why is only the tenants that have to provide references?

MissMoneypenny

real1314 wrote: »

To do this bit you'd have to get full financial income /expenditure details for the LL.

Do you really think it's reasonable for a LL to have to disclose every details of thier personal finances to numerous tenants, who are unlikely to be subject to the Data Protection Act?
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Tenants are subject to the same data protection laws as landlords and letting agents.

tbs624

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

It's not a problem for the honest, solvent landlords.

So definitive. Are you an honest, solvent landlord? Even if you were, it is unlikely that you could speak for others who are. What you surely mean is that you don't think it should be a problem. Others may disagree with you.

The OP wants to warn other Ts about the LL, good move, she could also notify the TRO/private sector rentals team at the local council , good move. Check the LL s finances - how would that have helped in this case? LLs who fail to meet repairing obligations don't simply do so because they have a financial difficulty.

tbs624

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

If their finances are in a poor state, they won't have the money to carry out repairs on the rental, such as a new boiler.

As stated before, they may have a service contract/insurance policy in place, already paid for and covering the duration of the tenancy.

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

They could be using your rent money to pay off their own mortgage instead of the tenanted property, or building up secured debts against the tenanted property. A landlord with financial problems would be more interested in keeping a roof over their own head than their tenants.

And do you know, they could do any of that shortly after having "passed" a nice credit check at the behest of their new T.

Keep things in perspective. Tessa Shepperson's Landlordlaw website quotes from a Deposit Protection Survey :
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lisa-loves-cats

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

If their finances are in a poor state, they won't have the money to carry out repairs on the rental, such as a new boiler.

They could be using your rent money to pay off their own mortgage instead of the tenanted property, or building up secured debts against the tenanted property. A landlord with financial problems would be more interested in keeping a roof over their own head than their tenants.

that is not necessarily true, even a LL in a poor personal financial position may still manage their property well as they know this is the only way to secure good and long-lasting tenants. It may also be a source of income which is very important to them and an untenanted property is a huge loss.

Contacting previous tenants would give you a true account of the property and LL regardless of their financial position.