Letting Agent misled me from day one
Hello All I am a new member to RLA, have a property that I let through a Letting agent in my a

Withdrawing from a tenancy agreement prior to moving in.
Please can you tell me if a tenant can withdraw before tenancy start date. Tenancy agreement has bee

supervision of repairs
I have just discovered that there had been a leak in my buy to let flat that had been happening for

Tenants forwarding address
Does a letting agent have a legal right to withhold a departing tenants new address.

Transcription error in transferring rental funds
I elected to have full management service with a local letting agent. The first payment was received

What are the rules about return of bonds & what is normal wear and tear
Hi - can anyone help with this? I am a landlord and I have some properties which I rent and

Agent Paid Deposit into DPA but his account not ours
Please can you help we asked an agent to pay the 6 weeks bond for our tenants into our DPS account b

Need a solicitor to send in the bailiff
Hi, I need to terminate a contract with an estate agent and send in the bailiff to vacat

Data Protection??
I am presently going through repossession of my property, now over 2 years. Re possession Court Noti

Agent not secured deposit - what action can I take?
Hi there, I got a tenant through a Lettings agent in January. I asked repeatedly for details of

agent
hi have a letting agent working at present for letting agency asked me if i would join him as he is

Non Residents Landlord Scheme
A friend has had a letter from their letting agent that says they must have an approval number for o

letting agent & deposit
I fully manage my own property. In the past the agent has only found & vetted tenants and issued th

Dissatisfaction with agent
I am on the eve of letting out my own home via an agency. Despite several requests I've only ju

Any experience (good or bad!) with Upad or makeurmove online Agencies
Hi Folks I'm looking to rent out my property, and rather than use a local Estate Agent who

Maintenance
Dear Help Desk I have a maintenance issue with one of the tenant. In the inventory all was okay

certificates
when using a letting agent who is responsible for renewing gas certificates and pat tests etc landlo

Electricity supply in communal areas
I have a studio flat which has recently been vacated by a tenant. The letting agent has discovered

New tenants references -12 Oct 2008
This is exactly the situation with my agent. I have requested a copy of the reply from the referenc

Despite emailed assurance, agent pointing to small print on agreement I signed
A large Ealing Agency found a (very good) tenant for me Feb 2010. Before we renewed the lease, and a

can lettings agent sign the AST on landlord's behalf
Hi, Just have a query in relation to having a lettings agent sign the AST on behalf of the lan

What reference checking should agents carry out?
We recently had a tenant who has got into financial difficulties. When we took him on, the agent tol

Agent terminated agreement with no notice & charged 9 months fee
Urgent advice needed! I am an overseas landlord, with one property rented for 12 months ini

VAT & Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Good morning, I would appreciate if you could please help with the following matter:-

Letting agent fees - Ending a tenancy early - Losing Deposit
I have a good friend that is paying £700 per month. The tenancy term is one year, ending on August

Floorplans - any good cheap software recommendations?
As the title says really, can any of you recommend a good, easy, cheap (ideally free) floorplan soft

Signing tenancy agreement on landlords behalf
Hello, Our agency is managing the property and tenancy agreement was signed by agency employee

Ensuring letting agent behaves responsibly
Hi, I have a 2 bed house to rent and have been contacted by various letting agents. One of the

Letting agent wants to charge me fees for whole time tenant is in property - Do I have to always
Hi. One of my letting agents inform me that they can continue to charge me for the tenant in perpetu

do i have to allow smoking
can i rent out my house as a non smoking house and how can i word it in the tenancy agreement

tenent left one month early
Had paid six month up front. Re let straight away kept one month money. So is it illegal to recieve

think twice before using an agent
We have used an agent in clacton and they witheld my half of the money for rent and the other half t

Spare set of keys
As a letting agent, are we allowed to keep a spare set of keys for our houses once the property is o

Problem with Letting Agents
As well as being a landlord, I took tenancy of a flat managing by an agent on 11-09-10. Soo

Agency Renewal Fees
Hi all, Any experience related to not paying renewal fees for estate agents? (post Foxtons rul

Problems with New Tenants - Where does the LA's responsibility end?
I had new tenants move into a 5 bed house in London on 3 Jan. To avoid having to obtain an HMO lice

Disagreement with letting agents- what are our rights?
The terms and conditions the letting agents provided us with at the start of us using them state tha

Tenancy Agreement
We are acting as agents for several landlords and on a new tenancy agreement was wondering should i

Fees to a landlord where a tenant purchases the property
I am a new letting agent and was recently advised at a conference that letting agents cannot charge

Can I change my contract with the agent
I let my property through an agent 2 years ago on a fully managed basis. The tenant has been great a

poor service from letting agents
I had been using a letting agent to manage the maintenance of my property but have spent more time c