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hornetgirl

Mhoc :eek: :eek: :eek:

LEJC

MHOC...Sorry just has a though...it isn't a guarantor you've put yourself forward for is it....just as a referee?

Big difference between the two and I've just given you information about a reference request rather than guarantor which is slightly different and you have more responsibility with,

buyitall

Morning all - fabulous day
Have been away for a couple of days, hope all are well.
My M&S glitchy wine is out for delivery - hope others who managed to order are also getting theirs x

mhoc

LEJC wrote: »

It all depends on the LL and how they do reference checks.
One set of our tenants have just moved out and given us as referees to a large letting agent...the questions asked were basic and rather wishy washy....how long have they lived at the property...have any rent payments been split or late...and would we rent to them again....that was it!

There is no set questions it 's just whatever they feel they can get away with asking...and from your point of view if you are being asked the questions my advice is stick to the facts,and be concise.

Although once someone has moved into a property its possibly a little late to be obtaining a reference...Mhoc...I though he moved a while back?
In that case someone may contact you but it seems little "after the event" IMO...and it can be by email post or phone....most of our ref requests are usually received via email as its quicker

good morning all....I'm still around but this week IOm doing LL things getting ready for a property to re rent...so today It's the garden!!!!

Eldest son is army so he came back to the UK 2 years ago but servicemen tend to keep their home address as a primary address - it messes things up endlessly with credit reference agencies etc if they have numerous address changes.

He has been at the same base since he came back but he is also training at another base at the moment, difficult to state an end date at the moment, army are notorious for shifting gaol posts.

In the meantime GF lives in a gorgeous flat about 50 mins north of us. Her flatmate got a new job and is eventually moving on, inevitable really but the two of them are best mates

So GF was getting more and fed up of her job and being sent long haul to far flung places at short notice so she applied for and got a new job with more money - travelling still involved but only in Europe.
So eldest son and GF have been looking at flats which are close to GFs new workplace and airport etc and she has no problem with refs as she had a long term landlord.
The base eldest son is training at is still a bit of a drive away but only about half the distance he now drives getting back to see GF (and occasionally us).
He will get posted again at the end of his training but because of his rank, which is still keeps, he will have some say on where he is posted and there are numerous bases within an hour of GFs new workplace/home - this wont be until sometime next year.

So GF will be moving home and job this autumn and eldest son will be there at weekends etc

Is anyone else very glad they are not 20 something anymore and they don't have the complicated lives of 20 somethings

mhoc

buyitall wrote: »

Morning all - fabulous day
Have been away for a couple of days, hope all are well.
My M&S glitchy wine is out for delivery - hope others who managed to order are also getting theirs x

I missed the glitchy M & S fizz

was it really good?

mhoc

LEJC wrote: »

MHOC...Sorry just has a though...it isn't a guarantor you've put yourself forward for is it....just as a referee?

Big difference between the two and I've just given you information about a reference request rather than guarantor which is slightly different and you have more responsibility with,

Yes I will check this out - sure he means a reference - I know that guarantor means you pay the rent if they cant.

I don't think he is paying a full 50% of the rent as its mainly GF living there for now and she will be the bill sorter

emerald21

mhoc wrote: »

