rent question

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Werdnal

shoebp12 wrote: »

Hi guys do i need to give my address to any prospective tenants will my mobile number be enough for a tenancy agreement thanks

Under tenancy law, you have to give the tenant an address in England or Wales for serving notices on you. Failure to do this means you cannot legally charge them any rent. It does not necessarily need to be your own address - you could use an agent, relative or friend, but it must be an address, not just a phone number.

And as for your lack of deposit protection, you are laying yourself open to a claim of up to 3x the deposit amount if your tenant decides to take you to court. Telling them you are keeping the deposit incase they haven't paid their utilities is rubbish and may prompt your tenant into taking such action. So long as the bills were all put in the tenant's name at the start of the tenancy, any debt is theirs and the utility companies will chase them. Take meter readings yourself when the tenant leaves, and put the bills back in your name.

Learn how to be a LL before you get done over in the courts for £1000s - read this link to see where you are going wrong:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=41160642&postcount=12


PasturesNew, I'd reduce that to 0.25/10 and thats being generous!



PS Just discovered OP was given plentiful advice on becoming a LL, including the link above, here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3639015=

There's no helping some people!