Residential Letting & Property Management
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What do I do to get my deposit money from the DPS?
Read more: What do I do to get my deposit money from the DPS?The lead tenant should receive, or have received, an e-mail from the Deposit Protection Service (the DPS) requesting your authority to release your Tenancy Deposit. To authorise the release of your Tenancy Deposit you will need your Repayment ID that the DPS e-mailed to you at the start of the tenancy. Additionally you will need […]
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Where can I find the form to reserve a property?
Read more: Where can I find the form to reserve a property?The Reservation Agreement can be found here
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Do you have an affordability formula vs annual salary when letting to tenants?
Read more: Do you have an affordability formula vs annual salary when letting to tenants?Yes – There are two common ways of calculating rent affordability: Assessment based on research – Research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter suggests that a rent that equates to at least 35% of gross annual household income is not an affordable rent. Calculate your maximum affordable rent as follows: Gross Annual Household Income […]
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Do I need to set up telephone and broadband services at the property?
Read more: Do I need to set up telephone and broadband services at the property?Yes – You are responsible for any arranging any telephone and broadband services to the property during your tenancy. If you are arranging a telephone service in the property, be aware it can take up to 30 days to go live. If you are arranging a telephone service in the property before the start of […]
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When do I need to pay the initial rental?
Read more: When do I need to pay the initial rental?During the permitted pre-tenancy period – between when the tenancy is entered into, and the day before the first day of the tenancy. 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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Will you get my consent before passing my details to the landlord?
Read more: Will you get my consent before passing my details to the landlord?No – Jungle Property act purely as agents for the landlord who is the principal so the landlord has a right to access the information Jungle Property hold on their behalf. For the avoidance of doubt, consent to pass personal details to the landlord is explicitly stated in the Terms and Conditions of the Reservation […]
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If I withdraw my application for a tenancy how much holding deposit will I lose?
Read more: If I withdraw my application for a tenancy how much holding deposit will I lose?In the first instance check the Reservation Agreement Terms and Conditions. The reasonable costs referred to in the Terms and Conditions includes losses for potential rent. The losses for potential rent are calculated on a daily basis as follows: Monthly Rent (£) multiplied by 12 (months) divided by 365 (days). The period for calculation of […]
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What happens to the holding deposit if I withdraw my application?
Read more: What happens to the holding deposit if I withdraw my application?No – This is covered in the Reservation Agreement Terms and Conditions. We (the Agent) will cancel the reservation and not repay the Holding Deposit in the following circumstances: a. If the Landlord is prohibited by section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 (persons disqualified by immigration status) from granting a tenancy of the Property […]
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I want to fit my own gas oven, is there anything I need to do regarding installing this?
Read more: I want to fit my own gas oven, is there anything I need to do regarding installing this?Before bringing into the property any gas appliance, check the terms of your tenancy agreement and seek consent from the landlord. If the landlord gives you such consent, ask the landlord if any flues or chimneys in the property are unsuitable for the installation of a gas appliance. If you bring into the property any […]