Police have forced entry.

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NYM wrote: »

I'd just do as HappyMJ wrote...let it go to a rolling tenancy.
If your tenant is accused of criminal activity, his case would be unlikely to get to Court before that date.

I think this is our favourite course of action at the moment.

glasgowdan

missbiggles1 wrote: »

If you're going to be a professional landlord, all you should worry about is whether you get your rent regularly and the flat is kept in good order.

If you want to take a moral viewpoint on it then it should be wider than "not in my house" and probably start with "Let him who is without sin...."

I think you and another on this thread are trying their best to troll to the highest degree. Of course there's more to renting your property out than getting paid and having no damage done to the place. There are neighbours to think of, unwanted visitors to the property after this tenant has left, the peace of mind knowing your property isn't being used as a drug den or going to be regularly broken in to by the police.

Really not sure why you've decided to take this deliberately dismissive and opposing standpoint to the original post.

Andypandyboy

missbiggles1 wrote: »

If you're going to be a professional landlord, all you should worry about is whether you get your rent regularly and the flat is kept in good order.

If you want to take a moral viewpoint on it then it should be wider than "not in my house" and probably start with "Let him who is without sin...."

MMmm, that is ok until you think about your rental property as your own material asset and your wider responsibilities to the community.

Good men stand by and all that jazz.

I can appreciate that from a purely fiscal pov rental is all, but I suspect that is only actually adhered to by those with large impersonal property portfolios, not the small time emotionally invested LL.

I wouldn't want a drug dealer operating from my premises for a myriad of reasons. If that makes him homeless and a criminal he has only himself to blame I afraid.

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glasgowdan wrote: »

I think you and another on this thread are trying their best to troll to the highest degree. Of course there's more to renting your property out than getting paid and having no damage done to the place. There are neighbours to think of, unwanted visitors to the property after this tenant has left, the peace of mind knowing your property isn't being used as a drug den or going to be regularly broken in to by the police.

Really not sure why you've decided to take this deliberately dismissive and opposing standpoint to the original post.

I think some people these forums (and I am not naming missbiggles as one of them), will go out of their way to be dismissive towards any problems private landlords might have because they think we are all devil's spawn who are stopping them or their children from buying a house. Either that, or they don't think there should be any privately-rented places, it should all be social housing (cloud cuckoo land).

I will just say my BTL property was £85k. Most people can afford that.

Thank you to all those who have been helpful. x

AdrianC

Andypandyboy wrote: »

MMmm, that is ok until you think about your rental property as your own material asset and your wider responsibilities to the community.

Which is all well and good, but society devolves law enforcement to the police and to the court system, not to landlords. "Innocent until rumoured dodgy"?

I can appreciate that from a purely fiscal pov rental is all, but I suspect that is only actually adhered to by those with large impersonal property portfolios, not the small time emotionally invested LL.

Getting emotionally involved with your rental property/ies, and with what your tenants get up to, is a great way to madness and - quite probably - a restraining order.

seven-day-weekend

Andypandyboy wrote: »

MMmm, that is ok until you think about your rental property as your own material asset and your wider responsibilities to the community.

Good men stand by and all that jazz.

I can appreciate that from a purely fiscal pov rental is all, but I suspect that is only actually adhered to by those with large impersonal property portfolios, not the small time emotionally invested LL.

I wouldn't want a drug dealer operating from my premises for a myriad of reasons. If that makes him homeless and a criminal he has only himself to blame I afraid.

Thank you, my sentiments entirely. I do not personally wish to be connected in any way with drug dealing, certainly not even indirectly making any money from it, neither do I want the other residents in the block to have to be subjected to it.

However, we do not know as yet whether this is the case. Until we do, the tenant can stay, but we will not give him another tenancy, it can be a rolling month-by month one, so that we can give him two month's notice at any time if necessary. If he turns out to be OK, then he has nothing to worry about.

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AdrianC wrote: »

Which is all well and good, but society devolves law enforcement to the police and to the court system, not to landlords. "Innocent until rumoured dodgy"?



Getting emotionally involved with your rental property/ies, and with what your tenants get up to, is a great way to madness and - quite probably - a restraining order.

Why is it 'a great way to madness' to want nothing to do with illegal activity? And where on earth does a restraining order come into it? I've never met the tenant and don't ever wish to!

Are you telling me that if you knew there was illegal activity going on at a property you owned, you would just turn a blind eye and let it happen?

Andypandyboy

AdrianC wrote: »

Which is all well and good, but society devolves law enforcement to the police and to the court system, not to landlords. "Innocent until rumoured dodgy"?



Getting emotionally involved with your rental property/ies, and with what your tenants get up to, is a great way to madness and - quite probably - a restraining order.

I think SDW has made it clear she won't act until she knows the score. No pun intended!

Emotionally invested as in; I would rather not have my property trashed/become a drug den/brothel etc. Not as in I want to know my tenants every move and what day he changes his sheets. Subtle,:D but important distinction in my view.

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Just to make it clear - if nothing comes of this he can stay if he wants to. If he turns out to be a drug dealer he gets given notice.

I'd have thought that most people would not have a problem with this.

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While I don't agree with every post on here, reading them and thinking through the point of view does clarify (and in some cases change) your thinking, doesn't it?

I know when my ex (came from an iffier background than mine) was asked to help someone move some benches from an empty house. Chances of being caught, negligible.., but I still considered it theft and told my now ex if he did do this, he needn't bother coming back to the house. The car was registered in my name as well lol. But the major reason was I didn't want to have anything to do with someone who was a thief.