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If the damp is caused by excess vapour through tenants lifestyle and behaviour, then tenants are responsible for any expense associated with it. For example, if they fail to adequately heat and ventil ...

You have to fight fire with fire Evil or Very Mad

Show them you will not stand for this crap and you will then see the respect you get.

As Emerson famously said.."Fear defeats more people than any oth ...

I've lived on and off in Scotland and I do find it one of the most friendliest places in the UK.

If the OP thinks Scotland is harsh, try striking up a conversation with a stranger in London. In Sco ...

Thanks for reporting it. As per the stay safe tips, tenants are warned against corresponding with absent landlords who ask for personal details and offer excuses why they can't show the property in pe ...

Are you saying that you are self-employed? Doesn't make it any easier if you can't demonstrate a history of accounts.

You will find the Shelter website good for letting you know your rights and res ...

I had a quick browse of gumtree ads which ranged from 380 to 450 per week for a 3 bed property.

Your budget is £184 to £230 per week, almost half the market rate.

You'll be lucky to get a 3 bed ...

For the precision, I just got graduate, so I haven't receive any salary yet and as my guarantors are French, I suppose it's gonna be a problem?

Lack of income and non-UK guarantors are a huge ...

There are schemes to reward tenants to give up under occupied property - my aunty got a grant for decorating and help with removals to downsize from a 2 to 1 bed property when her children left home. ...

For me the UK doesn't exist anymore...it's not compatible with my personality...

....After this experience I'm not anymore interested in expating...

Yes, despite posting a problem ostensibly abo ...

When I took my room there, I knew there were SOME students...but I didn't know ALL of the other tenants were actually students!!! So I didn't expect so many problems in the future...

Unless you ...

What would I do?

I would post this in a chat forum as it has nothing to do with accomodation! Shocked

I see your point. The OP seems to think he has a flat sharing problem when it looks like he' ...

What would you do?
1 - Leave the job and come back home, since your job is also crappy and low-payed, you miss home, and you hate "British culture" (if it can be considered a culture)
2 ...

Have you thought about contacting Trading Standards in case they have a file on the company?

Mainly, though, breaches between landlords and the agency are seen as civil matters and they may just te ...

A joint contract means that all tenants are jointly and severally liable - it is not up to the landlord to apportion arrears or chase specific individuals but simply the responsibility of the tenants ...

thanks...but who do i give the notice to??? The estage agents vanished and i have no information on the landlord - and i cant just vacate the property because suppose someone moves in or it catches fi ...

Have a look at the Shelter website that will give you ideas how to cope with your impending homelessness, including applying as homeless to your local council should you be served with notice to quit ...

Did you pay a deposit and the first months rent at the outset of the tenancy? If you are in England and Wales, did you receive confirmation of which tenancy deposit scheme your deposit is protected in ...

This thread indicates that size of property is irrelevant to LHA

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=26784847

Good point - poor tenants meeting a poor landlord is a recipe for disaster and councils and housing associations do their best to manage the properties and keep them up to a good standard.

Unfortun ...

Ah i did think i would have to pay it but i wanted to query it seeing as there is no check-in inventory for them to compare it too.

If they don't have a signed inventory at the outset, they've got ...

Sorry, again, I don't know and if you don't get answers here, find a specialist benefit advice forum.

Some landlords don't like to give larger properties to tenants than their household size in cas ...

I think you may need to pose this question on a forum that has more people familiar with benefits rather than general housing law, such as the benefits section of Money Saving Forum or the LHA/HB foru ...

An alternative perspective is that DSS landlords cater to slum tenants...

I'm just saying this as devil's advocate - at the moment this household seems to be composed of the at least cheech and cho ...

You are probably best off querying this with Shelter who give tenants free expert housing advice.

I've not seen a similar query on this forum before.

Would be helpful if you came back to say wh ...

It is the case that it can be extremely hard for a landlord to evict a tenant which isn't what you want to hear. Firstly, your landlord shows no inclination to serve notice. Secondly, unless a tenant ...