It is currently: May 21, '24, 12:05 pm |
PorkChop wrote:I'm having some real trouble with landlords recently. There's some real dodgy ones in London.
I'm set to start a new job next week in north London. I'm currently in south London and would prefer somewhere closer to work, so I don't have to sit on the tube for 50 minutes twice a day.
I went to see a studio yesterday which was great, all bills included, within my budget and only about a 15 minute walk from my new workplace. I was ready to put a deposit on it, until the landlord told me he doesn't use a deposit protection scheme, despite this being a legal requirement for all landlords. I emailed him saying that I was interested in the property, but I'd only put down a deposit if he could guarantee that it would be registered with a protection scheme. He basically just said that there are several other people interested in the property and that our conversation would go no further.
I don't really understand what his issue is, because deposit protection schemes protect landlords too. If a landlord doesn't use a deposit protection scheme, the county courts can order them to pay their tenant up to 3 times the cost of their deposit.
I don't know what this guy's problem was, but by the sounds of things he's looking for someone who's a bit more likely to waive their rights. I'm half disappointed, half relieved, and completely baffled.
AkydefGoldberg wrote:Amazing how difficult it's these days to turn off the heating in a train on a sweltering day..
PorkChop wrote:Trains in this country are a fucking state, Jesus Christ.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests