A serious vent! Not for the faint hearted!

Blackpool_Saver

Who checked these people out?where did they
come from?

edgex

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I seriously need my head examined on this, and feel a little guilty at taking the £1,250 deposit, as it was provided by a charity on a 15% APR interest-only basis. It just feels morally wrong.

why should you feel guilty?

the charity chose to take a risk on this family, & they might have made a loss
that they were charging a 15% interest rate indicates that they had calculated that this family was a risky proposition


i would actually contact the charity & give them the full details as to why you need to withold the deposit

kmmr

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I'd had some pictures emailed to me earlier, which show jars and bottles of urine, bags of faeces and mouldy food all over the kitchen and the same in the garage. This property should have been left in a clean, rentable condition on Monday, as we've re-tenanted on Friday. All I am happy with is that the gas and electricity haven't been damaged. :eek:

Out of curiosity - how did you re-let it? Did the new tenant see it in it's current state?

Owain_Moneysaver

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I seriously need my head examined on this, and feel a little guilty at taking the £1,250 deposit, as it was provided by a charity on a 15% APR interest-only basis. It just feels morally wrong.

Next time get the charity to sign as guarantor for the whole rent and dilapidations then you'll be able to sue them for the full amount.

The charity may be a charity but you're not.

BitterAndTwisted

How long was this tenant in your property and when was the last inspection?

I'd also be getting onto Social Services and the Local Authority's LHA section in case this tenant has applied for another property somewhere else. To live in a property and leave it in such a filthy state isn't just anti-social, it's profound mental-health issues.

SingleSue

Bottles of urine and bags of poo.....euwwwww.

Itismehonest

I'm sad but not surprised to read your post, OP.
Unfortunately, there is a section of our society where thinking "It isn't mine so I don't have to look after it" has become "Why should anyone have anything I don't".

The ignorant also believe that owners can claim for everything on insurance without any cost to the individual owner - the nobody has to pay theory.

I've never been involved in long term lets (other than when I was younger & used to be the tenant) but I have come across similar situations (not the excrement, though, thankfully) in holiday cottages - like taking carving knives & gouging antique farmhouse tables corner to corner. Personally I wouldn't touch long-letting.

It is criminal damage, I believe. It is also behaviour which should be punished as it is what leads to landlords' worsening attitudes & treatment of tenants. As usual the bad minority spoil it for the majority who wouldn't act that way.

CKhalvashi

Hump wrote: »

If there were school aged children or younger in the household I would contact the local Children & Young Persons Service at the council (social services) and raise the living conditions as a 'safeguarding' issue as this family sounds like it needs fixing.

Already done, and also spoken to EHDC who have been pAying the rent. I've let to another (non-LHASA) family who are selling the house after divorce, have stable, decent income and not eligible for council housing. They have not seen the property.

It just saddens me that I work to pay a mortgage, bills and keep others in housing, yet there seems to be no thanks for this.

Was introduced by another Cllr who works with those at risk of homelessness, who is embarrassed as hell!

CK

johnbusby

CKhalvashi wrote: »

It just saddens me that I work to pay a mortgage, bills and keep others in housing, yet there seems to be no thanks for this.

Come on! Your not doing this for charity or out of the goodness of your heart . In fact, its the BTL brigade that are keeping a large number of potential FTP buyers (like myself so please excuse the bitterness!) out of home ownership. Presumably you decided to be a landlord as it offers you a decent financial return on your investment - if not then you should get out

While my heart does really go out for you and I agree the tenants are scum, like it or not, you are a bussiness and have to take some of these risks on the chin ( or insure against them?)

auroan

CKhalvashi wrote: »

It just saddens me that I work to pay a mortgage, bills and keep others in housing, yet there seems to be no thanks for this.

No personal offence intended in what I write next...

:mad::mad::mad:

But

"I beg your ******* (self censored) pardon". You are running a business that happens to be in the letting of a property. You are not required to be thanked for this is anyway. You are not keeping others in housing at all. By choosing to go with a DSS renter you we're just guarenteeing your rent income from the tax payer.