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Why do tenants have so many rights

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  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 38,763 Forumite
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    For someone, it's a place to live.

    It's an investment for someone else.

    Unfortunately, those requirements tend towards incompatibility. As I get older, I'm finding the commodification of many of things we need for basic human survival more and more disagreeable.
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  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    rentmekid wrote: »
    ok, so being homeless means you don't need to pay your rent???

    You're either being obtuse or trying to be provocative. Regardless of which it is save yourself a lot of time and hassle and invest your money in something other than buy to let.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 14,591 Forumite
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    edited 20 March 2017 at 4:23PM
    rentmekid wrote: »
    Hi there,


    I am thinking about becoming a landlord for the first time and one of the main issues that is concerning me is the control that tenants can have over their landlords. .................
    Piffle! (btw I'm a Landlord...)

    Have you not read the 1988 Housing Act and seen that a landlord can evict a tenant for no reason at all?? (Section 21, we know who brought that in...).

    If you are seriously thinking of becoming a landlord, suggest you do a basic course: It will save you more in time & money than it costs.

    In my experience, most groups (brownies, landlords, people of short stature, persons of tall stature.... ) think they have a terrible hard time & "them" are more privileged... and it ain't fair:
  • ReadingTim
    ReadingTim Posts: 3,970 Forumite
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    - Landlords need protection from nightmare tenants

    - Tenants need protection from nightmare landlords

    Examples of both exist, even though the OP's only chosen to read/believe examples of the former. If they can't concede there are also examples of the latter, then they're probably not suited to being a landlord.
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    Jeez don't become a landlord if this is how you feel about the whole thing. I would hate to be the tenant of a landlord who thinks that I have "too many rights".
  • rentmekid
    rentmekid Posts: 79 Forumite
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    I agree that for every nightmare tenant there is a nightmare landlord, but I believe I would be a good landlord and wish to avoid these disgusting scummy tenants. nothing wrong with that
  • marliepanda
    marliepanda Posts: 7,186 Forumite
    theartfullodger wrote: »

    In my experience, most groups (brownies, landlords, people of short stature, persons of tall stature.... ) think they have a terrible hard time & "them" are more privileged... and it ain't fair:

    I really hope you mean small girls who enjoy camping...
  • catz1ct
    catz1ct Posts: 828 Forumite
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    Can landlords get insurance that covers them if a tenant decides to stop paying their rent?
    :rotfl:
  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 32,716 Forumite
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    rentmekid wrote: »
    ok, so being homeless means you don't need to pay your rent???

    Technically being homeless would mean that there is no rent to pay.....
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • rentmekid
    rentmekid Posts: 79 Forumite
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    elsien - let me rephrase as you seem to be struggling to grasp what I was saying.
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