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Haven't heard about them for a long time. However 5+ years ago I had 3 seperate friends who all had very bad experiences with them.
They do however have avery large client portfolio which meansd the ...

You do not get 3 x deposit as compensation. The landlord gets fined up to 3 times the deposit

Where is Northfields??

Why don't you try areas in South London that are closer to Esher and on the same line. It will reduce your travelling costs. Wimbledon, Earlsfield, Raynes Park, Southfields, Morden, Colliers Wood.
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Stop splitting hairs!! The vast majority of landlords will always prefer a permanent worker over a temp. Full stop. Whether thats right or wrong, thats how it is.
However if a landlord does not hav ...

I would suggest that a new AST is drawn up with the new 4 tenants. Get the remaining 3 tenants and the new one to sign a letter to say they are happy to take on her inventory liability and are happy w ...

All the good pubs and bars are around Nortcote Road and Battersea Rise or Lavender Hill.

Clapham Junction is a great area. It has a fantastic train links, great pubs and restaurants. It has always been a very mixed area. There are some really rough council estates and there are some fanta ...

Not had much experience with squatters, fortunately! Had some friends who squatted in a house for 5 years. The landlord knew about them but just didn't care.
There are often developers who let squat ...

The scheme in principle is a very good idea. However the government as usual have not put any ground work into advising letting agents/ landlords or the public. There has been very little publicity th ...

A lot of the time it really comes down to the individual landlord/ agent/ negotiator you are dealing with. If you get on with someone and they warm to you then they are often prepared to be flexible. ...

If it is a self contained flat then there are no smoke alarm regs, no fire escape regs, no fire extinguisher regs.

The landlord has now proposed that we draw up a new tenancy agreement with the existing tenant, and start a fresh. This involves doing complete inventory (which he will pay for), pay our deposit to th ...

Andrews are a very well established and reputable agents. It is not publicised but I recall they were originally set up by Quakers or Mormons and all profits still go to the church!!
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Why would your flat mate keep cans of petrol in her bedroom???

Southwark council obviously have a large problem with pests!! It is unusual for a council to take a stance like that, simply because it is not always the landlords fault. I think that is a little unfa ...

This is a very grey area as far as housing law is concerned. Naturally the tenant blames the landlord and the landlord blames the tenant. I think the best course, if the landlord is ignoring it is to ...

Very worrying, though as you say, I'm sure the same survey in England could be worse Sad

You girls are so intolerant Wink

Its really 50/50 with landlords and agents on dogs. Some don't mind, some do. It comes down to whether they are dog people or not! My argument is that often kids will cause more damage than a dog.
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Pennant I always enjoy reading your responses and you're normally the king of put downs but this is good! I now have a great image of you as Danny Devito with your 1 council flat.

Have you told Ludlow Thompson about this? They are members of ARLA so report them if you feel that strongly.

Definitely 2 differently dated inventories is a mess. I don't ever see how it makes sense for the agent to leave the inventory with the tenants for 7 days or even 24hrs to sign. In this case I think y ...

You're right, we need a legal inventory specialist. So....until one comes along Wink

I would take a guess that the courts would consider the inventory specific to the property, not the number of te ...