Overview
"""The Tenant's Survival Guide"" is the definitive guide to renting accommodation, containing clear and concise information unobtainable from any other single source. It includes: what to look for during viewings; how to protect your deposit; inventories - the practical essentials; what happens if you decide to leave or the landlord gives you notice to quit; checklist of essentials; useful standard letters; and, how to live within the legally defined terms of the contract. With rental payments consuming on average over one third of your disposable income - or closer to half for students - it's important to ensure your interests are safeguarded. If you are about to be a tenant, or are one already, you do need this book. Contents: 1. Basic things to understand before you start renting; 2. Viewings; 3. Deposits - the old system and the new; 4. Inventories; 5. How to manage your landlord/agent relationships; 6. Living as a tenant;7. Leases; 8. Understanding your lease and rent increase procedures; 9. Common tenancy arrangements and responsibilities; 10. When you decide to leave; 11. When your landlord tells you to leave or seeks 'possession'; 12. How your landlord's mortgage can affect you; 13. Harassment and illegal eviction; 14. Houses in multiple occupation."
Full Product Details
Author: Lesley Henderson
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint: How To Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.354kg
ISBN: 9781845282318
ISBN 10: 1845282310
Pages: 165
Publication Date: 15 November 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'A must for anyone renting property.' London Evening Standard 'The anecdotes had me howling with laughter.' Daily Telegraph 'For the definitive guide to renting, look for the Tenant's Survival Guide.' RBS 'Exactly the sort of down to earth practical advice that few guides promise but rarely deliver.' Edward Davey (Former Shadow Secretary Trade and Industry)
'A must for anyone renting property.' London Evening Standard 'The anecdotes had me howling with laughter.' Daily Telegraph 'For the definitive guide to renting, look for the Tenant's Survival Guide.' RBS 'Exactly the sort of down to earth practical advice that few guides promise but rarely deliver.' Edward Davey (Former Shadow Secretary Trade and Industry)'The book covers everything you need to know about being a tenant.' Waltham Forest Guardian
Author Information
Lesley Henderson has been a landlord all her adult life and now runs a family business. She is also the author of the Landlord's Survival Guide.
