Residential Letting & Property Management
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My landlord has not protected my deposit what does this mean?
Read more: My landlord has not protected my deposit what does this mean?If you are 100% sure your landlord has not protected your Tenancy Deposit read on…. Where a landlord receives a Tenancy Deposit in connection with a shorthold tenancy, the initial requirements of an authorised deposit scheme must be complied with by the landlord within 30 days of receiving the deposit. This is commonly referred to as ‘protecting the deposit’. [Housing Act 2004, Section 213 (3)] If a landlord has not done this, they have broken the law and there is no defence to this. Sanctions for not protecting a tenancy deposit No section 21 notice may be given in relation…
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If I want to transfer a deposit from your DPS account to the landlord DPS account what information do you need?
Read more: If I want to transfer a deposit from your DPS account to the landlord DPS account what information do you need?If the landlord has a DPS account we will only need their DPS Landlord ID to transfer the Tenancy Deposit from our DPS account to theirs. 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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Surely the tenant is not responsible for replacing light bulbs?
Read more: Surely the tenant is not responsible for replacing light bulbs?Tenants are responsible for replacing or having replaced appropriately, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, fuses etc. as and when necessary during the tenancy and to ensure that all light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, fuses are in place and in working order at the end of the tenancy. A lease confers on the leaseholder a type of ownership and with ownership comes responsibility to behave in a tenant like manner and replace consumables such as light bulbs. A tenancy is not a hotel stay. For help with changing light bulbs see video here Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it…
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My landlord has given me notice to leave can I leave before the notice expires?
Read more: My landlord has given me notice to leave can I leave before the notice expires?Yes – in this scenario there are two ways the tenancy could be brought to an end before the expiry of the notice: Tenant gives the landlord a notice of termination – a written statement of the tenant’s intention to end the tenancy. Any notice of termination must accord with the terms of the Tenancy Agreement. Tenant offers to surrender the tenancy and the landlord accepts the offer to surrender. Further Reading Notice To Quit (Jungle Property form for use by Jungle Property tenants) Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact…
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Where can I find my landlords name and address?
Read more: Where can I find my landlords name and address?The landlord’s name and address is shown in the Core Terms (Section 1) of the Tenancy Agreement. 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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Can I put up a satellite dish on my property?
Read more: Can I put up a satellite dish on my property?The tenant agrees not to place or fix any aerial or satellite dish onto the Property (either externally or internally) without first obtaining the prior written consent of the landlord or his agent. Such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Where granted, the tenant will meet all costs of installation and subsequent removal and the reasonable costs of making good of any resultant damage or redecoration if so required by the landlord. The landlord or his agent reserves the right to withdraw, for reasonable grounds and upon reasonable notice, any such consent previously given. The fitting of an external satellite…
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How often do I need to empty my septic tank?
Read more: How often do I need to empty my septic tank?How often the septic tank must be emptied depends on the volume of the tank relative to the input of solids, the amount of indigestible solids, and the ambient temperature (because anaerobic digestion occurs more efficiently at higher temperatures), as well as usage, system characteristics. Some systems require pumping every few years or sooner, while others may be able to go 10–20 years between pumpings. An older system with an undersize tank that is being used by a large family will require much more frequent pumping than a new system used by only a few people. Anaerobic decomposition is rapidly…
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Who is responsible for clearing septic tanks and cesspits?
Read more: Who is responsible for clearing septic tanks and cesspits?Whoever uses any septic tank or cesspit for their waste is responsible for removing the sludge (septic tank) or emptying (cesspit). 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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Do Jungle Property deal with the arrangements for utility payments between tenancies?
Read more: Do Jungle Property deal with the arrangements for utility payments between tenancies?We will on behalf of the outgoing tenant notify, 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 and where applicable provide meter readings and a forwarding address for the outgoing tenant. The landlord is responsible for any Council Tax liability and the cost of any electricity, gas, oil and any other relevant fuels, water and environmental services during the void period so for this period only we will transfer the accounts into the…