Landlord wants to sell!

westernpromise

Guest101 wrote: »

That's technically not a landlords reference.


And aside from registration with an official body, it's no different to Guest101 Lettings which could be set up now, or now, or now. As that's all it takes to be a letting agent.

You think a landlord is going to be fooled by a clever wheeze like that? They'll let you move into their million quid property on that basis?

Hutch100uk

Guest101 wrote: »

That's technically not a landlords reference.


And aside from registration with an official body, it's no different to Guest101 Lettings which could be set up now, or now, or now. As that's all it takes to be a letting agent.

I guess not but they managed the property I lived in and I dealt with them directly rather than the landlord. I would imagine as they are all local agents, I would struggle to 'invent' a local agent to create a false reference.

I'm not sure why everyone is getting hung up on the reference. I had wanted to know about letting my landlord in to take photos!!!

Guest101

westernpromise wrote: »

You honestly don't know what goes in a landlord's reference? Seriously?

X has rented the property since (tenancy agreement).

X has paid their rent on time (bank statements)

I've never met X, so they could be a serial killer.


That's the jist of a typical reference.


Do you believe that you and the previous LL are so similar that any subjective opinion he/she presents would equally match your own, purely on the fact that the single thing you have in common is you both rent out properties?


What if you support Liverpool and they support Everton?
God forbid what is they actually like marmite?


If you got:


I'm am incredibly disheartened writing this reference, X has been my best tenant. I can only hope of finding another tenant of the same calibre.

Had he stayed I intended to wed my eldest daughter to his eldest son and join our clans.


I'd be a bit sceptical.... My point is, this is a business transaction and the decision should be based upon fact.

HappyMJ

Hutch100uk wrote: »

I guess not but they managed the property I lived in and I dealt with them directly rather than the landlord. I would imagine as they are all local agents, I would struggle to 'invent' a local agent to create a false reference.

I'm not sure why everyone is getting hung up on the reference. I had wanted to know about letting my landlord in to take photos!!!

Part of the reference you require will ask if you have broken the terms of the tenancy agreement.

By not allowing access you most probably will be breaking one of the terms of the tenancy agreement and the reference will reflect that so if you want a reference you will have to allow access for photo's.

If you're not concerned about the reference then don't allow access.

Guest101

westernpromise wrote: »

You think a landlord is going to be fooled by a clever wheeze like that? They'll let you move into their million quid property on that basis?

Fooled? I'm serious. A letting agency takes nothing to set up (except registration), no qualifications, some don't even have a high street office.


I could set up as a letting agent, like a proper real agent, market homes, collect rent and provide all tenants with glowing references with zero repercussions.

Guest101

Hutch100uk wrote: »

I guess not but they managed the property I lived in and I dealt with them directly rather than the landlord. I would imagine as they are all local agents, I would struggle to 'invent' a local agent to create a false reference.

I'm not sure why everyone is getting hung up on the reference. I had wanted to know about letting my landlord in to take photos!!!

Conversation evolve and we've dealt with the photos... keep up


My point isn't about creating an agency, its the fact that an agent is unqualified and has zero accountability in this situation. It's worthless

marksoton

Guest101 wrote: »

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In fact can be riddled with untruths simply to get a troublesome tenant out.

Indeed.

When my uncle died my father had to take over as LL on my late grandfathers place. Tenant stopped paying. It went on for approx 9 months.

The end result was the tenant agreed to pay most of the rent arrears and not trash the place. In return he got a reference.

At the end of the day he just wanted the place sold. That's just one possible scenario.

westernpromise

Guest101 wrote: »

X has rented the property since (tenancy agreement).

X has paid their rent on time (bank statements)

I've never met X, so they could be a serial killer.


That's the jist of a typical reference.

As I thought - you have no idea.

Guest101

westernpromise wrote: »

As I thought - you have no idea.

Definitely Mr Samantha. The writing style is almost 100%.


(if I'm wrong, this could be start of a budding romance)


Back onto topic (ish) - that's the whole point! You cant dictate what goes into a LLs reference. So what you write is very personal to you and has no bearing on what another LL will (or wont) write.

HappyMJ

westernpromise wrote: »

As I thought - you have no idea.

I can quite honestly say I have no idea either. Lucky I don't provide them as I'd be accused of lying.

My tenants have broken the terms of the tenancy agreement by painting a wall without getting prior permission so if I did write a reference telling a future landlord the truth as it stands that my tenants have no regard for the terms in the tenancy agreement and have wilfully breached it then they will never find a new property and never move out.....oh and they consistently pay the rent 2-3 days late every month. I will not be able to truthfully say the rent was paid on time every month.