Are stocks of keys a legitimate use of service charge funds?

[Yengip]

Hi all,
Our managing agent has included a cost in last year's service charge for buying a stock of keys so that future tenants can buy them from the agent instead of the actual supplier.

I maintain that this is trading and it is an inappropriate use of service charge funds since I...

[frmhere2there]

We (joint tenants) moved out of the property in September last year. We had issues with the deposit return as the landlord gave us a whole list of issues he had with the condition we left the property in. He refused to tell us how much he wished to deduct from our deposit, and insisted that we agree...

[AKRS]

Hi All, I could really use some guidance in a matter relating to the above. We were told by our agency handling our property that we needed to obtain a licence through the council. I did my research and asked all the relevant questions and found out that the licence will cost 650 for five years. Sounds...

[ricoeliso]

I'm sure that everyone is facing their fair share of challenges at the moment, but i was hoping to get some advice form this forum with regards to a tenant that has absconded.

To caveat, i'm an accidental landlord so letting is not an industry i have gone into with a view to making extra...

[Coldhouse25]

Can a tenant make a claim against a landlord for not doing repairs during the covid pandemic?

[bpadmin0129]

Hi,

I entered into a joint AST for a six month term that will end on 20 May 2020. Although there is no contractual notice period (nor do I need to serve one for the end of the term), I notified the landlord and the letting agent in January that I will not be remaining at the premises. With...

[krod]

Hi all,

I am new to this forum and fairly new as a landlord myself I would really appreciate any advice from people that have more experience than me.

I bought a house as a BTL last year and I've really struggled to rent the place out, the house itself is in fantastic and perfect...

[wangas]

Hi all,

I have a tenant who came to collect keys for the flat before moving in and complained that the bed in the master bedroom was advertised as a king size bed, but in reality it is only a standard double bed. He had been to view the flat previously and had not noticed this, which I...

[throwaway4635]

Hi all,

I currently live in a Student property managed by a letting agency. My housemates and I signed an AST in the first week of September 2019, with an agreed move-in date the following week. However, in the void period between the 1st July and 2nd September, the LL/LA neglected to pay...

[Terryb]

Hi all,

im currently having an issue with my previous landlord with regards to the deposit return. Yesterday they had mentioned a charge that would be deducted from the deposit which was agreed upon. However when the deposit was received there was extra missing that the landlord is claiming...

[Curly52]

Hey everyone, I recently moved to Bristol
took on a flatshare, asked to move within a week due to things being stolen, feeling unsafe in the flat and it just not being to the standard I expected.
When I asked to leave the landlord said it's okay and I'll get my deposit back, he has now changed...

[squidward]

A friend and I currently rent rooms in shared accommodation, one of our housemates has become difficult to live with, but I am pretty sure our housing situations falls short of legality and I wonder what my rights are if any in this situation.

Context: I (like my friend) rent a room in...

[BrandNewdawn]

Hello all,
I let out a HMO to a guy on AST for 6 months who then sublet it to other tenants. Neither of us lived at the property. After the 6 months, he didn’t renew the contract for another fixed term so the letting agent moved him onto a monthly rolling contract. This carried on for a few...

[David_henderson]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post ever here so sorry if it's not correct in any way.
i have signed an tenancy agreement with a tenant and they paid the deposit. Then a day later they said if they can delay the tenancy for a week then move in as they were having issues finding...

[failing_to_cope]

Background - I rented a property in England from September 2003 to just before Christmas. So a little over 16 years.

To answer the standard questions - Sole tenant, the initial fixed term was 12 months, rent due mid-month, deposit was 6 weeks = £937 which I paid in 2003 when the tenancy...