Student Renting
I should just like to add a note or two on here about landlords.
Now this is all good. A former school chum who has chosen to go to uni has found himself a really nice one bed flat to rent quite close to his uni. ( it has the complete works )
From what he tells me the whole place has all new everything and is spotless. He cleans the place and polishes etc keeps it nice and well not long being in there the cooker decided it did not want to work, well not full time anyway. May be it thought it was on a part time course or something. To add to the the shower did the same about a week later.
He tells me he just picked the phone up and spoke directly to the landlord. He explained what had happend that the cooker thinks it only has to work part time for some strange reason. The landlord had said dont worry I will sort it for you it is new. He even asked him was he able to do some form of cooking with the microwave or did he want him to make other arrangements so as to make sure he had a cooked dinner. He said no its ok I can manage a couple of days like this.
Crikey, well less than 24 hours this landlord and a assistant brought round a replacement cooker. He said the other one was brand new and would be going back. May be it is just one of those things where items can develop a fault. He said I did not want to leave you without any cooking methods and was sorry it had happend and hoped this one would be ok.
So now a happy tenant and a happy landlord.
A week later to the day the shower did the exact same thing. This item was also brand new. Well the landlord did say just ring if anything is wrong.
The next bit was he came round with Mr plumber took the shower out and took it back to the D.I.Y shop it came from and an hour later back with a replacent one. Turns out that the shower was one in a million to go wrong and he had bought the one that did go wrong.
So once again all replaced and working and all happy.
He said to me that he had never met such a nice genuine landlord and would tell other friends about how good he is to rent from.
I said to my chum that it sounded just like one of those things that sometimes happens but at least they got done very quickly.
So at the end of the day there are some really good landlords out there who go the extra mile so good on them. Just need to get rid of any rouge ones about.
Has anyone else had a really good landlord ? or may be even one that was not as good as the one above.
I was told his name and area but I am not going to name them as I dont have there permission to quote there details but I can write the story above.
If you get a nice place to rent really look after it and it should look after you.
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student renting: before my contract starts from can I end it and just lose my deposit?
I am a student studying at university.
A few months a go I signed a contract which is to start from 12th june.
I am not happy where I am living and have decided i want to look for somewhere else.
The contract which i have signed starts from 12th june.
Can i end the contract before this date and just lose my deposit?
If you already executed a full contract/lease, then you are liable for more than just the deposit. Oftentimes, the landowner must attempt to re-rent the property and may only bill you for the reasonable amount of time it takes to find a new tenant plus advertising/maintenance costs. If you're going to breach, tell the landlord ASAP to see if get him/her to mitigate damages.
This is assuming that no liquidated damages provisions are in the contract. (E.g. - "Should this contract be breached, lessee agrees to pay $X.)Does a 6 month rule apply to a student renting a place in Oxford?
My cousin is coming to Oxford University for a month and she only wants to stay there a month.
In an ordinary people renting a place the minimum to rent a place is 6 months.
It might be tricky to find somewhere, but it's always worth asking just in case.
Look for private lettings that have been advertised for a while, and ask them if they would like to make a month's rent whilst they're looking for longer tenants. It would have to be a casually negotiated thing as you obviously wouldn't want a contract or big deposit. Get good references from her previous landlords and uni.
Roomshare websites are always good too, she could find someone who is willing to let a room for a short while and she can post her own ad on there - do a google search for 'flatshare' and there's loads that come up.Im a student and part time worker and im renting a flat.What supports i have right?
Im a student and part time worker and im renting a flat.What supports i have right?
u can get a grant for your course fees
if u work less than 16 hrs a week u can claim housing benefits and job seekers allowancecan a 16 years old student from a non-eu country sign a renting flat contract?
can a 16 years old student from a non-eu country sign a renting flat contract?
No - over 18 only.I'm a part time MA student renting a house on my own. Will I have to pay council tax?
I'm pretty sure i was exempt rom council tax when i was full time BA student- just wanted 2 know what the deal was with part time/MA study
Yes , but depending on your situation it depends on how much , seek advice from your local Council.3 Students renting a house, what if one of them is refused the referencing?
Basically if there is a credit check involved in the referencing from the agency and one of them is refused the credit check but has a guarantor, a job and proof of student loans. What would happen?
The whole group *could* be refused, however it is at the discretion of the landlord. If you are attempting to rent through an agency and the credit check is failed, ask them to contact the landlord for you.Im my new student rented house, none of the bathrooms have doors, is this legal?
I am planning on moving into a private rented student house. All the bedrooms are en-suite, but currently have no doors. Does this conflict with any building (or other) regulations? I have asked the landlord about this, and the reply was 'its too small for swinging doors, i might put a bead curtain up'. Surely this doesn't count as a door.
there is no communal bathroom
One of the girls im sharing with asked about sliding doors but was told it was 'extra cost'
If it's ensuite then it's legal, your bedroom is your own personal space and no one has any reason to need to go in there without your permission first. Therefore it won't affect your privacy rights as your bedroom door will be concidered enough to satisfy renting laws. This is something you should have sorted before agreeing to move in when you first viewed the property. You can buy folding doors cheaply from most DIY stores such as B&Q or homebase, it would come out of your pocket though.Is there a legal minimum size for a rented student bedroom?
I am looking at renting a bedroom when I start uni, there are loads of tiny bedrooms at really high prices. are there any regulations in place for sizes?
