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Should I ask the applicant for rent in advance?
Read more: Should I ask the applicant for rent in advance?Effective 1st May 2026, under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 the maximum rent a landlord or agent can legally require in advance is capped at one month’s rent. Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here
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How do I make an offer to rent a property?
Read more: How do I make an offer to rent a property?To make an offer, use the link to edit the Viewing Application and Offer Form towards the top of the e-mail sent to you (automatically) when you applied to view the property: Once you have followed the link, select the option Make an offer for a property. If you have deleted the e-mail and are unable to retrieve it from your Trash or Deleted folder, please contact us for the link. Once received your offer will be submitted to the landlord for a decision on whether to accept or reject this offer. Still not answered your question?…
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Give us an example of what a long term lease would entail?
Read more: Give us an example of what a long term lease would entail?Effective 1st May 2026, under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 there is no longer a fixed period or set end date for a tenancy. All tenancies are now open-ended, rolling monthly periodic tenancies. Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here
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Who is responsible for the utilities in my property during a void period?
Read more: Who is responsible for the utilities in my property during a void period?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, until the property is occupied by a new tenant. If your property is managed by Jungle Property, we will on your behalf notify, at the end of the previous tenancy and again at the start of a new 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 providers of any electricity,…
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My offer has been accepted what is the next step?
Read more: My offer has been accepted what is the next step?Reserve property – complete Reservation Agreement and pay Holding Deposit via this link 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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I have viewed a property and wish to proceed what is the next step?
Read more: I have viewed a property and wish to proceed what is the next step?Make an offer – rent and tenancy start via this link 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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The other tenant has received the tenancy agreement for signature but there is nowhere for me to sign?
Read more: The other tenant has received the tenancy agreement for signature but there is nowhere for me to sign?The Tenancy Agreement is sent (via e-mail) to one tenant at a time for (electronic) signature starting with the Lead Tenant. Immediately the Lead Tenant checks (ticks) all the pages and signs the agreement, it is sent automatically to the next named tenant on the Tenancy Agreement until all tenants have checked and signed. The Tenancy Agreement cannot and should not be checked and signed by more than one tenant at once – each tenant will individually receive the Tenancy Agreement in turn for checking and signing. The Tenancy Agreement may (where applicable) have other documents attached which also require…
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Are electronic signatures legally binding?
Read more: Are electronic signatures legally binding?Yes – On 21 July 2016, the Law society published a practice note titled Execution of a document using an electronic signature. It has been prepared by a joint working party of the Law Society Company Law Committee and the City of London Law Society Company Law and Financial Law Committees (the JWP). The practice note has been developed to provide confidence to party’s wishing to create contracts using electronic signatures and has been approved by leading counsel. Further Reading Law Society – Execution of a document using an electronic signature Section 54(2) Law of Property Act 1925 Section 2…
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We have made an offer to rent a property, do we now need to fill out the Reservation Agreement
Read more: We have made an offer to rent a property, do we now need to fill out the Reservation AgreementNo – not yet. Once received, your offer is sent to the landlord for consideration. Immediately we get a response from the landlord we will contact you again. If the landlord accepts your offer the next step is to reserve the property by completing a Reservation Agreement and paying the Holding Deposit. 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 pay more than one months rent in advance?
Read more: Can I pay more than one months rent in advance?Effective 1st May 2026, under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 the maximum rent a landlord or agent can legally require in advance is capped at one month’s rent. Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here