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Thanks for your replies, helps to see things with a bit of context rather than the red mist I'm currently experiencing. I think I'll have to keep writing to them (email) trying to get them to fix it, doubt they will, warn them that if they do not fulfill their responsibilities i will be left with no choice but to attempt entry into the wardrobe, potentially causing damage. Prefer that route rather than getting quotes, getting someone in to fix it, and potentially chasing the landlord through the courts for the costs. At least this way if he deducts from the deposit i already have a route to argue my case through the TDS. Also should let them go ahead and checkout even if they refuse to rearrange, and as Rich suggest blitz the place with photographs. Tempted to check with the Inland Revenue that 4.5 years of rent has been declared to them, how's that best done, a phone call i presume Appreciated

After 4 and a half years in a house i am due to Checkout in a weeks time, I've always paid my rent on time, looked after the property, a model tenant you'd have thought. Now the landlord, who'd put the property on the market, a couple of months ago, without so much as a courteous word seems to want to cause problems. Firstly one of the built in wardrobe door locks has jammed, it was always misaligned, routine maintenance you'd have thought. Landlord refuses to repair it and says i will pay for any damage, now i don't want to force the wardrobe open as I'll be most likely break the lock and he'll have grounds for deduction of deposit. As far as i can see if i can't remove my belongings from the property, through the landlord not fulfilling his responsibilities, how can i checkout. Secondly the checkout appointment, made a month ago, is now impossible through an unforeseen and unchangeable event, let them know 10 days prior, i've offered to make the checkout the day before, earlier in the morning, later in the day anything really, landlord, who wants to attend, refuses any flexibility despite the agent being happy to do so. Next they are refusing to discuss the matters any further. I've then written to them making my dissatisfaction clear and telling them they do not have my consent to enter the property at the unsuitable time, no response, not discussing it. Ok so what do i do Leave a key in the door, leave through the back, denying them entry to checkout, until i can remove my belongings and get potentially hammered from the deposit, break the wardrobe lock. Let them do whatever they want, miss checkout and challenge deductions through the TDS Any advice appreciated, i"ve already had the grief of moving into a new property and really could do without this. Thanks for any help

I assume you are talking about the 1%? From 1979 to 2009, productivity rose by 80%, while the income of the bottom fifth fell by 4%. In roughly the same period, the income of the top 1% rose by 270%.Must be those people who are getting paid for doing nothing that you are refering to

Don't often post on here, more of a lurker, but this is unbelievable and needs wider dissemination and opposition. Have you read the article in question? i'd be interested to hear why this isn't as he suggests, whats in the article is scandalous and is the biggest heist of the many we've been subjected to, i'm fuming and would appreciate an explanation of why he's got this wrong, if you've got the time of course Not really concerned which set of thieves proposed this.

During 2008 he was quite a regular on tv and radio, BBC included, although treated as an eccentric, the comedic commentator to the crash. Definately worth a watch though, only one on tv who calls it as it is -A PLUTOCRACY Still wants the banking classes hanging from the lamposts

Just to let anyone interested know that instead of watching Question time you could have seen the Max Keiser report on channel 85 (Russia today -freeview 85), on every tuesday and thursday 10.30pm. Proper banking/debt bashing outside the BBC bubble

Or you could try this one, i the same area, if you wish to comit financial hari kari http://www.sequencehome.co.uk/detail.asp?t...mp;id=BEG101143 Only £325,000. Just off Bear road, used to be the squat that became the cowley club. Not much better shape today, shoddy refit. For reference the similar house 2 doors away (which has off street parking) sold in july 2008 for 298k having previously been sold in April 2000 for 113k. 2000 price looks reasonable

Rents are dependent on disposable income, so I think the 3.5x, measure is similar. Anybody got any ideas of which is less liable to overshoot? Aren't wages also falling (US figures IIRC, ldv takes 10% wage cut) so using 'todays' wages/rents? as a guide is a good long term reference, but given the present collapse where are these heading? Who the heck knows?

Your prediction of the bottom being was when buying becomes cheaper than renting... sounds fair to me, however rents are falling so where is that point?

Has to be CGNAO...only he'd disappear when challenged, only after scaring the **** out of the great british public. As that wasn't an option Injin gets my vote Need more humour with a twist of truth to cheer us through these tumultous times and besides outside this forum were viewed as doom merchants, Injin would show us to be the reasoned, rational voice the public are crying out for

Newbie query here. How do they get a figure of 0% when 7 out of ten of the regions shown on page 5 are negative on a monthly basis. Only 2 are really up holding up the 7 fallers, clearly the West mids & Yorks and Humber must be where the volume is. suggests a negative monthly figure to me, seasonal spicing?

I'm in a 3 bedroom house just off the coombe rd too, the 3 bedroom neighbouring house has been on the market for over a year, the owner has reduced the price a number of times and has finally accepted an offer (although even he thinks it'll fall through). My rent for an almost identical house is £800pcm, his is under offer at around 300k. Given that he's reduced his price several times indicating the possibility of a falling market, which do you think is good value? Good luck, you may need it.

Another lurker First lurking in 2005 until the interest rate rise sparked more speculative madness......then found my way back to the fold late last year and what a year its been.... thanks to all for getting the best bear news straight to me, with analysis to boot. Agree with those that dislike the anti immigration/chavs/not like me threads, and bring back CGNAO, being uber bear in my outlook its good to see someone calling the greatest credit bubble in 70 years or prehaps ever, for what it may bring. If you call yourself a bear i'd hope you'd be of the outlook to listen to contrarian views rather than poking fun at those that stick ther head above the paraphet...either make your case, read another thread or stay silent... like us lurkers. No plans to buy... give it 4 years of my landlord subsidising me

Surely we could all agree we'd support the idea that our children have at least an equal chance as the next kid. To achieve this we need an equal playing field. A truely equal playing field is a fantasy though, however IHT at least tries to level the field as it is a redistrubuting tax. Estate under £300k and all the money goes to the beneficiaries, maximising their stake and chances Estate over £300k and tax is applied and thier advantage is reduced levelling chances a little. Personally I'd agree that the IHT threshold should rise with average earnings, that it should not be a flat rate but rise in steps the bigger the estate. Given that many avoid the tax through trusts and the 7 year rule some thought should go to reducing the loopholes. Remember tax is not 'personal', were all taxed repeatedly from cradle to grave. Unless your a libertatrian or anarchist get over it. If therefore you accept tax wouldn't you prefer it be applied in a way that tries to give everyone a fighting chance, or prehaps you long for a return to the victorian era(were just about there already mind)

Following this issue's airing in the mainstream media this week courtesy of the Independent, Business Week are also due to highlight Peak Oil in terms of 'a new dark age' http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte...gn_id=rss_magzn Good luck when the lights go out