If I were to detail all of my gripes with the amount of power that rests in the hands of landlords and letting agencies (e.g. arbitary retention of deposits, little or no maintenance during tenancy, etc.) I would be here all day. One particular thought that I had today: Is it really fair that when you sign a tenancy agreement, you’re generally obliged to provide a deposit and first month’s rent either as cash or a bankers draft before being handed the keys? At the end of the tenancy period, you generally have to vacate the property, hand over the keys and then wait for some arbitrary period until your deposit is returned.
It would be much “fairer” if tenants were able to demand their deposit back before vacating the property.
“Give me the money (my money, in fact) and I’ll give you the keys.”
