Since I moved out of my
childhood family home where I lived with my mum and sister at the age
of 18, I have rented a number of properties. Over the 14 years or so
(eeek where does the time go?) I have experienced renting a few
different properties from very different landlords.
Thankfully I have never
had a nightmare landlord and not had any major issues when renting
but the experiences have been very different and over the years I
have learnt a lot about renting. My experience with renting has
helped me learn how best to rent smartly so that I am aware of my
rights and responsibilities which help make renting easier for a
hassle-free and happy home.
Whilst I have not had
any horrific renting experiences personally I have known a few
friends who have had terrible times renting and had nightmare
landlords. One friend who was not savvy about renting with it being
their first time renting a property on their own had a landlord who
did not use Tenants Deposit Scheme and she had him refuse to pay any
of her deposit back when she moved out in spite of there being no
cause not to return it as she had left the property immaculate and is
it was the day she moved in. Another friend had major problems
getting his landlord to fix any issues or problems in the home even
though the landlord was responsible for fixing them and keeping the
house in a good state of repair as per their contract.
