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Renting

Posts tagged with "renting"

11 March 2016 in Home & Energy, Money, Parenting

Have you struggled to get your tenancy deposit back?

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Room for rent

According to new research, one in five rental tenants expect never to see their deposit again after handing it over. Why is this?

(more on rental deposits)

28 June 2015 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.

(more about letting agent fees …)

7 November 2014 in Home & Energy

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.

(more on sharing economies…)

30 October 2014 in Home & Energy, Money, Motoring

Would you share or swap your car, house or power tools?

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Share on cork board

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.

(more about the Sharing Economy…)

1 October 2014 in Home & Energy

Have you ever been let down by your letting agent?

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A key with a house shaped keyring

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.

(more on new letting agent rules…)

26 September 2014 in Home & Energy

Brief cases: the problems of renting out a property solved

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Colourful wooden houses

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…

(more about renting problems…)

28 March 2014 in Home & Energy

Is it time to loosen the leash on leaseholds?

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Model homes in grass

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?

(more about leaseholds…)

17 October 2013 in Money

Closing the door on hidden letting agent fees

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House keys in hand

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?

(more about lettings…)

9 July 2013 in Money

Money matters: how do you get a rental deposit back?

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A key with a house shaped keyring

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.

(more about rental deposits…)

24 May 2013 in Home & Energy

Are agents using attractive properties to lure us in?

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Keys in hand

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.

(more about letting agents…)

28 March 2013 in Home & Energy

Complain for change – dealing with a rental nightmare

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A house made of pounds

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?

(more about nightmare landlords…)

8 March 2013 in Home & Energy, Money

Your view: what do you think about letting agent fees?

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A to let sign on a building

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.

(more about your letting agent comments…)

5 March 2013 in Home & Energy, Money

Are letting agents breaking the law on fees?

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A picture of a house on a chalkboard

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?

(more about letting agent fees)

8 February 2013 in Money, Technology

Life in 2030 – what does the future hold?

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Robot in box

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?

(more about life in 2030…)

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