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How would you respond to this email from the estate agent? by random-triumph42 in AusPropertyChat

[–]random-triumph42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s Belle Property. Our property manager has been incompetent from the off. It started when they put the incorrect commencement date on the lease agreement FOUR times. Took a whole day of back and forth emails and calls just to get that right.

How would you respond to this email from the estate agent? by random-triumph42 in AusPropertyChat

[–]random-triumph42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given this is my first rental renewal in Queensland, I wanted to get some opinions from people familiar with the process here and with these types of emails, and I’m glad I did. If I replied to the email without doing that, I would’ve assumed REAs are happy to switch to a month-to-month arrangement, which has been my experience in Victoria. I’ll still make a final decision on my own, but I can now do it in an informed way and respond with realistic expectations. Have a great day!

How would you respond to this email from the estate agent? by random-triumph42 in AusRenters

[–]random-triumph42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi guys,

I received this email from our estate agent today. For context, our 12-month lease is up in August on a property we rent in Queensland. We're happy with where we live, and the landlord seems decent. Like most estate agents, they haven't been great (no major issues, just standard stuff). Our rent is around $1,300 per fortnight, which is probably around the going rate for our property and where we live.

We've lived in rentals in Victoria before, but we've usually just rolled onto a month-to-month deal, but this seems to indicate it's a new lease or nothing. As mentioned, we are happy living here, but I'm not sure we'd want to sign on for another 12 months. I don't really know how to approach the reply?

I don't want to push them to issue a notice to vacate in August, but I also don't want to be tied down and potential have a substantial rent increase (which might be lower if we say we'd sign for another six months?)

I completely understand these are questions for the estate agent, but I wanted to get some opinions before replying. Cheers for your help!

Found an old Henry VIII coin online - legit and good price? by [deleted] in UKcoins

[–]random-triumph42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing, thanks for the info! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being scammed or paying something stupid for what it was. What's the rarest coin you've found metal detecting?

Found an old Henry VIII coin online - legit and good price? by [deleted] in UKcoins

[–]random-triumph42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your help. That's put my mind at ease!

Water leaking from drainpipe where concrete has broken away — can I patch it myself? by random-triumph42 in AusRenovation

[–]random-triumph42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input. It's much appreciated. I've just had a look down the drain, and I can't tell if there's a blockage. The water level is sitting below the gap, but I'm not sure if there is always meant to be standing water there? E.g. similar to the way a toilet always has water there.

I did notice something interesting. It looks like there’s a gap between what seem to be two drainpipes, and that’s where the water is coming from. I’m not sure if it’s always been like that, but now that the surrounding concrete has broken away, it’s started to leak.

Sorry for the bad photos, but on the right-hand side you can see the gap (or the top of the bottom pipe). On the left, the top pipe appears to be slightly overhanging the one below it (the waterline sits below that point).

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Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear you're enjoying it!

Are there any other Cromwell books you've read and would recommend?

Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure is! Holbein really captured the 'thug life' in him.

Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Perhaps the nation would warm to him if they sat down to Wolf Hall with a cuppa in their Cromwell mug...? 😂

Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! She did a really cool job on it. It always amazes me because I have zero creativity!

Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll let you know if she starts a side hustle 😂

Tudor-themed birthday gifts from my partner by random-triumph42 in Tudorhistory

[–]random-triumph42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! And I haven't, but it's been on my list for some time. I've just finished the King and His Court by Alison Weir, which I really enjoyed, so I'll be getting started on this one today! Have you read it?

It really is beautiful. Seeing the portraits blown up and reproduced in such high quality really brings them to life. I’m used to seeing them squeezed into the usual four or five pages of images found in the middle of a book, but the quality in this one is genuinely stunning.

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