Finding it very difficult to let at the moment

i4U

OK.

He says he is 22. He came into the UK on a student visa, via the Middle East, although he is not Middle Eastern. He was working there. He came to the UK went to Uni for a couple of years then dropped out and married a Polish girl, I believe more to get EU passport (I may be being cynbical). After that he setup an estate agents business with a partner and folded within 2 years. He says the business didn't do well but he didn't end up with debt etc.

I wish I had achieved (or not) that much by 22.

He does two jobs and earns £1,200 per month. His wife doesn't work and his child us under 2. On a rent of £700 excluding bills, how is he going to survive?

More importantly, he constantly told me about nightmare stories about tenants moving in then trashing the place and he won't do that. The fact that he was an ex-estate agent was the worst bit. I felt he would know how to really manipulate the system. Add to this, I had an offer from another estate agent a month ago, for him personally to move in, however, I declined that guy on two issues: a) offering really bad price b) he was an estate agent and would manipulate the system.

On a seperate note, if any mods read this, I understand this is consumer based forum, however, is there any chance of getting a small section where small businesses can help each other. In terms of rights, advice etc. I don't know if you have had similar requests before. As not all businesses are bad.

PasturesNew

We send most landlords over to singingpig and landlordzone for advice.

http://www.singingpig.co.uk/
http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/

bluejake

socrates wrote: »

You could get lucky and get a couple with a child who will accept a one bedroom property - in this case you will be paid a two bedroom rate - around £200 per week. The garden will be of great interest to this type of tenant.

Look into it - its not all gloom and doom

No, the couple would be paid two bedroom rate which would be capped at £15 above the contract rent and that £15 is the couple's money not the landlords. Maybe they will spend it on their child to take his/her mind off the cramped living conditions.

Nice to see landlords are trying to simultaneously rip off the taxpayer and exploit a family by accommodating them in unsuitable accommodation and then charge them a higher rent simply to screw them and the taxpayer over.

Rachman would be proud. What a thoroughly odious post.

i4U

Can I just say, I have the one propert to let. It was bought to live. I am not in the property game. And I am not about ripping anyone off.

It doesn't need to be about them and us.

socrates

bluejake wrote: »

No, the couple would be paid two bedroom rate which would be capped at £15 above the contract rent and that £15 is the couple's money not the landlords. Maybe they will spend it on their child to take his/her mind off the cramped living conditions.

Nice to see landlords are trying to simultaneously rip off the taxpayer and exploit a family by accommodating them in unsuitable accommodation and then charge them a higher rent simply to screw them and the taxpayer over.

Rachman would be proud. What a thoroughly odious post.

When you actually know what you are talking about get back to me.

If the tenants/tenant are entitled to a two bedroom rate they can choose to live in a one bedroom or a studio come to that. IF the rate for a two bedroom flat is for example £200 per week and the tenancy agreement (for the one bedroom flat) says that the rent is £200 a week that is exactly the rent that the LL will be paid.

Secondly do you deal with benefit claimants on a regular basis?

Do you know how many young couples and single mums would love to have even a one bedroom flat with a garden that is not temporary accommodation or on some crappy estate. Or in a tower block where the lift does not work!

Why do you think Local Authorities are paying LL's incentives to lease their properties to claimants?