LONDON CITY

> In house shares 2 rooms are advertised and when you call the cheap one
> has gone (always)!

> A couple of months ago I finished dealings with my landlord and landlady
> and Im glad to see the back of them. I cannot tell you directly who Im
> talking about for legal reasons but if you read through the notes I made
> below then you could save yourself hundreds of pounds not to mention
> aggravation. Most of the scams Ive come across are personally
> experienced but Ive listed a couple from friends who are also renting.
> What prompted me to write this list was that they have at the end of a
> sorry relationship opted to try and keep my deposit. Just be warned, I
> see them currently advertising again for their next victim! Fore-armed
> with the info below you should be ok.
>
> Youll call up about a flat and the rent has gone up from what was
> advertised. You should always insist on the advertised price!
> Getting all the way to contract signing stage and the price on the
> contract is higher than advertised because of a misunderstanding I.E.
> council tax inclusion etc
> In house shares 2 rooms are advertised and when you call the cheap one
> has gone (always)!
> You should ask for a copy of the contract to be available at the viewing
> or the text emailed to you, standing outside the flat with all your stuff
> is not the time to be questioning this and that in the contract.
> Agreeing to take accommodation without carefully reading through the
> contract is stupid!
> Contracts are available off the shelf so beware of contracts written by
> the landlord themselves (albeit with lots of cut and paste from a proper
> document)
> If the accommodation is immediately available then it may be an
> indication that its too expensive.
> A good rule of thumb is to look at the house in general to see if the
> bare minimum has been done to make the house rentable.
> Look at the level of equip of the house, if youre sharing then will you
> be having to buy irons/plates etc. Dont presume!
> Insist on a detailed inventory including condition of listed items.
> Take photos of the place the day you move in, indicators of the date are
> handy (paper etc)
> Advertising a per week (pw) value masks an inflated price that a pcm
> value would make more obvious.
> Im sure theres more
>
> I hope you have better luck than I had
> Sarah
>
>

> It is a shame that you had the misfortune to come up against the Landlords
> form hell, but as a former Landlord Ive had more than my fair share of
> Tenants form hell and it was as a result of the last pair that I would
> rather have a 2 bedroom flat stand empty, than to go though all the
> aggravation that comes with letting out property.

> Where is it and how much? - I am lovely, reliable and looking!

>
> Dave Newt wrote:
>
> > Where is it and how much? - I am lovely, reliable and looking!
>
> Fancy a flatmate, Dave?

>
> Dave Newt wrote:
>
>
> > Where is it and how much? - I am lovely, reliable and looking!
>
> Fancy a flatmate

>
> The Joy of Bex wrote in message
> news:e7xQa.6381$qf3.1112@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> >
> > Dave Newt wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Where is it and how much? - I am lovely, reliable and looking!
> >
> > Fancy a flatmate
>
>
> I did that once
>
> got me into all sorts of trouble
>
> izerntit
>
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