July 7, 2015
Landlord vs Tenant – Weird but Interesting
New research shows that 43% of tenants renting from private landlords are unsure with whom responsibility lies for a number of aspects of their tenancy – either with their landlord or with themselves. The findings, from MakeItCheaper.com, also suggest that only 11% of tenants think they know more about division of responsibilities than their landlords, while 48% say landlords know better. This perhaps suggests that a number of the disputes that do arise between private landlords and tenants could be caused by a lack of knowledge on the tenant’s part.
The most common areas in which responsibility has been disputed within the past year were:
- Furniture and Appliances = 14%
- Fixtures and Fittings = 13%
- Mould = 12%
- Energy Efficiency = 6%
- Utility Bills = 2%
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via Landlord vs Tenant – Confusion Rains Over Rising Damp