English regulations!
Sorry there are no regsHelp with setting up a BT phone line and internet in a Student rented house?
I've recently moved into my student house for uni and want to set up broadband internet. The previous occupiers had a BT phone line installed so they could use internet, but had no phone. Their internet contract is still running but we need to get our own. One of my housemates rang BT about informing them of new occupiers and they said they needed to install a new phone line at the house so we owned a new landline number. Is this right? Can the current number not be transferred to our names?
I kept the same number when I moved into my new property so I think you have been mislead. They just have to transfer the bills into your name.
R.e. Student Renting
Well Mr Bordercollie it sounds like your friend / chum has landed a really great landlord there. Not very often you here people sing there praises but good on you for bringing the subject up.
I think more people should come on here and say if they have a really great landlord or even if they have one that is not so great but someone may be able to give a feew pointers on things that he or she may be able to do to make things better depending on the situation at the time.
It would be really interesting if we did here from more students renting on here to find out how they get on with the rental market whilest at university.
Fred
Fred
That I feel is how all landlords / landladys should be. I know some are more efficiant to get things done than others but I guess that can be just part of life as things dont always get done as quick as we like.
I know a couple of people of who have rented places and they have also had really nice landlords. They pay there rent each week or month depending what it is and they are left in peace and not pestered. When they have had something fail it also has got sorted quite quickly.
So yeah it is nice to know that there is really great landlords out there.
So weather you are a student or just anyone else renting pay your rent, keep your home presentable and when things do go wrong you should be able to get them all put right quite quickly.
Keep up the good work all you good landlords.
Hello fellow forum users Mouse4u1 here.
I have rented when at uni and I also got a really great lanlord.
I paid the rent etc well the rentals did and I think only a couple of minor things gave up and the lanlord got them sorted very quickly and was very understanding.
He did say that when I come to leave would I tell my friends. He said if I can have good tenants like yourself all the time that would make his life better and meant he could make more improvements all the time as you should have a good standard of living.
So I guess it goes to show that if you pay your rent keep your home presentable it will look after you. So as the previous person put keep up the good work landlords and Tenants look after your home no matter how long you are there for.
Mouse4u1
Mouse
I have had some good landlords, but my current one is mediocre. When things go wrong, it takes 2-3 days to get them fixed. One time, our stove stopped working, and we had the gas company come out to look at it. But then, they said that the problem was with the stove. Anyway, we called the landlord, who said that he'd fix it. Days went by, and still nothing.
We call again, and there is no answer. Rent was due the next week, so we reacted and became bad tenants, and decided not to pay on time. This issue went on for the next month, but it turned out that the landlord forgot we didn't pay last month. When the next month came around, we paid, and asked again for the stove to get fixed. This time it got fixed, and we saved a month's rent!
I don't recommend this to anyone - just a humorous (but true) story.
Steve
Oh yes. Having a good landlord makes a huge difference, and the goodwill goes both ways. When the landlord does what he is supposed to, the tenants will treat the house with respect and pay on time.
Many of the problems that come up between tenants and landlords come from one party doing something to offend the other. But then, the second party reacts, escalating the problem.
My own landlord is like an advisor to me on issues of life and school. I am very grateful for his companionship especially since I am in a new city away from my own family.
I have always paid on time, and my landlord appreciates this. Whenever there is a problem, I ask him politely to fix it, and he always does within 48 hours.
A good relationship.
-Cass-
I wish I could offer a different opinion, but everyone has said the right thing.
These relationships can be difficult, since some tenants, especially students, can be difficult to deal with. Also, landlords have a bad reputation for being unresponsive and rude.
My own landlord lies somewhere in between. He is responsive to my calls when something is broken, and the people he hires are professional. He owns several properties on my street, so when he comes through, he can deal with everything at once.
I wish I had the relationship that Cass has, but I think that it pretty rare. I see my landlord once a month, and that is enough for me!
Good luck to everyone looking for good landlords.
jeff
I agree with Jeff. To get the perfect landlord that will keep your rented home in good running order can often be a rare thing although there are very good, good and not so good landlords.
At the end of the day if something fails and you are paying good money for the place you are in then it needs to be working sooner rather than later.
I once had a good landlord. In two years of renting from him he never came up the stairs to see the place. Oh hang on a minute he gave a hand one day with a heavy box and that was just inside the door and said if I can manage from there he had to be off. I paid the rent each week and only once did we have a break down of a product in the bathroom. I think you can guess. It was back in working order by the middle of the next day.
It would have been sooner but the plumber got lost on the way. Turned out he had just moved to the area and was still finding his feet and got the road mixed up with a similar sounding one. He came round said who he was etc and got the job done without any fuss.
So yeah there is those really good landlords that will go the extra mile and I think there should be more of them.
Also I agree with what everyone else on here is saying.
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Oliver
Don't pay the rent and get a month free hey. Well what a good one.
I once held a weeks rent back because the landlady would not do any repairs what so ever. I paid double the next week once she had got someone round to do some repairs. She was the landlady from hell.
She was not happy about it but I think she knew that I meant it. At the end of the day all she had to do was just keep the place right for someone to live in whom was paying the rent each week regardless.
Like a previous posted said I would not advise just holding a weeks rent back or a months rent but sometimes you have to take things a little further.
William