Rental property a total disgrace

herewegoagain2010

Dan

My advice would be get off the computer and knock on your neighbours door. Welcome them to the area and as others have advised ask if they need a hand. Don't be rude, bring it up in polite conversation. These people have just moved in and are likely to be living next to you for at least a few months. It's better to make a friend than a neighbour from hell. If you stick a note through the door it looks spineless and would certainly get my back up and you could cause problems for the future. Moving is stressful and a big job, Rome wasn't built in a day and all that!

This thread saddens me, as I think it's a prime example of how the Uk's society is breaking down. I consider myself lucky that at present I live within the forces community, where the community spirit, sense of belonging and friendliness is still very much present. I know the relationships and friendships that I have built up with my neighbours can mean I can knock and ask for help anytime of the day.

The_Drama_Llama

This thread saddens me too - mainly for the disgusting way it stereotypes tenants as being lazy, !!!!less and unconcerned with their environment, whist OOs are painted as fine upstanding citizens. Wonder how those same OOs would feel if, heaven forbid, they lost their jobs, couldn't pay their mortgages and ended up on HB. Hopefully, they'll remember that the 'nice houses' aren't for the likes of them and stick to the ghettoes...

dantheman2010

The_Drama_Llama wrote: »

This thread saddens me too - mainly for the disgusting way it stereotypes tenants as being lazy, !!!!less and unconcerned with their environment, whist OOs are painted as fine upstanding citizens. Wonder how those same OOs would feel if, heaven forbid, they lost their jobs, couldn't pay their mortgages and ended up on HB. Hopefully, they'll remember that the 'nice houses' aren't for the likes of them and stick to the ghettoes...

I havent stereotyped tenants as lazy etc, I had no problems with the previous tenant or the one before that.

The_Drama_Llama

You haven't, Dan, but plenty of others here have (and do regularly)...there but for the grace of god etc etc....

dantheman2010

Ah ok, I thought you were saying that toward me. I have no problem with tenants at all. I am sure as many owners are as bad as some tenants.

ILW

herewegoagain2010 wrote: »

Dan


This thread saddens me, as I think it's a prime example of how the Uk's society is breaking down. I consider myself lucky that at present I live within the forces community, where the community spirit, sense of belonging and friendliness is still very much present. I know the relationships and friendships that I have built up with my neighbours can mean I can knock and ask for help anytime of the day.

I would have thought the presence of firearms tend to make people a little more respectful of each other too.

herewegoagain2010

I'm a tentant too and must admit that I haven't cleaned my windows for 2 months lol! Oh no! I must be a dirty, no-good renter!People rent for lots of different reasons and I agree that it's a shame that some people view tenants as the bottom on the barrel. I've seen privately owned homes in terrible states with used nappies in the garden etc, so it's not down just to the home-owning status.

ILW, you've made me laugh! We're not all gun-ho with semi-automatic weapons trained on our boundries 24 hours a day. It's not like borrowing a stapler from work and bringing the weapon home lol! I think forces life is so close knit, you know your neighbours and there's a respect that goes along with that. Don't get me wrong, it's not all roses and I've had a neighbour from hell living next door to me, but the difference is that we sort things out between ourselves. It's a shame that people no longer know who lives in their streets and there's no community spirit.

ILW

Next you be saying that you are not allowed to bring your tank home and park it on the drive.

C_Mababejive

The_Drama_Llama wrote: »

This thread saddens me too - mainly for the disgusting way it stereotypes tenants as being lazy, !!!!less and unconcerned with their environment, whist OOs are painted as fine upstanding citizens. Wonder how those same OOs would feel if, heaven forbid, they lost their jobs, couldn't pay their mortgages and ended up on HB. Hopefully, they'll remember that the 'nice houses' aren't for the likes of them and stick to the ghettoes...

I do agree with you and we must say that I tend to generalise rather than stereotype and it must be accepted that not all people in a particular group conforms to the particular generalisation.

I also agree that if you cant pay your mortgage then you need to downsize,sell or rent and that the state should not underwrite the continuance of your lifestyle above and beyond what would be afforded to a renter/benefits claimant..but we are digressing.

We are all one big happy family now under New Labours system of "Fairness" and renters and the unemployed can now live in executive homes just so that they dont feel marginalised.

Hugbubble

The_Drama_Llama wrote: »

This thread saddens me too - mainly for the disgusting way it stereotypes tenants as being lazy, !!!!less and unconcerned with their environment, whist OOs are painted as fine upstanding citizens. Wonder how those same OOs would feel if, heaven forbid, they lost their jobs, couldn't pay their mortgages and ended up on HB. Hopefully, they'll remember that the 'nice houses' aren't for the likes of them and stick to the ghettoes...

Agreed. Some of the posters (not the OP!) seem to think that tenants are lower class citizens. The OP indicated in one of his replies that his neighbours work so presumably they are tax payers too!

BTW, for what it's worth, I would leave it a couple of months and see if it improves (it has been awful weather and I don't think I would be going outside voluntarily!). If it doesn't improve then a quiet word would be fine, I'm sure.