So we came back from a glorious week sailing up and down various Norwegian fjords on Saturday afternoon - 4 and a half hours on the train from Southampton before we got back to Cheshire so we were knackered.
We always pick the cats up from the cattery first as the house is never the same without the cats in it and a good thing we did the usual this time.
Eventually we got home, the garden looked like a jungle, I think it must have rained constantly while we were away. Firstly when we got into the house the dining room door was a bit stuck which was unusual but in our cotton wool headed state we thought nothing of it.
Next OH realised the electric was off and the RSD had been tripped, its high on the kitchen wall so then he turned to our fridge freezer – we have a matching set which are 6 foot high with LED control panels with the temperature on. The freezer instead of showing its normal minus 19 degrees showed plus 19 degrees
The first job then was emptying the entire contents of both. When we first got these we had a power failure which lasted about 20 hours and both held their temperatures so we knew the freezer had been off for days. The fridge was not so bad – I only had a few salad veg going mouldy, my yogurt and cheese collection and the milk but I still took every single thing out of the fridge including the chocolate collection.
The freezer was the worst. It has 6 deep drawers which I just carried out to OH who upended them all into the wheelie bin and then turned the hose on the draws to clean them down. The contents filled the wheely bin, very few yellow label stuff as we can never get them around here – fortunately its black bin day this week. OH saved the chocolate stash!
Eventually it was all done, fridge freezer cleaning and only then could we start the suitcase emptying and laundry sorting and the washing machine on. In the midst of this the cats were going demented, running in and out of the house with no idea what was going on except that they were not getting their usual level of post holiday adoration!
I then noticed a funny mouldy patch above the dining room door. Our dining room is in the original part of the house with the kitchen attached. Finally it dawned on us what had happened. Because it had rained so much last week water had seeped through a tiny crack in the flat roof above the kitchen, seeped through the joists and brick work, tripped the electric off, went through the former outer kitchen wall and through to the dining room, dripping onto the door which was why it was stuck.
We then went straight out to B & Q to get the flat tape for sealing and mending and the black bitumous stuff and brushes for painting the roof and OH worked on it on Saturday night – thankfully its easy enough to get onto the kitchen roof via eldest childs bedroom without getting ladders out. Sunday and Monday were sunny so he covered and painted with bitumen any possible place were water might have got in – with it being hot it went on very easily and stuck very well .
In the meantime we also had to nip into Aldi for pizza on Saturday night – usually its days before we can be bothered with supermarkets, people, noise, parking etc when we get back from hols.
With it being a nice sunny weekend every door and window in the house has been opened to cause a draught and fans have been blown on both sides of the wall in an effort to slowly dry it out. We also had the fire on so the radiator would warm up and warm air lift into the corner above the door. An ugly yellow patch has developed over the door and in the corner fortunately no plaster has come off. The dining room has needed doing for a long time anyway but it was low on the priority list but it now has a higher place on the list – it’s a year since we managed to trap our builder into coming to do some work, at this rate I think next time he comes I think he will have to move in altogether
Eldest child rang on Sunday morning and we face timed her, her and BF had a glorious week in the lakes while we were away.
OH took her on a tour, showed her the vast empty wasteland of the totally empty freezer and the nude and devasted fridge and the mould and damp patch over the dining room door.
Eldest childs face was a picture, it totally crumpled and I thought she was on the verge of tears – so shocked and appalled by it all – I think that was the worst bit, upsetting her.
So that’s been our first weekend back

Oh dear sorry you had to go through all that

Sarahdol75

Good morning everyone.

Had a lovely week in Wales, part with my parents then they went then my brother and his family came over, I need a rest now after having a 2 year old in the house, OMG, they so need attention, you forget very quickly how they drain your energy :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Rhosy, sorry you have been poorly, hope your now on the mend.

Mhoc, what a way to welcome you home. Hope you enjoyed your holiday.

Lots of washing to catch up on today, aswell as sort the house, looks like a bomb has gone off, as left OH and eldest son here, dont think they have done anything while I have been away

Oh also need to go shoe shopping with youngest, which is not going to be any fun at all, as he hates shopping.

Have a lovely day everyone.

emerald21

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Oh mhoc....that's terrible. What a homecoming:o are you going to go through your insurance company?

Zippy only asked yesterday if anyone ever managed to empty their freezer:o

The thing with freezer food is there's no alternative to throwing it all out. At least you got rid of the mess quickly:o

Yes and doesn t it all stink too :mad:

Good Morning all off to Chester today on the bus with hubby and Riley

buyitall

mhoc wrote: »

I missed the glitchy M & S fizz

was it really good?

There was a code which was taking £30 off an order, with no minimum spend. I ordered a case of sauvignon blanc for £6, plus £3.50 delivery. Not sure if people ordered more by using different accounts etc - I only ordered the one #amateur