Property News · July 3, 2018

Long tenancies won’t stop landlords wanting a CV, 12 months’ rent – or a date | Penny Anderson


Proposed three-year agreements do little to change oppressive demands from landlords charging extortionate rentsMost cultures have traditional rites of passage, which mark a young person’s transition to adulthood. One example is the Hamar of Ethiopia, and their bull-jumping. Many young people on the verge of adulthood in the UK endure bullshit-wading in order to earn the “privilege” of renting a home. Westminster is “consulting” on three-year tenancies as standard, which is excellent. If tenants can stay longer, that is wonderful, but equally problematic is the frequently ludicrous, lengthening list of conditions that landlords impose before they bestow the gift of allowing renters to pay extortionate rents.In the good old days, when knights were bold and children were happy with an orange for Christmas (that is, about 20 years ago) life for flat-hunters was simple. Find a flat; view it; decide you like it; maybe grab a quick landlord reference; pay one month rent in advance then another month as a deposit; and hey presto, in you move. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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