tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post2499429365298675100..comments2024-03-23T22:21:32.073-07:00Comments on Renter Girl: I'm Afraid For You.RenterGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-19362960340587641732010-08-19T06:19:38.479-07:002010-08-19T06:19:38.479-07:00landlord - you don't get the flat if you don&#...landlord - you don't get the flat if you don't sign the agreement! It's not irrelevant - especially if you are new to this and scared, or homeless. And Dazzla - you are right, but it uses up so much energy.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-39196616604996534652010-08-19T06:00:36.565-07:002010-08-19T06:00:36.565-07:00You should go ahead and sign. When examined in cou...You should go ahead and sign. When examined in court, any clauses in the contract that contradict or contravene the law will be struck out and the contract taken as it stands. You should also make sure the landlord or letting agent knows this. Unfortunately mist tenants don't have a well-funded legal department to help them.<br /><br />When will this anger turn into a wave of action?Dazzlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487973757192021825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-58127255911730440212010-08-19T03:11:06.872-07:002010-08-19T03:11:06.872-07:00No - when you are sitting in Letting Agency and ha...No - when you are sitting in Letting Agency and have no home as you had to move and are awaiting your deposit refund and are told: pay up and sign or you don't get the flat/house, then it's absolutely the tenant I feel sorry for. But never the letting Agents. Never.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-1159593018868466872010-08-06T00:08:51.869-07:002010-08-06T00:08:51.869-07:00I think you're right that it will get worse, R...I think you're right that it will get worse, RenterGirl. <br />Here in Spain, where tenants' rights have long been taken a lot more seriously by the powers that be, there have been a lot of stories on TV in the last year or so -- plus one on the front page of the free, commuter newspaper -- about the ruin of humble, low-income, hard-working landlords by tenants who have stopped paying. The stories are long on sad-faced owners and short on basic information -- such as whether there was ever a lease. The owners are not allowed to enter the property without the permission of those living in it, and this seems to have really annoyed someone with some power in the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-92053579507888902892010-08-05T09:52:33.046-07:002010-08-05T09:52:33.046-07:00Could i add..
All agents must be legally bound t...Could i add.. <br /><br />All agents must be legally bound to declare their fees ands charges upfront. So they can't make them up as they go along and sting you with an unexpected bill. <br /><br />I went to a view a rental property last night. I asked the agent what their fees were. £125 she said. Today, on email, she tells me they're £200. <br /><br />And don't even get me started on holding deposits. But this is well worth a read: http://www.studenthousing.lon.ac.uk/problems/holding-deposits-campaign.htmlspacecadetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-34797023638560233152010-07-31T01:31:32.058-07:002010-07-31T01:31:32.058-07:00Tenantsunion - it won't get better. It will ge...Tenantsunion - it won't get better. It will get worse. I am aware of a palpable and disturbing sense of landlord's feeling hard done by, and chafing under the current useless and ill-operated rules. I would like: landlords compelled to put an equal deposit into the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, payable if they err, an assumption that agreements run as long as the tenant wants to stay (you shouldn't let out a place if you don't long-term tenants.) Landlords who unlawfully evict or assault their tenants to forfeit the property. An strict regulation letting agents. For landlords to be subject tot he same stringent financial checks as tenants. For change in the culture that prevents tenants treating the rental property like a home (permission to decorate? end it now) And don't get me started on the change sin planning and design of built to let property I'd like to see. What about you?RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-84049561950309282692010-07-30T11:30:42.866-07:002010-07-30T11:30:42.866-07:00Gret post. I'd love to hear your suggestions f...Gret post. I'd love to hear your suggestions for dealing with the situation- how do you see it improving, or what action do you think we all need to take to bring about changes to this appalling situation?tenantsunionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-62656078024749926142010-07-28T02:56:24.590-07:002010-07-28T02:56:24.590-07:00Good point, dansette. What was I thinking?Good point, dansette. What was I thinking?RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-78742789720525729842010-07-28T02:24:13.403-07:002010-07-28T02:24:13.403-07:00You say tenants treated like mould in the bathroom...You say tenants treated like mould in the bathroom – tolerated briefly and then eradicated. That might be the case if it doesn't need a landlord to deal wtih it but if it does you'll never see the end of that mould!dansettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024966835754066911noreply@blogger.com