According to new research, one in five rental tenants expect never to see their deposit again after handing it over. Why is this?
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Have you struggled to get your tenancy deposit back?
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Renting
Posts tagged with "renting"
in Home & Energy, Money
Why are letting agent fees so high?
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Moving house can be expensive. And for those of us who rent, one of the most significant and annoying costs can be the fees charged by letting agents. It’s even more annoying when it’s hard to find what these are.
You’d share your drills, but would you share your house?
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Last week Debbie Wosskow brought the emerging trend of the ‘Sharing Economy’ to Which? Convo. While most of you were up for the idea, you weren’t quite so keen on sharing your big ticket items.
in Home & Energy, Money, Motoring
Would you share or swap your car, house or power tools?
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From carpooling to house swapping, the Sharing Economy empowers you to hire out everything from power drills to spare rooms. Debbie wants your views to feed into her review of the Sharing Economy.
Have you ever been let down by your letting agent?
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Today brings welcome relief for many private renters and landlords, and a win for us at Which?. New laws have come into force requiring all letting agents to sign up to an ombudsman scheme.
Brief cases: the problems of renting out a property solved
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A tenant who demolished internal walls of the property he was renting (without his landlord’s permission) is one of the more unusual problems our property lawyers have dealt with…
Is it time to loosen the leash on leaseholds?
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Earlier this month the OFT confirmed its market study on ‘residential property management services’. But why could this innocuous sounding study be such important news for millions of consumers?
in Money
Closing the door on hidden letting agent fees
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Following Which? lobbying, the government has announced measures to crack down on the lettings market that will help give millions of tenants a better deal. Have you even been caught out by letting agent fees?
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Money matters: how do you get a rental deposit back?
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Pulling together a deposit for rented accommodation can be a strain for many. So if there’s a tussle to get your deposit back when you eventually leave, you can end up with a truly unwanted housing hangover.
Are agents using attractive properties to lure us in?
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Many of you may recall seeing holiday deals in travel agents’ windows. When you went in, the deal had invariably gone. You felt lured in under false pretences. I had a similar feeling when trying to find a house to rent.
Complain for change – dealing with a rental nightmare
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Here in the UK we are a nation of renters, with the private rented sector accounting for 4.7m households. There are a lot of advantages to renting, but what happens when you’re stuck with a nightmare landlord?
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Your view: what do you think about letting agent fees?
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Our mystery shoppers found that some letting agents are not being up-front about the fees they charge. We think this practice is breaking the law, and we asked you for your rental experiences.
in Home & Energy, Money
Are letting agents breaking the law on fees?
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We’ve just mystery shopped letting agents and found that many aren’t being upfront about their fees. We think they’re breaking the law – so how are they getting away with it?
in Money, Technology
Life in 2030 – what does the future hold?
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What will your finances look like in 2030? If you’re anything like me, you’ll probably find it hard to imagine one year in advance, never mind 17. Yet, we’ve been looking into the future – what will the economy look like?