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[Beswick]

Manchester can be a minefield (like all big cities, I guess) - you need to choose your area carefully. Agent-managed or not, you don't want to end up with Frank Gallagher as a tenant !

Fully research how much houses in an area rent for and sell for, and search daily to see how quickly...

[Beswick]

As you have stated, you have two obvious negatives ...
CCJs - not one but three
Pets - not one but three.

I would say it depends on where you are looking to rent. If you are looking in an area with a lot of demand and are up against a potential tenant with a squeaky clean credit...

[Beswick]

It's not so much the number of properties being rented in an area, but the availability. It's all about supply & demand.

Use Rightmove or Zoopla for your research. You've chosen your desired areas (my advice is to stay local if at all possible), so I assume you've also decided on...

[Beswick]

You said the carpet wasn't new 6 years ago. Discounting for depreciation, you can't really ask for much.

If it were me - and the tenant paid rent on time and was generally a good tenant - I'd accept the £300 and move on. Otherwise you'd probably be dragging the process (including all...

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I'd agree with this, although I can appreciate the point raised by Hudson01
That would feel to me like knowing they were bad, but thanking them for not being even worse

The 'moving back to Romania' story might be just that - a story. Even if it were true, the move could be just...

[Beswick]

Probably your best shot, although any agency can take on staff and end up with someone useless.

Best of luck with it !...

[Beswick]

They will do an inventory when the tenant leaves, to confirm the condition of the property, and how it differs from check-in (which will form the basis for any claims against deposit).

They will have another inventory (yes, probably a second printoff of the first one) for the new tenants...

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Myself, I'd confirm that quote C includes work to valley gutters (probably not been listed because he feels it goes without saying), confirm it has a guarantee (maybe 10 years), and go with that one. It's pretty much a new roof (but using the tiles that are reusable).

I bought a house...

[Beswick]

If I were in your position, with such a poor relationship with a landlord/landlady (and an aversion to stressful situations), I would give 1 months' notice when I'd already moved everything into the next property.

Yes, this will cost you extra money (double rent for a month), but it would...

[Beswick]

I had an EICR on a property with the fuse board in the 2nd bedroom - it passed. I think your plastic fuse board/consumer unit would be an advisory, rather than a fail.

[Beswick]

I met my first agent at business networking...