Comments on: What questions and things do I need to do when looking to rent my first house? http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/what-questions-and-things-do-i-need-to-do-when-looking-to-rent-my-first-house/ Sell your house fast with Sell House Fast Mon, 28 May 2012 03:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Paula M http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/what-questions-and-things-do-i-need-to-do-when-looking-to-rent-my-first-house/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Paula M Tue, 05 May 2009 16:35:35 +0000 http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/what-questions-and-things-do-i-need-to-do-when-looking-to-rent-my-first-house/#comment-693 Here are some things to LOOK for when renting....bring a hairdryer...and make sure all the outlets work....run the shower....make sure the hot water and pressure is adequate....check windows and screens for damage...... look in the dark corners of cabinets for bugs/droppings... Call the electric company and/or gas company to get an average cost of service there in a month....many people discover too late that the property is NOT insulated properly and end up with huge electric bills.. Always get renters' insurance....and don't have pets even if allowed.... Here are some things to LOOK for when renting….bring a hairdryer…and make sure all the outlets work….run the shower….make sure the hot water and pressure is adequate….check windows and screens for damage…… look in the dark corners of cabinets for bugs/droppings…

Call the electric company and/or gas company to get an average cost of service there in a month….many people discover too late that the property is NOT insulated properly and end up with huge electric bills..

Always get renters’ insurance….and don’t have pets even if allowed….

]]> By: greg t http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/what-questions-and-things-do-i-need-to-do-when-looking-to-rent-my-first-house/comment-page-1/#comment-692 greg t Mon, 04 May 2009 23:44:51 +0000 http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/what-questions-and-things-do-i-need-to-do-when-looking-to-rent-my-first-house/#comment-692 ask anything you want. tell the landlord you are new and any help he can give you will be appreciated. a landlord is best treated like a friend, and use your judgement as to whether he's hiding the fact that he's a jerk (yet keep in mind landlords get burned alot, so perhaps being a jerk comes with time). i advise taking photos of all walls and carpetting before moving in, so if he tries to charge you for stuff when you leave you can present the photos in court. ask anything you want. tell the landlord you are new and any help he can give you will be appreciated. a landlord is best treated like a friend, and use your judgement as to whether he’s hiding the fact that he’s a jerk (yet keep in mind landlords get burned alot, so perhaps being a jerk comes with time).

i advise taking photos of all walls and carpetting before moving in, so if he tries to charge you for stuff when you leave you can present the photos in court.

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