PARKING, Student House Double Yellow Lines

dag_2

Thanks for the posts, you haven't said which town it is yet, but it's clear from your general level of worry that it can't be a very nice one.

Apologies if this isn't particularly helpful, but here's how I see it. If the streets are as dangerous during the night as you say they are, then very few people will want to live in that area, which means that there will be a lot of empty properties. So it should be relatively easy to find another flat with better parking.

On the other hand, if vacant properties are few and far between, then it suggests that it's a much more desirable area, dare I say middle-class, which suggests that the streets probably aren't as dangerous as you're imagining them to be.

Okay I realise that's a gross oversimplification! I realise your daughter has gone through the rigmarole of finding a suitable flat once already, but I honestly can't see any other practical way of solving the problem apart from moving.

I notice you say she will be moving in five months time. My advice is, try to avoid getting tied into such long terms next time round. If units in the area are hard to let, then I can understand landlords trying to tie tenants in for a long time. But on the other hand, it puts your daughter in a powerful position to be able to haggle them down.

My other advice would be to see if there's any other way she can quit her current tenancy early without being held liable for the rest of the rent. Has the agreement been drawn up properly? And is it legally enforceable?

If you can't find a way of wriggling out of the tenancy, then the landlord might let your daughter out early if she can find a replacement tenant - though, again, if it's a low-demand area, then this is going to be easier said than done.

Hope that helps, keep us informed.

anewman

dag wrote:

On the other hand, if vacant properties are few and far between, then it suggests that it's a much more desirable area, dare I say middle-class, which suggests that the streets probably aren't as dangerous as you're imagining them to be.

I disagree with this point. Even in crap deprived areas people will live there. That's why rent prices differ and house prices. Just in crap areas you get dodgey people who watch jeremy kyle, steal car stereos, and sign on for a living. A price of £90 PCM will get a place in the worst of areas rented out with relative ease.

Lady_K

Thanx

She is not at the hospital this weekend so she has come back and brought her work with her. We were watching the news tonight and low and behold it comes on that on her very street and various streets around it all very close theres a serial attacker. It was warning people this particular man has been attacking females sexually, violently and sometimes robbing them etc

She told me that there are a lot of muggings anyway and lots of mobile phones stolen even in midday they just run by and take them. Lots of cars smashed up and stolen god its such a worry. She has said if she has to go out on the way back she will park to unload the car before going to park it so she isnt seen taking out her car stereo and things or bags on her and same on the way to her car.

She has tried to get someone to take her tenancy but students are all set up now and dont usually move at this time of year. The area now is mostly students and it is actually quite hard to find propertys despite the place being the way it is. As they are students they come not really knowing the area and only find out once they are actually living there what its really like.

The new place in 5 months for next year the street is mostly residential and a few students so hopefully it wont be as bad. Its going to be an access only road but she passes it on the way to uni and she thinks the parking will be ok there

No wonder the policewoman I spoke to was concerned