Rental property gardens

restless6

I would not expect a tenant to keep a plant alive - I can hardly do that myself !! So if they died off it would not be an issue

It is more that the plants and bushes are there to fill gaps that can!!!8217;t reallt be replaced with anything else

Carrot007

restless6 wrote: »

Is it really too much to expect a tenant to mow and strim grass and use hedge trimmers on hedges though ?

Depending on the tenant, YES. And the wrong sort of tenant will 100% ignore anything in the contract about that and just do what you will. Your deposit probably would not cover a decent garden.


I used to live next door to a houseing association tenant, they only cleared the garden when they were threatend with eviction because the contractors of the associatiobn could not get in to repalce the roof. Within a year they were unable to move though the garden again. 6 Foot high overgrown nonsense. Luckily I sold when most of it was clear.



Of course bweing a family home, they might keep the garden clear for the kids, or they might not care, who knows, they have the road.


Expect to have to do it yourself (or pay for it) and be happy if you do not have to. Also don't charge them a fee for it they will not notice if you up the monthly rent a little instead.


Of course if you are in the high end market things might be different, but you don't seem to be.


Also nopthing stopping you errecting a fence next the the hedge if the neighbours wont remove it. It will probably kill the hedge eventually anyway.

restless6

I will be moving three hours away so suppose I won!!!8217;t see the garden anyway !
I made the garden suck high maintenance Over the years so I know I have to remove a lot of stuff
My house is not high end but it is in a very sought after area so I know it will rent very easily

bouicca21

You also need to think about equipment - are you going to leave a lawnmower, strimmer, spade, fork, hoe? Much easier to have some sort of gardening service.

restless6

Financially things will be tight for me moving away so if I can avoid paying a gardener I would prefer not to

lookstraightahead

Obviously to even out the discussion some tenants look after gardens better than owners. My neighbours garden is a nightmare and the overgrow trees hang over my pathway. Who deals with that?

Carrot007

restless6 wrote: »

Financially things will be tight for me moving away so if I can avoid paying a gardener I would prefer not to

Then you really should just sell the place. What are you going to do if it requires major maintainance shortly?

restless6

well I!!!8217;ve taken out my rose arch and finished filling in the pond and removed all plant pots and hangin baskets
The planters hat must be left as they cover a drainage gulley in front of he conservatory I have filled with slate stones instead of the plants that were in them
It is starting to look bare !

restless6

I am not able to sell unfortunately else I would.
I have got to move into a rented house myself and rent this house out.
I have some savings for major repairs etc but I would rather keep these for that use rather than for gardeners

Carrot007

lookstraightahead wrote: »

Obviously to even out the discussion some tenants look after gardens better than owners. My neighbours garden is a nightmare and the overgrow trees hang over my pathway. Who deals with that?

You can cut them down if you want but legally you should offer the cuttings back to the neighbour. (No one does because quite frankly it is liable to cause more trouble!)



If your neigbour if anything like my ols one he will be happy to remove the tree if you pay.