PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE FOR TENANCIES WHICH STARTED AFTER THE 1ST OCTOBER 2015 It is standard to collect a deposit at the start of a tenancy, it protects you the Landlord from any damages caused as a result of the tenant breaching their lease.
When buying to let, the person you should definitely look for prior to anybody else if a mortgage broker. After all you can’t do anything if you don’t have the funds…
The Guardians article Flatshare Bias: room-seekers with Muslim name get fewer replies is eye opening… but, dare I say it, completely unsurprising. The Guardian sent an expression of interest in a room to 1,000 online adverts in the UK, first pretending to be a ‘David’ and then pretending to be a Muhammad. The Guardian comments that […]
