Jessica Banks

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  • 22/10/2024 at 11:53am in reply to: Thoughts on AGM & EGM 2024 #8518
    Jessica Banks
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      Excellent post.

      15/10/2024 at 3:50pm in reply to: PRE Check Out Report #8485
      Jessica Banks
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        Many thanks to all those who have replied, I was thinking along the line of the “Pre CheckOut Inspection”, but the replies have confirmed this.
        Thanks again.

        06/09/2024 at 5:10pm in reply to: Statement from Board Member #8420
        Jessica Banks
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          I’ve been a member for 15 years, but receive nothing but the annual invoice for membership. I’m amazed that Daniel was paid for so long for so little work, I think the issues with him should have been addressed much much sooner as every month he received payment was another £1000 less in the AIIC.
          I was considering leaving anyway due to the debarcal with the AIIC training letting agents last year. This is now the nail in the coffin.

          25/07/2024 at 8:32am in reply to: Excessively worn/dirty properties #8363
          Jessica Banks
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            Its swings & rooundabouts. Sometimes a property is left immaculate, sometimes a bit grubby, sometimes filthy. The fee for a Checkout is the fee for a checkout regardless. Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose.

            30/10/2023 at 1:49am in reply to: Why is AIIC advertising to estate agents? #7963
            Jessica Banks
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              For me, I’m starting to think the AIIC has out lived it’s usefulness.
              I’ve been with them approx 12 years and apart from using thier logo on my paperwork I get little more benefit. Even the executive member logo is not resizable.
              I have had the same customers/letting agents for over 10 years so they don’t require me to be a member.
              I need to make some decisions.

              26/10/2023 at 12:14pm in reply to: Why is AIIC advertising to estate agents? #7942
              Jessica Banks
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                I’m gobsmacked by this. Have just received
                my renewal invoice and this has made me
                think twice about renewing. Would like to
                see a response from AIIC!!!!!!!

                29/07/2023 at 11:26am in reply to: Mid Term Inspections #7845
                Jessica Banks
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                  Thanks for the interesting responses.
                  My agent passes all the work/onus onto me to make the appointments beacuse they do not want to have this hassle. I agree I need to now invoice for the admin time if they want to continue with this arrangement.
                  I will also suggest to them a date/time band and see if they are willing to do the arranging.

                  Many Thanks

                  29/03/2023 at 5:31pm in reply to: Am I being unprofessional? #7707
                  Jessica Banks
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                    Thanks for all the feedback. I think ive been correct to step aside on thuis one and have passed my inventory onto another local inventory cler who is very competent.

                    08/03/2023 at 1:13pm in reply to: Debt Collection, Bad Debts #7661
                    Jessica Banks
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                      Sorry to hear about the debt recover options you are having. I do the work but do not release the report until I have received payment. Once where I had done the report but they failed to pay but I had not released the report, I still took them to small claims court to claim for the full amount of the report & the cost of taking them to small claim court, they paid just before having a CCJ against them. When I quote landlords I ask them to email back to say they wish the work to go ahead. Then they cannot say they did not commission the work.

                      20/02/2023 at 3:23pm in reply to: Mould due to cost of heating #7643
                      Jessica Banks
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                        Thanks for all the comments. My feelings were its the tenants responsibility due to lack of heat/ventilation, but it was then pointed out that the flat had a costly & inefficienty heating system (old electric panel wall heaters), but even so the tenant would have known this when they took on the tenancy. Local agents are saying they are getting a large increase in mould related issues so I just wanted other clerks point of view.

                        18/08/2022 at 4:43pm in reply to: Should we be enforcing the professional clean? #7378
                        Jessica Banks
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                          The latest TDS online webinar stated that the landlord cannot enforce a proffesional clean if the property is cleaned to the same standard.

                          07/06/2022 at 6:36pm in reply to: Inventory Transcription #7258
                          Jessica Banks
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                            Hi Jonathon, can I please ask what speech recognition software you use.
                            We have been typing direcctly into Word for 11 Years now and it is causing me alot of propblems with knots between my shoulder blades. I am currently looking into speech recognition software but Im unsure what to use. You seem to be pleased with the software you use and if you could let me know what it is I would be grateful.

                            03/02/2022 at 1:26pm in reply to: General query about target markets for clerks #6889
                            Jessica Banks
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                              We supply all our letting agents with a seprerate price list for all thier let only landlords. This price list charges charges the landlord £10 per inventory mmore than our letting agent price list. we get quite alot of referral this way.

                              26/09/2021 at 4:18pm in reply to: Wheelchair Damage #6688
                              Jessica Banks
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                                Thanks to everyone for thier advice. I will take it all on board. Much appreciated.

                                24/09/2021 at 5:02pm in reply to: Wheelchair Damage #6682
                                Jessica Banks
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                                  Thaks for the comments. I originally put it down as wear & Tear but changed it before I sent off the report to Charges – tenants should pay to make good. But I can clearly see both sides. I didn’t know if there was a clear answer according to the DPS and was hoping that someone whould know how they would rule on this.

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