Letting a property to the council

GreenSnake

In my area, it's common for social housing associations to offer this to landlords, but not the council.
They guarantee to return the property to you, in the same state you handed it over to them.
In between, it's not your concern.

AubreyMac

As I don't plan to let out my flat for a few years yet (I want to eventually buy a house without having to sell my flat), I didn't want to make a genuine enquiry with the council just yet. I've seen it on their site and they list all the great things but just wanted peoples experience of it.


I know a couple of private landlords, they always seem to have issues with whingeing tenants. One of them had her property damaged, the cost of repairing was more than the deposit paid.

GreenSnake

AubreyMac wrote: »

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I know a couple of private landlords, they always seem to have issues with whingeing tenants. One of them had her property damaged, the cost of repairing was more than the deposit paid.

Those landlords should be grateful their properties weren't converted into cannabis factories (or farms?).

AubreyMac

GreenSnake wrote: »

Those landlords should be grateful their properties weren't converted into cannabis factories (or farms?).

One of the landlords found their 1 bed property kept 10 people in there, most of which were illegal migrants. It was meant to be 'managed' by a well known agency too.


But the one that got really trashed was let out to a couple. He was a pastor of a church and she was a teaching assistant. They split up while they were in that property (he paid the deposit and was the first to leave), therefore as it wasn't her money in the deposit she couldn't care less about not getting it back. Everything was trashed even the shower curtain, ironing board and bedsheets.


And someone mentioned being considerate to neighbours - my flat is ex council and most people in my block are council tenants anyway.

GreenSnake

AubreyMac wrote: »

One of the landlords found their 1 bed property kept 10 people in there, most of which were illegal migrants. It was meant to be 'managed' by a well known agency too.


But the one that got really trashed was let out to a couple. He was a pastor of a church and she was a teaching assistant. They split up while they were in that property (he paid the deposit and was the first to leave), therefore as it wasn't her money in the deposit she couldn't care less about not getting it back. Everything was trashed even the shower curtain, ironing board and bedsheets.


And someone mentioned being considerate to neighbours - my flat is ex council and most people in my block are council tenants anyway.

Doesn't the church provide accommodation for them?
I didn't know they were reliant on private landlords.

MEM62

AubreyMac wrote: »

I know a couple of private landlords, they always seem to have issues with whingeing tenants. One of them had her property damaged, the cost of repairing was more than the deposit paid.

In most cases private landlords have a unrealistic view on what being a landlord is. Particularly those that have previously lived in the property and still have an emotional attachment to it. Many are also naive as to what extent being a landlord is a responsibility.

When letting the property effectively becomes a business asset and letting is a business. You will have good tenants, not so good tenants. Those that have common sense and take care of small issues themselves and those that are on the phone every five minutes. You will have to spend money on maintenance and repairs. You will also have all the other issues that go with running a small business.