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[DPT57]

Yes, I'm sorry but there are not really any shortcuts here. Full check-out/check-in is your best option, with all new paperwork.

[DPT57]

As its up to you what damage you claim for, you could probably omit one or two items to bring it within the £10k limit and that might be worth doing. I dont think you can do the same with the rent arrears.

[DPT57]

You don't need the second break clause. You are entitled to say no or to charge the tenant your relet costs, (but no more) to allow a tenant to surrender.

[DPT57]

I think its one of the reasons why no experienced landlord I know takes out rent guarantee insurance

[DPT57]

Prior to viewings I only ask a few questions over the phone to filter out those to whom I wouldn't rent. I do this because I haven't given them my privacy statement at that point. Once a tenant has been selected I give them the notice, get them to complete the application form and start referencing....

[DPT57]

This assumes he has a room only tenancy if course . If he is part of a joint tenancy then its a bit more complicated....

[DPT57]

I have a tenant application form that I retain in addition to the referencing report. It asks similar questions to yours with the addition of their NI number. I believe that its useful to retain such information. In any event, it makes no difference to your legal obligations, which with or without the...

[DPT57]

I dont think that's right. Once the tenancy ends, her liablity ends with it if she is not living there. He would be the sole trespasser....

[DPT57]

Nothing attached.

Such termination clauses are, however, pretty stanard in agency contracts.

Bear in mind that if these are unrelated tenants, the property will be an HMO and the full HMO Management Regulations will apply.

[DPT57]

A contract clause requiring a professional clean is now of no effect due to the Tenant Fees Act. Whether you would be able to persuade the deposit scheme that it can now be interpreted in some other way, such as that the tenant should ensure its clean to a professional standard is not certain.

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Not quite. There needs to be a properly functioning student tenancy too.

I would also add a serious review of the process for evicting violent and/or anti-social tenants using section 8, otherwise only the most desperate landlords are going to take any chances following the implementation...

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If there is really no end date on the agreement then I would think that a court is likely to allow the most favourable interpretation for you the tenant

[DPT57]

The right to claim disrepair in a s8 court case without evidence or prior notification to the landlord....

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They do seem to use the terms interchangeably, which I agree is confusing but they do seem confident in the legality of their template.

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Its a feature of the legislation. If they don't vacate by the date of expiry then you can apply to the court for possession the next day....

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Interesting option regarding the bigger supply pipe. I dont know whether that would require some pressure regulation within each flat though.

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Your landlord is clearly someone who is either wilfully unaware of the law or simply not bothered by it. You have mentioned several areas where he is in breach and my guess is that there are probably several others, such as gas safety compliance. I think that you should try to persusde your flatmates...

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I think perhaps flexibility in your schedule is more important than the amount of time you may have. When you have a change of tenants you may need several days close together to check out one set, clean, advertise, interview, complete paperwork and check-in. You may then have little activity for a...

[DPT57]

Say no. This will affect you mortgage and your insurance, you may have to pay business rates, it may be in breach of any covenant on the property, the tenants could try to claim they have a commercial lease, not a regular domestic tenancy, the neighbours may complain to the Council....

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Seems a bit counter-intuitive when most domestic electrical fires seem to happen not with kettles or food mixers, but washers, dryers and fridge-freezers, (the latter quite infamously)....