Student House Advice!!

luv_or_h8_me

My ll paid for induction only with the agent and they should never of took our deposits!

Research first

Char_pdc

GrammarGirl wrote: »

In my experience, it is very unusual to find individual tenancy agreements for student rentals.

Also, a private LL does not always equal an easier time renting, as I (and I'm sure many others) have found out. I now rent (not student) with a large, professional LA and they are absolutely fantastic. You might say they have a reputation to uphold so want to please their tenants, rather than a private LL who can take advantage of those who don't know their rights and disappear if things go wrong.

I agree. For my second year at uni I rented with a private landlord. Total NIGHTMARE. We ended up without hot water for 6 weeks because the company would not deal with us, the tenants, only the landlord and he was very difficult to contact in those situations.

For the last two years though I have rented with two different estate agents and found them much easier to deal with. Someone always answers the phone and the repairs/problems have always been dealt with promptly