[BNM] [OT]: Rentals - Estate Agents VS Private

[Tom Coady]

On 8/25/06, Nick Taylor <nick at tangerineworks.com> wrote:
>
> The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement* is an abomination heavily
> stacked in favour of the landlord... and reflects the gradual drift away
> from the law looking after people to looking after property at the
> expense of people.


Don't understand the last bit but "The Assured Shorthold Tenancy, or AST, is
the most common type of tenancy in the private rented sector, and has
evolved to be quite well balanced (previously tenancy law had swung between
being heavily biased to either the landlord or the tenant)."
http://www.letsuni.org/information/contracts/types.html
Not much info but other links here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assured_shorthold_tenancy

The landlord pointed out that according to this document I was in fact
> liable for the rent for the entire six months. He settled for me paying
> an extra thousand and kept my deposit, which was generous of him. If
> you're a tenant there isn't a notice period.


It works both ways of course, for the first six months, of course.
Alternatives mentioned in above letsuni link.