Landlord charged us for cleaning

[GreenLeaves]

Me and my partner just moved out of our old flat. There was a checklist for the cleaning of the flat and we did everything according to it. Now the landlord has charged us for the cleaning of the mattress and the carpet.
Now, we never even slept on the mattress as we bought a new one fairly early....

[scoffdew]

Hello,

I gave my estate agent my notice to end my tenancy on the 1st June. My agreement states I need to give two full months notice, and I'll honour this. My agreement also states that when a tenancy is periodic (as mine now is) the notice will end on the day before a Rent Due Date, meaning...

[KieranSA]

Hi there I’m a first time landlord. I’m new to being a landlord and unsure of most things. I purchased a property with a shop and a flat above it. The shop has been paying me rent with no issues. However the residents in the flat have stopped paying. There is no reasoning with this lady she will...

[Yayitsmee]

Hi

i recently bought a property through auction that has a rental unit.

The person renting the commercial unit is claiming to have a 25 year lease where he pays £25 pcm. This is ridiculously low as the market rent is around £550.

The tenant claims that the previous...

[ZanzibarAlbatros]

Hi all

We are running an RMC and a leaseholder has demanded that we take action over a pet that is absolutely forbidden by the lease. They are willing to give security/cash to cover the action and have us remove the large dog that is crapping everywhere by their flats. We have written...

[ttn_12]

Hi,

Any help or advice is much appreciated. I bought a leasehold ground floor flat in a converted Victorian building. The flat I purchased has a large private garden but it has been in a very poor state in years and I think any thing to be done there would be an improvement to the view....

[freezing_sy]

Hello everyone, glad to find this place. Many of you must be very experienced landlord, please please shed some light.

My estate agent sent over visit report yesterday, she discovered the handrail, including all the posts, have gone missing on the staircase. Tenants explained he slipped...

[madbaddow]

Hi
I moved into a managed let rental property at end of March. There was a small patch that I didn’t notice initially but is on the inventory on a downstairs interior wall which started to grow and I reported it early April as it looked like a leak. I was told by the landlord that they were...

[Muttley72]

I am hoping someone can help me out, I have had a property fully managed by a letting agent for the last 17 years, my last tenants left in June 21, with substantial arrears and also damage to the property. The letting agent use MyDeposits insured scheme and tell me that they cannot release the deposit...

[Jones6]

I am a foreigner. I rented a house for 6 months, from September 2021 to March 2022. I had already paid 6 months rent and a normal deposit before I moved in because of special conditions in contract. I have been living for 3 months now. I have to leave UK for unavoidable reasons and never come back....

[Hetty911]

Hi all,

Long time lurker, first time poster. Would be grateful for advice on the below.

Have a tenant on a AST which expired in July and has rolled onto a periodic tenancy. Over past 6 months rent has been delayed, partial and on two occasions unpaid. 2 months rent is missing...

[Myb91]

Hi All,

Hope your all well!

I have recently started to rent a place, before moving in/signing of papers the Estate Agent showed it to us virtually (2nd September) because it was not ready yet for potential tenants to view (the Building was not complete), We instantly liked...

[randal_bond]

Hello, forum.

We increased the rent by issuing s13 notice and the T called us saying that she disagrees. Not sure if she will be paying the new rent or not, and my husband didn't ask. We decided to write her a letter (below). Could you please tell me what you think?

Also, do...

[Cityboy]

Hello everyone,

I am a new landlord and just signed my first AST with tenants (two professional sharers). Unfortunately it started with a bid of a disagreement.

As part of special conditions of the offer, after viewing the flat once, the tenants requested 1) professional cleaning...

[Lubyloo]

URGENT! Help and advice needed please.
I am the co freeholder of the top floor flat in a 2 flat maisonette.

My lease includes the loft space. In 2007 I approached by co freeholder (downstairs neighbour) to discuss adding a loft conversion detailing what I wanted to do. In our discussions...