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Issue with "house guest" next door.
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Wow what a generalisation! Might want to take your blinkers off. Our rental is regularly maintained and our very nice tenant and family very happy in their nice neighbourhood. We also pay no more tax than we did before the introduction of Section 24.LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »This is exactly the problem with private landlords. They run houses into states of delapidation and disrepair & then they lease them to the kind of people who would have originally been housed on council estates but are now destroying once well-heeled and HAPPY areas. I'm delighted to hear the banks have cracked down on BTL mortgages and the government are hitting them hard with taxation. They are a plague on the very fabric of our society!0 -
LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »This is exactly the problem with private landlords. They run houses into states of delapidation and disrepair & then they lease them to the kind of people who would have originally been housed on council estates but are now destroying once well-heeled and HAPPY areas. I'm delighted to hear the banks have cracked down on BTL mortgages and the government are hitting them hard with taxation. They are a plague on the very fabric of our society!
Domestic violence can happen to anyone.
Nigella Lawson, Tina Turner, Lesley Ash, Rhianna, all examples of well to do women who've found themselves victims of it.0 -
pmlindyloo wrote: »We have no idea what drugs are involved, whether this was a row with 'the missus' (what a quaint phrase) and why the Op intervened suspecting abuse of the tenant and/or the child. You have made assumptions, all of which may be correct, but still assumptions.
OP, you have been advised about the tenant/landlord situation. The police will investigate any criminal matters. You can contact the NSPCC if you have concerns about the child. Keep a log of all incidents.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/report-abuse/
Of course I have made assumptions - that's all we can do based on the info the OP has provided, and they're clearly not the most impartial of sources:kev-insted wrote: »Within a matter of days the boyfriend appeared and quickly became a regular fixture. And that's when the blazing rows started at all hours. Add to this: drug use in the property, driving at high-speeds in a residential road and parking issues with other neighbours.
My description and the OP's description are 2 cheeks of the same @rse. Glass half full vs half empty etc. Yes, you can call the police, social services, the NSPCC and even the RSPCA if they have pets - I don't disagree with that. The point is not to expect much to come of it, as sadly, this sort of behaviour is far from uncommon. For further evidence, see almost any city council estate.0 -
rental properties are a plague on society?LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »This is exactly the problem with private landlords. They run houses into states of delapidation and disrepair & then they lease them to the kind of people who would have originally been housed on council estates but are now destroying once well-heeled and HAPPY areas. I'm delighted to hear the banks have cracked down on BTL mortgages and the government are hitting them hard with taxation. They are a plague on the very fabric of our society!0 -
rental properties are a plague on society?
Who'd have thunk it was slumlords enriching their offspring that was the issue, rather than the tenants of said rental property...?!?LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »I totally feel you - I have a son who is 11 and we are already thinking of investing in a BTL to help him get on the property ladder when he's ready. Take no notice of this lot0 -
That doesn't make any sense. The hike in taxation will only result in LL increasing rent and do even less repairs. How is this going to help with anti-social behaviour?LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »This is exactly the problem with private landlords. They run houses into states of delapidation and disrepair & then they lease them to the kind of people who would have originally been housed on council estates but are now destroying once well-heeled and HAPPY areas. I'm delighted to hear the banks have cracked down on BTL mortgages and the government are hitting them hard with taxation. They are a plague on the very fabric of our society!
OP, is your neighbour likely to be claiming benefits as a single parent? If there is a chance of this being the case, you could build a case with evidence and report her. Her benefits will be stopped and at some point, she will have to move and gone will be the boyfriend.0 -
Wow! Are they two-faced, or bitter at finding it harder to get on the BTL ladder nowadays?!ReadingTim wrote: »Who'd have thunk it was slumlords enriching their offspring that was the issue, rather than the tenants of said rental property...?!?LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »I totally feel you - I have a son who is 11 and we are already thinking of investing in a BTL to help him get on the property ladder when he's ready. Take no notice of this lot0 -
and even if it does say that, it would be very difficult to enforce as the tenant has exclusive use of the property and quiet enjoyment.
The OP certainly isn't getting quiet enjoyment of his......:eek:
I am sympathetic to the OP's position - listening to constant rows, inconsiderate parking/dangerous driving/ the smell of cannabis (?) drifting over the garden fence... unpleasant to say the very least.
Dangerous driving should be reported to the police as, presumably, should the drugs problem.
If he has reason to suspect that a child is being abused, then he should contact social services/NSPCC as a matter of urgency.0 -
Wow! Are they two-faced, or bitter at finding it harder to get on the BTL ladder nowadays?!
Probably more of the former than latter..LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »As FTB with excellent salaries, low debt and fantastic credit files
But don't forget:LadyGMadameToThee wrote: »I'm investing in property, antiques and collectibles.0
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