Tenant put large shed in garden without asking

NeverAgain_2

Tell the tenant if she can afford a shed, she can afford to pay the rent on time.

tbs624

smk77 wrote: »

you can't just lay turf down on top of existing dead grass where a shed has been sitting for a few years! Unless of course you want a bump. Some soil would need removing. Why should the OP spend time restoring the ground?

Who said that you could/would just lay turf as you describe? The point was that turfing provides a quicker result than re-seeding. Note that no-one has suggested that it would be the OP's responsibility to return the garden to its "former glory". It would clearly be the Ts job to do so or to pay for someone else to do it on their behalf, or to agree with the LL that the shed would be left in situ.

smk77 wrote: »

Anyway, regardless of turf or seed, there is likely to be noticeable difference even when established because of the variation in the greens of grass.

Anyone who wants to quibble over the potential for differences in colour of specific areas of grass really ought to have nothing to do with the letting out of property. Its a surbuban garden attached to a property used as someone's home not a crown green bowling area or the grounds of a stately home.

tbs624

NeverAgain wrote: »

Tell the tenant if she can afford a shed, she can afford to pay the rent on time.

Dear oh dear. Property letting is a people game - only a rank amateur would react in that way. Yes, T should pay on time and in full but that is a separate matter to the shed installation and as the OP refers to the T's son being at the property for a number of months and only referred to a late* first* rent payment the comment would seem to be an irrelevance anyway.

Kynthia

I'm a landlord and a shed really isn't a big deal. Neither is having their family stay. It's the tenant's home and they pay for the right to treat it as such. If the property isn't returned to the same condition less fair wear and tear then use the deposit money and evidence this.

I'm much more concerned about the tenant I have who hasn't paid rent this year, has damaged my flat and flooded the one below twice. This is a problem tenant.

smileytiger

It sounds a bit like 'neighbour' doesn't like tenant so is sniping to LL about every little thing thinking it will get tenant evicted.

Maybe OP needs to just not pander to the overly nosey neighbour?

andy.m_2

Methinks the OP came looking for sympathy and when none was forthcoming has decided to stay away.

If she is to do one thing, disassociate your love for the property and think of it as a business premises.

ffacoffipawb

kiwigirl wrote: »

Hi all, looking for a bit of advise please?

My old neighbour has texted me to ask if I knew that my tenant has put a shed in the back garden and it's sounds like it's a big shed!

I was a bit shocked to hear about this and have asked the neighbour to take a photo of the shed and send it to me. I haven't been asked by the letting agent nor the tenant if it would be OK and don't really understand why she has put a shed in the garden as she already has a garage with the property (no one else seem to need a shed in the area unless they've not got a garage), and the garden isn't huge anyway and the shed sounds like it's taken half the back garden up!

Could have been worse - you could have rented the house to Arthur Jackson

blossomhill_2

OP - does the shed comply with planning regulations?