A Tenant's guide to renting

prudryden

LOL - you copied my message before I edited it - You were dead fast. I didn't think Get a Grip was very pleasant and was unintentional.

franklee

prudryden wrote: »

LOL - you copied my message before I edited it - You were dead fast. I didn't think Get a Grip was very pleasant and was unintentional.

Cheers prudryden :beer: I know we are friends so no offence was taken

newname_3

I would say it does make a big difference to know if I've had an s21 already and what the issues are. If I hadn't realised I'd probably had one all I would be doing is waiting to see if planning permission came through or not. If it did I would have been expecting a s21 if not, then obviously not, (but I would be aware further plans might be submitted). (I don't think permission is a given since I know neighbours are objecting on various issues - impossible to tell which way it will go in a conservation area.)

In this case, depending what the landlord wants to do, I could be getting a court order immediately if permission gets granted. I would much rather not have the stress of a court order obviously. I think it's totally unfair practice.

(I'm a he.)

I accept SoD could be a boring topic for many people but it is important news for me; in this tenancy and any future ones.

garcon6

I will be renting my 1st place in about 5 weeks time, and several letting companies have quoted £200 admin fee. Is there a way of reducing this cost!

MissMoneypenny

garcon6 wrote: »

I will be renting my 1st place in about 5 weeks time, and several letting companies have quoted £200 admin fee. Is there a way of reducing this cost!

Do you have to use that letting agent to get a rental property? That seems a lot of money.

JoeA81

I've heard back from MSE Andrea, and discovered that I'm not allowed to post edited MSE content into a Wiki, so I have removed all trace of the links from the OP.

Thank you tbs524 for bringing the MSE rules to my attention.

I will add some more content when I have some spare time. There are a few threads I have been reading which have brought up some isses that I think would be useful for the guide to mention.

daviddobson6

can anyone help with a problem i am having with HomeLet? 2 yeasr ago they approved me for tennancy despite the fact i have a CCJ dating back about 2 years at that time. i have appliefd again through them as i am moving house and if anything my situation has improved significantly within the past 2 years but HomeLet have refused me stating they have got 2 years worth of extra info on me. the only info they could have is what i have given them on the form, as they have not checked my credit rating (despite telling the letting agent that they have checked it). is there any way i can appeal their descision?

daviddobson6

can anyone help with a problem i am having with HomeLet? 2 yeasr ago they approved me for tennancy despite the fact i have a CCJ dating back about 2 years at that time. i have appliefd again through them as i am moving house and if anything my situation has improved significantly within the past 2 years but HomeLet have refused me stating they have got 2 years worth of extra info on me. the only info they could have is what i have given them on the form as they have not checked my credit rating (despite telling the letting agent that they have checked it). is there any way i can appeal their descision?

JoeA81

daviddobson6 - I would advise you to start a new thread for your problem, you will get a better response.

MissMoneypenny

DON'T sign a joint tenancy with people you hardly know.

"But I hardly know you"

"You and all the joint tenants are ‘jointly and severally’ liable for the rent. This means you are each liable for all the rent. If your instant friend stops paying rent, the landlord can come after you for it, even if you have been ‘paying your share’. The Landlord can claim it from you, all the tenants or any of the tenants, whichever option seems to offer the best option of getting the money back. This is entirely legal. Fancy getting a County Court judgement for several thousands of pounds?"
http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/01/but-i-hardly-know-you/#comments

The full article can be read from the above link.