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Adrian Loak
19 August 2021 08:13 AM
I agree Matthew, this statement appears to go completely against everything we were advised when the Act came into being. If the spokesman is correct why are we having to endure all the current confusion over Pets. If a tenant wants Pets and is willing to pay a premium (and the landlord is willing to accept) why should they not be allowed to agree whatever terms they want. Government interference in the sector is coming home to bite and you have to wonder if Trading Standards really know what is going on.
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10 August 2021 12:27 PM
I think what CTSI is trying to say, is that landlords and agents cannot insist on making charges, but if a tenant makes an offer to pay for extras (eg viewing, pets etc) , there is nothing to prevent the agent or landlord from accepting. By making such a statement CTSI are opening a whole can of worms which agents will try to take advantage of. It makes a complete mockery of the Act.
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Adrian Loak
10 August 2021 11:19 AM
"optional fees .... are not prohibited" What does that mean ? Can a tenant offer to pay an increased fee of say £200 pcm to enable them to keep a pet at the property ????
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Adrian Loak
10 August 2021 08:45 AM
Burglars Charter, how ridiculous.
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Adrian Loak
24 June 2021 09:00 AM
Is that same council writing to struggling landlords saying they will be lenient on their demands for empty rates ?
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Adrian Loak
26 May 2020 08:04 AM
We had an incident yesterday where a building contractor working next door damaged the flue to the boiler of a property we manage. Fortunately the tenant was out at the time. The neighbour told us what had happened and by the time we got to the property the Carbon Monoxide alarm was ringing and the property full of the dangerous gas. If the tenant was at home who knows what would have happened had the alarm not been installed. We have one very relieved Agent and Landlord. And a builder who will no doubt take much more care when working near flues in the future. Alarms save lives, any landlord who does not install them is one or two bricks short of a full house.
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Adrian Loak
20 December 2016 15:29 PM
Steve, From reading the local press coverage it seems that Belvoir did not take any action until after Trading Standards had become involved and the issues had been going on for sometime. As an RICS member I am subject to rigorous checks on my Client Accounts and if I tried something like Mr Garcha did the RICS would have found me out well before Trading Standards got involved. We do not know what checks if any Belvoir made on the activities of Mr Garcha or whether any other professional body was involved. But the fact that he was allowed to trade under the name for so long indicates any checks were not thorough enough.
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Adrian Loak
05 February 2016 20:51 PM
Steve, This chap traded under the name Belvoir, to the public he was Belvoir, their name has been severely tarnished. If Belvoir choose not to control what happens in their name that is upto them but they have to accept any criticism which follows on from actions taken in their name. I would like to think such a thing would not and could not happen within my business but if it did I would not expect to be able to continue to trade as if nothing had happened. I have not said the new franchisee should not be able to trade if he or she wants to, and I wish them well but they will have a uphill battle given the bad press this has given them. As for those in charge of Belvoir, they need to look carefully at how Mr Garcha was able to do what he did. Was he the only franchisee setting up the business in this way? Directors can make their own decision and decide whether they still want to be associated with the brand.
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Adrian Loak
05 February 2016 11:40 AM
The worst aspect of this is that Belvoir continue to trade in Kettering as if nothing has happened. I appreciate that there is a new franchisee but how can anyone have confidence in any form of agency which allows such blatant wrongdoing to happen under its very noses. Whoever is in charge at Belvoir should issue a very public apology to the Landlords and tenants of Northamptonshire and should then resign.
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05 February 2016 09:14 AM
There is some rubbish being spouted in the press today. Raising stamp duty will have no direct impact on Landlords and their existing stock. What it might do is make Landlords think twice about increasing their stock leaving more choice for genuine first time-buyers. In the meantime Landlords should concentrate on the increased rents they will get for their existing stock as supply contracts.
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Adrian Loak
26 November 2015 07:04 AM
This is a perhaps a silly question ! But how does a genuine UK resident without a passport or any of the other listed documents prove he or she has the right to rent ? and in such cases what evidence needs to be retained on file ?
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Adrian Loak
20 October 2015 14:46 PM
This article seems to suggest Carbon Monoxide alarms are only needed in rooms where there are solid fuel appliances, does this mean Landlords are not required to supply them in rooms where Gas appliances are in use ??
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