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  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Howkins and Harrison you say?

    I'll make sure I remember that name in case I'm ever looking to rent.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Looks like Howkins and Harrison are already famous.

    http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/Detail.aspx?r=2883
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • SunnySusie
    SunnySusie Posts: 274 Forumite
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    Citizens advice were helpful when I had a prob, in my case the LL backed down at the first hint of legal proceedings - goes to show that some of them will try it on every time. They can't charge you for wear and tear.
  • Breast_Cancer_Survivor
    Breast_Cancer_Survivor Posts: 10,838 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I've just been reading through the DPS guide to deposit, disputes & damages & it doesn't look like the Agents or the Land Lord actually know what they can/can't keep your deposit for or the way the adjudicator's make they're decisions.

    I'm going to print it out highlighting the applicable parts & post it with my letter by special delivery tomorrow.
    I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
    Lucille Ball
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    What did you say this agent who knows nothing about residential tenancy rules was called again? Was it Howkins and Harrison?
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Which branch of Howkins and Harrison was it you dealt with?
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    edited 14 May 2012 at 9:04PM
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    Ah yes, good old Sunny. I wonder if he's still in the letting business in Kingston with IRD Homes?

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2576709

    Howkins and Harrison surely couldn't be in the same type of business as IRD Homes, could they?
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »
    I've just been reading through the DPS guide to deposit, disputes & damages & it doesn't look like the Agents or the Land Lord actually know what they can/can't keep your deposit for or the way the adjudicator's make they're decisions.

    I'm going to print it out highlighting the applicable parts & post it with my letter by special delivery tomorrow.

    You should educate Howkins and Harrison. They obviously need some guidance.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
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    DONT !!!! send your letter special delivery as it has to be signed for and the LA may not do that.
    So send 2 copies from different post offices ( ask for proof of posting) to the LA/Landlord
    Good Luck in your new home and with the bump!
    I delivered a baby boy last night :-)
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Giving this thread a bump so that anyone thinking of rent knows all about Howkins and Harrison and their inventive ways with tenants deposits.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
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