On 22/11/2017 09:07, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , tim...

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Ahh, yes. You need to give them skin in the game. A £1K PSTP deposit
would
be a good start.

and very probably, now illegal

AFAIK there's no legal limit to the deposit a landlord can require.
It's more a matter of how much potential tenants are willing to pay.
And of proving who did what, when.


There should have been a *sinking* fund set up to cater for long term
expenses. Often found in flats. Commonhold?


Indeed. But I wonder how many of the 40 households would have screamed
and screamed if asked to pay more for something that might never happen
in their time in the houses. Saving for a rainy day is not exactly a
British habit these days.

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Robin
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