Am I prejudice?????

Person_one

Ashingtonian wrote: »

I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't, but that's not an answer available to give to the question.

The question is you have to decide either way, yet no one will give a straight answer because they know what their answer would have to be.

If you give people two options, then 'either of those is fine, I have no preference' is a perfectly acceptable answer. Like I say, toss a coin if you want.

Pixie5740

Ashingtonian wrote: »

I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't, but that's not an answer available to give to the question.

The question is you have to decide either way, yet no one will give a straight answer because they know what their answer would have to be.

Don't assume that everyone shares your prejudices.

POPPYOSCAR

Ashingtonian wrote: »

But you have still not answered the original question. Let's put it another way. You sell up and move to a nice semi-detached with the one next door empty. You get a knock on the door from someone, you answer. They hand you a piece of paper on which a question asks:

"Would you rather the person who moves in next door is a buyer or renter"? You can only answer buyer or renter, nothing else. What would your answer be?

I would say a buyer.

Yes there are plenty of good people who rent but my experience has been that statistically there are more problems from renters than buyers.

Ashingtonian

Person_one wrote: »

If you give people two options, then 'either of those is fine, I have no preference' is a perfectly acceptable answer. Like I say, toss a coin if you want.

Well in that case, lets for arguments sake say there is a gun at your head. Buyer or Renter? No coin toss, no whatever I'm not bothered.

Buyer or Renter? I await yet another non answer from the non prejudiced PC brigade.

Ashingtonian

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

I would say a buyer.

Yes there are plenty of good people who rent but my experience has been that statistically there are more problems from renters than buyers.

At last we have a winner.

Pixie5740

If I had to choose as a matter of life or death I'd choose the tenant. How do you like them apples?

Where does your little game of prejudice end?

Person_one

Ashingtonian wrote: »

Well in that case, lets for arguments sake say there is a gun at your head. Buyer or Renter? No coin toss, no whatever I'm not bothered.

How long and convoluted will the question have to be before it guarantees you the answer you're after I wonder! :rotfl:

Person_one

Pixie5740 wrote: »

If I had to choose as a matter of life or death I'd choose the tenant. How do you like them apples?

Where does your little game of prejudice end?

At least if a tenant is a nightmare, they're more likely to be gone fairly soon I suppose!

Ashingtonian

Pixie5740 wrote: »

If I had to choose as a matter of life or death I'd choose the tenant. How do you like them apples?

Where does your little game of prejudice end?

Yes, of course you would;)

Pixie5740

Ashingtonian wrote: »

Yes, of course you would;)

Yes I would. I live in Scotland where landlords have a legal responsibility to ensure that their tenants do not cause a nuisance to the neighbours (it's actually a specific ground for eviction). Landlords in Scotland also have to be registered with the local council for all the properties they let within that council otherwise they would be committing a criminal offence by letting the property.

Therefore, if I end up with a nuisance neighbour who is a private tenant then I can take action against both the neighbour and the landlord. If the nuisance neighbour is an owner-occupier then I'm pretty much stuck with them.