A Tenant's guide to renting

tbs624

alfie1 - you may like to re-post your query (443) as a new thread - go on to main HBR&S page and then hit "new thread" button up at top left. You'll get a better response from the main board

danhanes

My advice is to first contact previous tenants so you have an idea of the landlord's general character.

tbs624

Spammy signature there "danhanes"

Emily07

Hi everyone,

I'd really appreciate any help here, I have moved out of my flat today and my landlord has agreed to give me my deposit back. However - I have been on depositprotection and I can find no way of retrieving my deposit back or set this in process!!

Has anyone else done this recently? I looked at the FAQ's and it says that both myself and the landlord have to submit a Joint Deposit Repayment (JDR) either electronically or by post, but guess what! I can't find the form anywhere!

Please help!

tbs624

Hi Emily07 - welcome as a newbie If you have any other queries it's best to start a new thread of your own straight from the main HBR&S board.

To answer your question, you or the LL should go onto the DPS website and start the joint claim off by logging in and then hitting "Request a Repayment". Follow the screen instructions - DPS then lets the other party know ( by post, text or email) that they need to also log in or complete a paper form and post back

Or either of you can simply request a JDR claim form - I think there is a specific request form to enable you to do so in the FAQs section( or possibly the douments section). If not just phone the DPS.

marcssteve

Hi all. This is Marc. Sorry I couldn't found any thread for my information. Renting and tenancy are the two topics regarding which a lot of people remain in confusion. The thing is that they just have the basic knowledge about this thing. Well, when I read out the very first posting, then many of the things got cleared to me. The points like "while getting in" and "while moving out" are quite informative. This is a perfect guide for the people dealing with the same.

KristinWard

Still amazes me how few tenants seem to take proper care with renting.

TES

Hello

I am interested in renting a property through and agent who I thought was very brash and rude when I asked questions. They have requested a cash holding deposit of £304 (an odd amount?) Upon taking up of the rental, they refund £100 and the £204 is their fee. Is cash only a regular request? I wanted to pay by cheque.

I am out of practice renting through an agent, and I thought that the LA was rude and almost made me feel as though I was an inconvience.

I shall be renting the property immediately after friends move out. I requested confirmation that the rent would be the same and the LA advised that it was likely to go up by £25 per month. When I queried that it had only gone up recently (according to my friends), he refuted this and pretty much said that if I couldn't afford the new amount, then perhaps it wasn't for me.

I feel disheartened...

saysaywatson

Thanks for the great post, I found it really helpful and informative

Katherine1_2

Hi,
It is informative and very useful for readers to refer, but a bit lengthy. Any ways, thanks for the post, it seems like everything related to the subject can be found at one place.