Residential Letting & Property Management
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Do I need to redecorate my property when the tenant leaves?
Read more: Do I need to redecorate my property when the tenant leaves?The decision to redecorate at the end of the tenancy is yours and will be based on: The condition of the decoration at the end of the tenancy – this cannot be accurately assessed until the tenant has emptied the property and completed the preparation of the property for handover (surrender). Clues to the likely condition of the decoration will be provided by any periodic inspections carried out during the tenancy. The standard of decoration you want to provide for the next occupier As a guide, the reasonable life expectancy of decoration in a rental property can be see in the…
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How do I calculate extra days rent?
Read more: How do I calculate extra days rent?To calculate the daily rent for a property, multiply the monthly rent by 12 and then divide the total by 365. Example: you are paying £600 per calendar month rent so the daily rent will be 600 multiplied by 12 divided by 365 = £19.72 rent per day. 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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If I want to serve a section 21 what form should I use?
Read more: If I want to serve a section 21 what form should I use?*** Effective 1st May 2026 Section 21 notices are no longer legal *** Subject to the next paragraph, the new prescribed form is only required (and only suitable) where an assured shorthold tenancy was granted on or after 1 October 2015 including a written renewal on or after that date. The new form does not apply where an assured shorthold tenancy becomes a statutory periodic tenancy on or after 1 October 2015 where the original fixed term tenancy was granted before the 1 October 2015. From 1 October 2018, the new section 21 prescribed form discussed in this article will…
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When is the Check-In?
Read more: When is the Check-In?The Check-In takes place on the day the tenancy commences at a time that suits the tenant. Tenants can arrange a Check-In using our online appointment request facility here or by contacting our office details here Immediately a Check-In appointment is arranged, we will confirm the appointment and inform the landlord typically via e-mail. 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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Why did I fail the affordability assessment?
Read more: Why did I fail the affordability assessment?Your income as verified by the tenant referencing company does not meet or exceed the level for the rent to be deemed affordable. More information on how the affordability is assessed can he found in this article here. 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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If a tenant leaves before the end of a rental period do I need to reimburse rent?
Read more: If a tenant leaves before the end of a rental period do I need to reimburse rent?No – Where the rent is payable in advance (as in most agreements), the landlord is entitled to the whole of the rent that was due on the last rent day before termination even though the tenancy has come to an end in the middle of the rent period. [Ellis v Rowbotham 1900 1 Q.B. 740]. Rents paid in advance are not subject to apportionment (Apportionment Act 1870). However, a tenant under an assured shorthold tenancy of a dwelling-house in England is entitled to a repayment of rent from the landlord where— as a result of the service of a…
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Where do I get a pet information form from?
Read more: Where do I get a pet information form from?The Pet Information Form is an online form available here Sorry we do not have a paper version of the Pet Information Form. 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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If I use a Let Only service, will you process the deposit at the end of the tenancy?
Read more: If I use a Let Only service, will you process the deposit at the end of the tenancy?If the deposit was registered by Jungle Property with the DPS – Undisputed Claim Yes – free of charge, we will: Request a repayment on behalf of the landlord using information provided by the landlord; Inform the landlord if a repayment request is rejected by the tenant (DISPUTED CLAIM) Landlords can initiate the repayment by sending us an SMS message, e-mail or contacting us via telephone using the contact details here. To avoid a dispute, we strongly recommend landlords agree (ideally in writing) any compensation to be deducted from the deposit with the tenant before initiating the repayment. We will…
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Why did I receive a gas safety record before receiving a notice requiring possessions?
Read more: Why did I receive a gas safety record before receiving a notice requiring possessions?The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015 define “prescribed requirements”. A Section 21 notice may be given in relation to a dwelling-house in England at a time when the landlord is in breach of a prescribed requirement. The prescribed requirements are: the requirement to provide a tenant with an energy performance certificate (EPC) ; and the requirement to provide a tenant with a gas safety record. 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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How should I return the keys for the property at the end of the tenancy?
Read more: How should I return the keys for the property at the end of the tenancy?In accordance with the conditions of the tenancy agreement you agreed to return all keys to the property (including any new or additional or duplicate keys cut during the tenancy) to the landlord or his agent or inventory clerk by 1300 on the last day of the tenancy or by the time of the Check-Out if carried out later. If you (or your appointed representative) are not attending the Check-Out, please post all keys for the property through the letterbox of the property or deliver them to our office during office hours. Still not answered your question? We love questions…