants wouldnt then have ASTs. I think it would still be an HMO though as I think the dispensation for 2 lodgers only applies to owner occupiers.

[DPT57]

My understanding is that you would need to return the deposit before serving the s21, which I would recommend you do on form 6a. You dont need to have served How to Rent or EPC to make the s21 valid due to the date of the tenancy. Just mark those sections not applicable

[DPT57]

When the Government scraps the s21 no-fault eviction people with less than perfect track records will find it almost impossible to rent a property....

[DPT57]

MdeB is correct that electric radiators are much more efficient than storage heaters. 100% efficient in fact. Storage heaters heat bricks and the bricks heat the property. This inevitably involves losses. However, neither the Council when considering licensing applications not the EPC assessor is interested...

[DPT57]

The burden of proof issue is a serious one even if s8 were strengthened. A landlord trying to evict an anti-social tenant will need weeks or even months worth of evidence that they may have rely on other people to gather while the local licensing officer, freeholder of their leasehold flat and their...

[DPT57]

I beleive that the s21 requirement is only that the original EPC was given at the start of the tenancy. However, I would advise you to show willing by at least attempting to get a new EPC done as soon as the old one expires to avoid any confusion if it goes to court....

[DPT57]

It depends. I recently took a Brazilian couple. Both had excellent jobs that they provided references for. They also had considerable savings evidenced by bank statements and the landlords I contacted in Sau Paulo and Florida gave me excellent references for them. Easy decision

[DPT57]

I thought this is what the Gov't were going to do and I agree it would make more sense.

I don't agree with the statement that tenants will generally prefer secure tenancies though. The market is not homogenous and none of my tenants would want a 3 year tenancy. I also don't agree that the...

[DPT57]

Actually I found the opposite to be true. I have them in two flats in the same block. in the first I changed the original 1980s storage heaters with modern ones at a cost of £1800 for three. I noticed almost no difference so in the second flat I left the originals in place and my understanding is that...

[DPT57]

There could be mass homelessness if enough landlords now decide to exit the market

[DPT57]

So was the first plumber in our case. I know he changed the seals and did the things he said he would, but the damn thing still leaked. It is possible that the second plumber was just lucky and sorted it first time....

[DPT57]

I don't beleive they can compel you to do this.