Residential Letting & Property Management
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What does a reasonable expedition mean?
Read more: What does a reasonable expedition mean?Legal speak for ‘quickly’ 🙂 Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here Please rate this article so we know how well it answered your question…
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Does the notice period for my notice to quit need to the end on the last day of a period of my tenancy?
Read more: Does the notice period for my notice to quit need to the end on the last day of a period of my tenancy?Yes – For the notice to quit to be valid the notice period must end on the last day of a period of the tenancy. Further Reading Assured Shorthold Tenancy Tenants’ Notice to Quit – Is it valid? {Jungle Property Blog article} Do I need to pay the whole of the rent for the last month if I am leaving mid-period? {Jungle Property Knowledgebase Article} Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here Please rate this article so we know how well it answered your question…
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Are landlords responsible for protecting tenants from COVID-19?
Read more: Are landlords responsible for protecting tenants from COVID-19?Neither Public Health England nor the Department of Health have issued instructions to landlords. It is not a landlord’s responsibility, nor is it advisable, to give tenants advice on personal hygiene or medical advice. Also a landlord does not need to know (nor has a right to know) a tenant’s medical details. If a landlord or his agent or appointed contractor needs to visit the property for some “essential” reason, the landlord, agent or contractor would need to know whether the house is under self-isolation (not why or by whom it was started) and when isolation either started or is…
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Can the tenant serve a notice to quit during the initial period of the tenancy?
Read more: Can the tenant serve a notice to quit during the initial period of the tenancy?Effective 1st May 2026, under the Renters’ Rights Act there is no longer a fixed period or set end date for a tenancy. All tenancies are now open-ended, rolling monthly periodic tenancies. The tenant can give notice to quit at any time which cannot be less than two months before the date on which the notice is to take effect unless the landlord has agreed in writing to a length of time not exceeding two months. Reference Housing Act 1988 Section 5 Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here
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Can the check-out be carried out before the end of my tenancy?
Read more: Can the check-out be carried out before the end of my tenancy?No – the Check-Out is carried out at, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, 1300 on the last day of the tenancy. If you are planning on vacating the property before the last day of the tenancy, consideration needs to be given to the following: Keys returned before the last day of the tenancy are accepted for the purpose of the landlord seeking to sell or re-let the property and will not give rise to a surrender by operation of law. Meter readings for any electricity, gas, oil and any other relevant fuels, water supplies to the property taken…
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Do I need to read the meters and inform the utility companies at the start of the tenancy?
Read more: Do I need to read the meters and inform the utility companies at the start of the tenancy?No – Jungle Property will on your behalf read and photograph any accessible meters and gauges at the Check-In and notify, at the commencement and at the end of the tenancy, the local authority responsible for the collection of Council Tax and any providers of any electricity, gas, oil and any other relevant fuels, water and environmental services to the property. The meter readings are also provided to the tenant at the Check-In. Where a meter is not accessible e.g. waterlogged water meter, we will request the provider of the fuel or water attends and reads the meter on your…
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Why have I been charged for a Check-Out and compilation of the Inventory and Schedule of Condition Report carried out at the same visit?
Read more: Why have I been charged for a Check-Out and compilation of the Inventory and Schedule of Condition Report carried out at the same visit?The Check-Out and compilation of the Inventory and Schedule of Condition Report are two distinct pieces of work, generating two distinct artefacts for two separate tenancies: Inventory and Schedule of Condition Report – compiled immediately before the start of the tenancy to record its condition, together with fixtures, fittings and contents and with relevant meter readings. Check-Out Report – compiled at the end of the tenancy or as soon as possible afterwards comparing differences between the state of the property at that point with the original Inventory and Schedule of Condition Report. Check-Out – Analysing the differences between the Check-In…
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Isn’t replacing a boiler in my rental property the same as replacing a boiler in my home? (landlord)
Read more: Isn’t replacing a boiler in my rental property the same as replacing a boiler in my home? (landlord)From an installation perspective – yes. From a landlord and tenant law and contract perspective – no. As the owner of the freehold for your home you have complete freedom over what you do and when you do it if your boiler needs replacing (beyond economical repair). You may choose not to replace the boiler relying instead on a secondary heat source such as a solid fuel burning appliance. You may choose to shop around and obtain estimates and quotations for replacing the boiler or simply delay replacing the boiler until you have decided how to finance the work. Your…
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How can I clean limescale from a toilet bowl?
Read more: How can I clean limescale from a toilet bowl?While you can buy a variety of specially designed toilet cleaners to remove the unsightly limescale stains, you can achieve the same result with a bottle or two of white vinegar and some elbow grease. The acidic nature of vinegar is perfect for softening and lifting limescale and it is nowhere near as expensive as a commercial toilet cleaner. To clean your toilet with vinegar follow these steps: Pour one litre of undiluted white vinegar directly into the toilet bowl, being sure to pour it around the sides of the bowl. Let it sit for three-four hours. Scrub the toilet…
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I have bats roosting in my property what can I do?
Read more: I have bats roosting in my property what can I do?Unlike rodents, wasps and cluster flies, bats are not pests. As population numbers have fallen, all bats and their roosts are protected under The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended). Under these pieces of legislation it is illegal to: deliberately capture (or take), injure or kill a bat; intentionally, recklessly or deliberately disturb a bat. In relation to the The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) the offence applies whilst the species is occupying which it uses for shelter or protection; in relation to the Conservation of…