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Inspections should be conducted in a formal manner with tenants given at least 24 hours notice otherwise such ad hoc visits could be construed as harassment if re-possession proceedings are eventually required. Professional Letting Agents carry out such inspections on a regular basis as part of their service something online agents cannot provide.
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13 July 2016 07:14 AM
1. Stupid name. 2. Exorbitant fees. 3. No mention of CMP insurance. 4. No mention of Deposit protection. 5. Not a member of any professional body. If a private letting agency had set up on this basis they would be deemed to be a rogue agent - no wonder they have only one property. Local Authorities should sort out their own house first and deal properly with matters such as child protection which many have failed dismally to do in recent years and leave property management to the professionals. I am sure Haringey's council tax payers will be well pleased with this use of their hard earned money!!
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21 March 2016 16:38 PM
I don't know whether anyone else has noticed but the forms found at the link are not the latest as they still refer to the fact that there is no prescribed notice for Section 21!!
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Ian Sanford
31 October 2015 18:26 PM
Our Local Authority intend to operate as before - to contact the landlord or agent about any complaints and give them the opportunity to rectify the problem before issuing any notices
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Ian Sanford
04 October 2015 07:07 AM
The first time the notice can be used is the 1st February 2016 so the Government have got time to change the wording.
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24 September 2015 06:53 AM
@Stephen Crofts Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms: I have been writing to the Minister and his Department urging them to include all properties with fuel burning appliances in the legislation as was proposed in the original Private Members Bill and is the case in Scotland. Reference to gas appliances is made in the explanatory booklet which states ‘however, as gas appliances can emit carbon monoxide, we would expect and encourage reputable landlords to ensure that working carbon monoxide alarms are installed in rooms with these’. So what about the dis-reputable ones – are their tenants not entitled to be protected as well? In addition the Private Rented Sector Code of Practice endorsed by the Government also recommends the fitting of CO detectors in rooms with gas appliances so why not make it mandatory? Section 21 Notice: I am pleased that their is now a statutory form of notice and have no problem with tenants being made aware of their rights and responsibilities as we already do with our Tenants Guide. But to make the Proscribed Information a document which, in its present format, should be given to tenants before they even view a property is, to me, a nonsense. Giving it just before the start of the tenancy renders it meaningless. In addition it would appear the notice will not be valid until the tenant has been given the Proscribed Information, so presumably it can be sent with the notice!
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10 September 2015 10:41 AM
The new regulations require tenants to be given the 'How to Rent' booklet as Prescribed Information at the start of the tenancy. However the way the booklet is worded indicates that it should be given to tenants before they even look at a property! How is this going to work? We will also have to get to tenants to sign that they have received the booklet as proof if we have to go to Court. Ill thought out again!!
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10 September 2015 07:40 AM
The Private Rented Sector Code of Practice recommends the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all properties with gas appliances as well as solid fuel (paragraph 4.3.6.2 refers). The Code was endorsed by the Government so it seems ludicrous that the proposed legislation is omitting the vast majority of PRS properties. In addition there is no mention of oil fired appliances of which there are many in rural rented properties.
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