Re: Landlord wants to charge £20 to write a reference...

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:47:57 +0100, Alex Heney wrote:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:47:38 GMT, FriarTuck
<all@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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You ARE entitled to this information.


Actually, he isn't *entitled* to it. I don't think he could force them
to give it, unless he could get it under the DPA.


The issue here is purely one of how much you can be charged.

Well I have never been charged for a reference before and surely might it
not be considered corrupt to pay for a reference?


Why?

Most institutions charge for references for their customers.

I don't think it is a reference, I maintain that I have had no receipt of
payments matching charges from this company or that the payments have been
in line with what they may claim to have charged me for any period.

What I want is a simple STATEMENT saying only "paid in full up until
present point in time, no arrears"

That is not a reference is it? Its a simple statement of Fact...

So what do you think a reference is?



I dont want them confirming how old I am, or what time I arrive at work in
the morning or how many dirty dishes were left on the sideboard when
the agent cam round to do their periodic snoop or any other stuff that is
included in a REFERENCE

Oh, ok, that is what you think a reference is.

You are wrong. A reference is merely a statement about you, for the
use of others.



Why don't you look up the definitions of the words, you do not seem to
know the difference, they are not the same, and one is not a subset of the
other.


I want a statement, I dont think they should charge for it as it should be
a tenants right surely to have a record/proof periodically that they are
up to date with rent and have had no arrears.

But the right to have it does not imply the right to have it *free*.

We all have the right to have water and electricity supplied to our
homes. But we don't have the right to have them supplied free.

Now I think you are confusing "the right" with "the option" and I think
you would even be wrong if you said we all have the option to water and
electricity.

for a start, who are these "we" you speak of.... even assuming the "we"
refers to citizens of the U.K. (though i note you post through ze german
server) there is no "right" to water or electricity is there? if you live
in the middle of no-where in wales are you saying if you ask the water or
electricity company to install they are legally obliged to do so within a
certain time period of the request? If so can you list the statutes?
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