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Viewings tonight - any tips?

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MrsNoonar
MrsNoonar Posts: 22 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hello,

Me and my boyfriend are viewing a couple of rental properties tonight.

We have been waiting a while until we could afford to move in together and so we are both very excited, but I want to make sure we don't miss any potential problems in our excitement!

We have both rented before but only student houses, where the landlords have already been pre-approved by university services etc.

This is our first time as "grown-ups"! :j

Anyway, is there anything specific we should be looking out for when looking round the property? The only things I can think of are damp and mold.

Thanks in advance :)
Sealed pot challenge 5 #1822 :)

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  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,091 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    All you need to know here:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/937335
  • MrsNoonar
    MrsNoonar Posts: 22 Forumite
    pmlindyloo wrote: »
    All you need to know here:

    Oops, sorry!

    How did I miss that?! Still finding my way around :o

    Thanks very much :)
    Sealed pot challenge 5 #1822 :)
  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,091 Forumite
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    No problem!

    It is easy to miss things - there's such a wealth of information here that you need endless hours to read it all.

    Happy house hunting!
  • Mr_Thrifty
    Mr_Thrifty Posts: 756 Forumite
    Dress smartly and be polite
  • Mallotum_X
    Mallotum_X Posts: 2,591 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mr_Thrifty wrote: »
    Dress smartly and be polite


    Dress Smartly lol, funniest advice on here in ages.

    Go as you feel comfortable, in whatever you would normally wear.
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    Mallotum_X wrote: »
    Dress Smartly lol, funniest advice on here in ages.

    Go as you feel comfortable, in whatever you would normally wear.

    ...as long as it is fairly smart ;)
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If I were a landlord and was presented with a smartly dressed couple and a scruffily dressed couple, I know who my preference for the tenancy would be!
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • MrsNoonar
    MrsNoonar Posts: 22 Forumite
    Thanks everyone. I dressed smartly and comfortably ;)

    In the end, the viewings of the two flats we really liked were cancelled (the tenants changed their plans in one of them and then the agent couldn't find the keys for the other!) so we only saw one flat which was very nice but not quite what we were looking for. Never mind, I'm sure we'll find others soon!
    Sealed pot challenge 5 #1822 :)
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