Cooling off period for rentals?

mrginge

My guess is that the freeholder doesn't know the LL has let the flat.

csgohan4

I hope your desposit is protected, if not let LL know you will be contacting the right people about the LL renting and lack of deposit.

remind the LL of their responsibilities and that you can sue for many times more than the deposit

You wouldn't buy a new car with no keys provided

davidmcn

csgohan4 wrote: »

You wouldn't buy a new car with no keys provided

But they haven't provided no keys, they've provided a disappointingly low number of keys. I'm not aware of any implied term that you get two sets of keys.

G_M

davidmcn wrote: »

But they haven't provided no keys, they've provided a disappointingly low number of keys. I'm not aware of any implied term that you get two sets of keys.

Interesting point.

Joint tenancy. Both tenants entitled to access.Does giving a single key to 'The Tenant' suffice, or does each individual joint tenant have a right to access........?

Not that I recommend going down the route of determining this. Just get in touch with the LL and/or management company.

boliston

G_M wrote: »

Interesting point.

Joint tenancy. Both tenants entitled to access.Does giving a single key to 'The Tenant' suffice,......

If they were siamese twins then possibly

[Deleted User]

I would also wonder about the professionalism of the LL and start asking whether the deposit is protected. You are supposed to be sent information telling you where the deposit is protected and any relevant ref no's within 30 days.

See https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection and read the next page as well.

Did you take detailed pics of the property on moving in so you don't stand any chance of being charged for damages that were already there? If there are problems, write to your LL and list them. If you have a check in inventory, check it is accurate.

Hermia

In my block it is the management company who issue the fobs. A lot of the landlords are very hands off so I can see why the landlord might not have known what to do, although you think he would have tried speaking to the management company. I notice a lot of the landlords don't tell tenants who the management company is so we get a lot of confused new tenants wandering about not knowing who to contact about issues with the communal areas. Have you tried asking your neighbours who the management company is? You might need to ask a few until you find someone who owns their flat.

HampshireH

deannatrois wrote: »

I would also wonder about the professionalism of the LL and start asking whether the deposit is protected. You are supposed to be sent information telling you where the deposit is protected and any relevant ref no's within 30 days.

See https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection and read the next page as well.

Did you take detailed pics of the property on moving in so you don't stand any chance of being charged for damages that were already there? If there are problems, write to your LL and list them. If you have a check in inventory, check it is accurate.

A bit of a leap here. He moved in 2 days ago not 30+ I expect the DPS info hasn't even made it onto their system yet.

Has the OP even suggested the property wasn't up to standard? According to the 1st post the flat is "lovely".

They just need a fob

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No but these are things all tenants should do.