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  • aussielong
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    Originally posted by MrT View Post
    Thanks Guys :-)

    I have thrown them my previous offer back and will see what they do, in the mean time i have thrown my PlanB into action and talking numbers and dates with them just incase it all goes sour.

    Until then i am in serviced accommodation (finished moving in at 2AM yesterday, what a way to spend a saturday night!!). Hopefully i won't be here too long, at least i can claim the tax back on it though which is a bonus!

    Cheers,

    Mr.T
    Get into a shared house. Then you won't have to get on the lease. You just have to find one with a large bedroom that doesn't mind a couple moving in. You can find one with professionals rather than students. I'm in one now. Get your own bathroom.

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  • BolshieBastard
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    Originally posted by MrT View Post
    Hey All,

    There are always more properties out there as we know, but, you know when you find "the one". The one you walk into and it takes you back a step and you just know its home? Thats the kind of place this is for me. I have been to countless house viewings and searched more sites than i thought possible.

    Most of the properties were off-street parking (...and if you are a car-nut like myself thats a big worry) or don't like dogs, or don't even have a garden!.

    This property scores all the right points and meets my criteria, but i genuinely feel the landlord is just being unreasonable. If they are unwilling to co-operate then i think my only option is to move on and find something else.

    I had offered to pay 3 months rent up-front and a deposit, so if i were to have my contract ended (for the first time in 3 years, mind you) then they still have the minimum term paid on the let, but apparently thats not good enough, they just want the whole lot, or nothing...what a shame.

    Cheers,

    MrT
    LOL! Its his ******* property, he can be as 'unreasonable' as e wants. Just like you have the opportunity to look elsewhere but you dont want to.

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  • VectraMan
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    £20K! That would cover nearly 3 years of my rent.

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  • MrT
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    Thanks Guys :-)

    I have thrown them my previous offer back and will see what they do, in the mean time i have thrown my PlanB into action and talking numbers and dates with them just incase it all goes sour.

    Until then i am in serviced accommodation (finished moving in at 2AM yesterday, what a way to spend a saturday night!!). Hopefully i won't be here too long, at least i can claim the tax back on it though which is a bonus!

    Cheers,

    Mr.T

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by MrT View Post
    You know whats weird, i offered just that! But then the land lord came back and wanted the deposit on-top of that as well, plus legal fees which just comes to a crazy figure up front (just shy of 20K)...all because i am on a rolling contract.

    ...On-top of that i have to furnish the place as well, plus arrange for the phone lines to be installed (its a new build. but the costs are reimbursable). Its also still in the middle of a building site (...which is due to finish the end of the year).

    So with this in mind, i thought that we could reach and happy position for all parties, but despite it all he just won't give up. I threw back a note to the agency and said i can pay 6 months up front, or i can pay 3 months + deposit, but i can't do 6 Months + Deposit + Fees + Furnishing on-top.
    Aha. Sounds like a novice BTL landlord who hasn't yet faced the reality of an empty property which he's paying a hefty mortgage for.

    Go with Plan B, or start looking again.

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  • darrenb
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    Sorry but it sounds like the landlord is trying to drive you away because he doesn't like/understand contracting. Go with plan B.

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    20K on a renter for 6 months?
    You are doing something wrong.
    Have you considered buying?

    Ring the guy back and tell him to shove it. If he is being this difficult now then he will be just as difficult when it comes to getting your deposit back.

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  • MrT
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    We had this issue when trying to rent our previous place... they didn't really understand contracting, etc, so I just said "how about we pay you 6 months up front" and they shut up.
    You know whats weird, i offered just that! But then the land lord came back and wanted the deposit on-top of that as well, plus legal fees which just comes to a crazy figure up front (just shy of 20K)...all because i am on a rolling contract.

    ...On-top of that i have to furnish the place as well, plus arrange for the phone lines to be installed (its a new build. but the costs are reimbursable). Its also still in the middle of a building site (...which is due to finish the end of the year).

    So with this in mind, i thought that we could reach and happy position for all parties, but despite it all he just won't give up. I threw back a note to the agency and said i can pay 6 months up front, or i can pay 3 months + deposit, but i can't do 6 Months + Deposit + Fees + Furnishing on-top.

    I guess the ball is squarely in their court now, all i can do is wait it out, but in the mean time i have a "plan B" where a friend has offered me to rent there place for a few months while i find my feet.

    Any other ideas/thoughts to help persuade the landlord would be appreciate :-)

    Mr.T

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  • Freamon
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    Just don't get on no plane.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
    Always found landlords amenable to bit of modfication. Mind you, the sort of places I used to rent, they were just happy not to get a drug addict.
    Baseball bat, you say?

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Gobsmacked

    Are you relocating, or working away from home for a while?
    If you are relocating for a contract then you are mad

    If you are looking for a 'home' for a contract whilst you have a permie 'home'
    then you are mad.

    So either way, you are bonkers, in my humble opinion.

    Find the cheapest accomodation that will keep you sane, maximise your profit, and forget about finding a home from home.


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  • Pickle2
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    Originally posted by MrT View Post
    Hey Guys!
    Geoff/Misch - Great ideas, the only problem i have is that the other half is down here on work already so we were hoping to get a place together!
    Put the flat in her name then.

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  • minestrone
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    6 months up front is too much, get a hotel/B&B for the first few weeks (at a higher rate I know) until the gig is settled and you can commit. Let the lord of the manor know that you are doing it and after a week or two he will buckle.

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  • xoggoth
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    Always found landlords amenable to bit of modfication. Mind you, the sort of places I used to rent, they were just happy not to get a drug addict.

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  • MrT
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    Hey All,

    There are always more properties out there as we know, but, you know when you find "the one". The one you walk into and it takes you back a step and you just know its home? Thats the kind of place this is for me. I have been to countless house viewings and searched more sites than i thought possible.

    Most of the properties were off-street parking (...and if you are a car-nut like myself thats a big worry) or don't like dogs, or don't even have a garden!.

    This property scores all the right points and meets my criteria, but i genuinely feel the landlord is just being unreasonable. If they are unwilling to co-operate then i think my only option is to move on and find something else.

    I had offered to pay 3 months rent up-front and a deposit, so if i were to have my contract ended (for the first time in 3 years, mind you) then they still have the minimum term paid on the let, but apparently thats not good enough, they just want the whole lot, or nothing...what a shame.

    Cheers,

    MrT

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