Anyone here feel like they are the bad guys being a landlord

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I agree with the above no written agreement, you have no proof to keep the deposit . If they sue you and go to court the judge will ask for the contract. You will say we have verbal they will deny it (assuming anyone remembers the agreement ) the judge will say you have no proof return the deposit....

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BIT if the previous tenant refuses to pay this leaves current tenant in very difficult position.

Could he simply say the property is uninhabitable and I'm not paying rent until it is, I certainly would and a judge would

The fact that your landlord refuses to get involved indicates...

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1. What does your agreement say, it sounds like an AST as you do not share facilities and their is a lock on the door.
2. AST much stronger rights eg they must go to court to obtain permission to remove you, if lodger just give notice
3. He can start eviction proceeds (can start any time)...

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Yeah I prefer carpet too, but the rate at which tenants seem to be able to destroy carpet compared to laminate.....

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yeah defo sounds like you lucky to have a tenant like that, most just get the pet and then (depending on how often you visit) wait for you to find out. A good quality tenant is hard to find, what they could do is get the pet anyway and then what would you do.....

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I have to agree with the above jtufty i don't even know if this is a serious post!? and It's not clear how you are not able to buy one....
as above you need to do your job as a landlord properly and you will need a printer to do this......

[blinko]

better to buy one, then you can use it anytime you want,...

[blinko]

I would say yes this is simply like for like replacement.

[blinko]

I don't know about you guys, but personally I feel like being a landlord we are just here to get bashed and along with bookies no one seems to think we are actual people that actually run a business and majority of the time we care about our tenants and properties.

I personally don't disclose...

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What does your research indicate ?

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Right we need to get savings rates down lol ...

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The problem is , the rates can go as low as they like BUT if the lenders don't pass them on......

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https://www.theguardian.com/business...es-and-savings

i would love to take out a mortgage at minus 1%

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To the OP I have to say this is 1/365 aka 0.27% is it really worth your time........

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Join the RLA as well, they have an advice line and all the documents you need

https://www.rla.org.uk/referral



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also if you use this code, you receive £15 off your first year membership (making it only £60) and its tax deductible e...

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May I add my 2pence worth, definately get the window fixed in the bathroom that will solve your mould problems, it is simply a case of leaving it open for 10 mins after a shower , i had the same problem at mine. Left the extractor fan on all day, mould slowly started to appear, as soon as I opened the...

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you can also look on land registry to find out who the actual owner(s) are https://www.gov.uk/government/organi.../land-registry these will be the legal owners, at some point whatever monies will end up with them

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I would say civil this is a business transaction that hasn't worked out exactly how it was supposed to,

1. we don't know if the card has actually been charged back or some idiot has pressed the wrong button at the estate agent
2. You have done nothing wrong
3. The tenants and...

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I see your point and just debating with you as I think you have a valid point BUT I also think that it was the tenant that caused the loss to the agent NOT the landlord , this feels to me like a legally the landlord is off the hook but morally not.

Would welcome some legal experts on this...

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I agree theoretically the loss is the landlords BUT legally for me this is the agents and tenants loss. Eg the agent would go to court and say I'm suing because I lost X amount to landlord. T would need to put right

If the agent takes the landlord to court what is he going to say is the...