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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Not paying rent is always dangerous! Contact your local Council office, ask for Environmental Health department and if you tell them the problem, they will put pressure on the landlord ...

Another couple of downsides of non working HB claimants is that a). they often spend many more hours in the property and therefore cause more wear and tear on the property than working people and b) ...

Nah, boasting maybe Very Happy

Worse than that, I had a fling with a girl and then was invited to meet her parents, I was nearly 10 years older than her dad! Embarassing or what?

Doh! I can't even make a post in the right place, no wonder organising a party has been taken out of my hands Sad

I received a phone call from a friend call her x on Sunday night asking "is it ok to bring y to the party?" Fine I said but what party? "The one at your house next Saturday" was t ...

Blimey, Jenysue is a bit oversensitive to be posting on these forums!

I don't really understand why she is so upset! Maybe she is just having a bad life! Rolling Eyes

I think it has to be a troll! Anybody knows that its either 50/50 with all the bills or charge a commercial rate! No ifs, no buts . Lazy b'stards and cuckoos are words that come to mind!

Absolutely spot on advice, as a landlord, I would avoid a tenant who tried to be dishonest. The next act of dishonesty may well be aimed against me!!!!

NEVER DISCUSS MONEY UNLESS YOU ARE STANDING FACE TO FACE WITH YOUR POTENTIAL LANDLORD.

Scammers rely upon remaining anonymous, often, they are not even in the same country as the scam they are try ...

The small claims court is the route which I always recommend. I often learn from tenants that their previous landlord has ignored requests to return deposits taken prior to the tenancy deposit protect ...

A CCJ is a CCJ and you are better off not saying anything at all about them. You get a CCJ by not paying for something and that is what a prospective landlord is concerned about most!!!!!

My advice ...

I didn't want to be that blunt/honest! There is a chance that a prospective landlord will not make checks if you offer a deposit and two months rent in advance and if you can get a landlord who doesn' ...

I cant claim to be an expert on London but in Brighton, providing that the tenant can provide his/her tenancy agreement, there is no contact with the landlord. After all, it is not the business of the ...

You don't have to mention that you are claiming Housing benefit and you should show the proof that you have that you have always paid your rent on time. The fact that you have a deposit and can pay yo ...

Problem is that the internet is full of scammers and some, are very sophisticated. The only safe way I believe is to meet the advertiser face to face and see what is offered for yourself. Any sort of ...

Much of the problems are created as a result of a person wanting housing in the area that they want to live at the price that they/housing benefit will pay. Some research will reveal what part of the ...

I have heard the same gripes time and again, the only variation is the type of product and the organisations providing it. The only advice that I can give is NEVER PAY UP FRONT FOR ANYTHING unless it ...

It means that you get the loan - well almost! but there are a few things to be sorted out first like if you have told the truth on the application, maybe you are putting something up as collateral an ...

Otherwise "out of the frying pan into the fire comes to mind"
Good luck!

ggalin, I have read a few of your posts and to describe some of them as Inflammatory is I think an understatement so I for one choose to differ from your assessment of your opinion of your suitability ...

Take it up with your bank?credit card company as a dispute.

And it is probably one of the oldest scams too. A variation of Au-pair is girl/man of your dreams from a dating site. Its a sad fact of life that in my dealings with anybody and everybody, I think &qu ...

There is another similar thread running
http://forums.gumtree.com/viewtopic.php?p=3462954#3462954

Oh, I didn't mention that most new housing projects are on hold at the moment due to the low house prices and therefore, projects are on the back burner pending renewed interest in buying new houses!