h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

IF the guy showing you around the flat/room says "It might get a bit cold in the winter" DON'T get the room. It generally translates as "You are going to get -50C temperatures. I was given an electric heater, which I had run on my own money. (I had a electricity meter). It didn't even heat 2cm from the fan.

If an offer is made when signing the contract. I.e. stay the full year and get your last months rent free. Make sure you get your money back. I had to specifically ask for my refund, else I wouldn't have gotten it.

My present landlord (not the one above) is very picky about what is in our rooms, and breakages. Make sure you have a list of what is wrong with your room before you move all your stuff in. Then you can't be held responsible for what the previous occupant has done.

SallyM

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I absolutely agree! If anything is damaged before you move in, it must get written down. I once rented a flat and when I moved in it turned out that the bathroom floor was ruined. (It had been covered by a rug when I first saw the place). I insisted on having it written down on the inventary list. The landlord did not think this would be important. ("I will have somebody in to repair it. It should not look like this"). Needless to say, nothing had been done about it when I moved out a year later, and when the landlord came to inspect the flat it was one of the first things noticed. I was very glad I could pull out the paper to prove it had been ruined before I moved in.

Good luck.

Cissdur

I am sorry about this. I pressed the "Post Message" square and nothing happened, so I thought that maybe I had missed and I tried again. Still nothing happened and so I thought that maybe I had to doubble click....well it turnes out I did not. I do not know if it is possible to delete any of the extra copies. If anybody knows how to do this they are more than welcome.

Appologies.

Cissdur

its alright, I'd guessed as much. Have done the same thing before myself

SallyM