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

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:05:30 +0100, Peter Saxton wrote:

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:57:37 GMT, FriarTuck
<all@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:45:14 +0100, Alex Heney wrote:

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:26 GMT, FriarTuck
<all@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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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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 have, and it is.



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.

No, I am correct.

there is a legal requirement on the water and electricity companies to
provide "universal service".

Which means they must provide a supply to anybody who requests it.

So, the tramp in the underpass can request connection forthwith?

No. They can request it if they have a right to land.

so they are not "anybody" then?

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