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My friendly local agent has just closed is doors after leaving the water bill unpaid for six months – having pocketed my share along the way. He sold his rental roll to another agency who, after nearly two months, are yet to contact the water authority so the notices are piling up on the floor of the old agent’s office. I just received notification that my water will be cut off next week. Each agent is now blaming the other for this mess and I intend to simply pay the water bill myself as it remains unpaid and deduct it from next months rent on the basis that I cannot be expected to pay a month’s rent in advance for a property which will have the water disconnected during the same month. Why is water handled like this? Why don’t tenants simply pay the whole bill – and this be reflected in slightly lower rents – so that our essential services are not at the mercy of hopeless agents (plural) and ultimately owners are not exposed to potentially huge expenses from tenants being forced to find temporary alternative accommodation?
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