Why do people think landlords are greedy

neverdespairgirl

Wow. A genius on the thread states:

For comfort, i too am subsidisng to the tune of £16K per month on a massive portfolio. Thankfully, I have enough reserve. Though i am still buying

olly300

sooz wrote: »

If the loft was that important to you, why did you not get it in writing that the loft was included in the tenancy? By the night before, with everything booked & deposit paid, you must have signed the agreement. Every agreement I've ever seen includes a space for areas included or excluded from the tenancy. If she'd then turned around & pulled such a stunt, you could have either insisted that she allow you to use it, or get her to cover your costs of alternative storage for the duration of your agreement.

I suspect the landlord clearly told the person in the letting agent that she dealt with that the loft wasn't to be used. The letting agent who showed you around either didn't know this or chose to ignore this to make a sale.

I've rented different properties some directly and some through letting agents, and the letting agent has never told the complete truth.

Landlords generally have a habit of not mentioning things or agreeing to them, there as letting agents make up some !!!!!!!!.

petergibbinson

well I was a renter for years, and I am a landlord now (and rent 3 properties out)..some tenants are great, some are not.
I've had people with 6 month old sofas, say they're not comfortable we want new ones..
Refusing to pay for cleaning at the end of a tenancy, asking for lighbulbs to be changed...
Places trashed, late night parties upsetting people..
And then some are great, very considerate..I always as principle try to bend over for people (I replaced the sofas at 2500 GBP cost)...
I've been on both sides of the fence, and I figure treat other as you wish to be treated yourself.

sooz

olly300 wrote: »

I suspect the landlord clearly told the person in the letting agent that she dealt with that the loft wasn't to be used. The letting agent who showed you around either didn't know this or chose to ignore this to make a sale.

I've rented different properties some directly and some through letting agents, and the letting agent has never told the complete truth.

Landlords generally have a habit of not mentioning things or agreeing to them, there as letting agents make up some !!!!!!!!.

I quite agree that a LA would say anything to make their commission.

But if it's important to you, you'd check - wouldn't you? And by the night before moving in, the contracts would have been signed. You wouldn't arrange removals without a signed contract. So at the point of signing, insist that it is put into the contract.

The no. of tenants on here who complain that they had a verbal agreement for something or other astounds me. A verbal agreement isn't worth anything. If I agree to something with a tenant, I will confirm it in writing to them. An email takes seconds to write, I'm not talking about quills & parchment. If in doubt, put it in writing!