Tips on vetting new tenants

lookstraightahead

Should we check out new buyers too? All those selling are responsible for who they sell to? Get dbs checks, fjbsncial monitoring, scour social media. This could form part of a house ownership passport as there are some really really bad owners out there.

lookstraightahead

It people could stop putting tenants into a lower class

need_an_answer

lookstraightahead wrote: »

Should we check out new buyers too? All those selling are responsible for who they sell to? Get dbs checks, fjbsncial monitoring, scour social media. This could form part of a house ownership passport as there are some really really bad owners out there.

Are you serious,I assume you are and yes I can confirm that practice does actually go on and I encountered it this week.

I put an offer in on a property as a BTL LL only to be told that the development doesn't really like them.

Furthermore as I was shown round the complex I was told I couldn't enter the secure car park simply because I did not own a property there and the residents don't trust EA's with the code.

Oh well I put my offer in anyway and low and behold my money seems good to the vendor if not the neighbours....interesting times ahead

Noodles7791

Soundgirlrocks wrote: »

I don't mean to sound harsh but you are exactly the kind of landlord that I don't think should be letting property.

You are emotionally invested in the property (it used to be your home) Your reference to it as your "only" asset suggest a level of dependency and fear, if you did have a bad tenant / prolonged void I think the stress of it would be crippling and possibly cause you to behave irrationally.

Good landlords are emotionally detached from their investment this lets them look at the property objectively, (none of the "it worked fine when I lived there" type mentality) They run a business and understand the tenant is their client, they understand the law, they don't panic if a situation turns sour they know the procedure's to go through.

Without being harsh either, who are you to tell me what I can or can't do?

I had a fantastic relationship with my tenants and will miss them. Maintenance problems were sorted quickly and we had a mutual repect for each other.

It was acutually myself who encouraged them to buy. My view being that if you can afford to rent long term you can afford to make mortgage payments.

I think a very valid point was raised earlier being that bad tenants and bad LL are where the blame lies. Without either of these there would be no need for intrusive checks or such mistrust.

Noodles7791

corell wrote: »

If only the landlord of my neighbouring house had some of these ideas and used social media or google to check out their new tenants, I would not now be living next door to a couple going through continuous domestic violence and drug taking. The landlord would also know one has an ASBO and both are ex-cons recently released and were hell on earth to their previous neighbours. Yet I checked them out and I found all this out from what is available online. It's a good source to use in my opinion. I've happily been in my property for almost 5 years, I'm a tenant, I have 3 monthly inspections and yet now I cannot live peacefully in my home due to another landlords choices.
So it's not just your homes that may be damaged but also neighbour's lives so you need to get it right who you are letting your properties to for everyones sakes.

This is so right. I don't just have myself to think about I have the consideration of 4 other nieghbours who live in adjasent flats. Not to mention people living on the street.

gonsdad

FreeBear wrote: »

If they are shouting and fighting, I have every right to know - It impacts on my quality of life and causes a disturbance for the neighbours (of tertiary concern to me, but..). Likewise, if the go leaving piles of dirty dishes in the sink I will get annoyed.

If they are smoking inside the house or lighting candles/oil burners/incense, then there is an unacceptable fire risk to consider.

Well given you live with them, it's also their right to snoop around and find out exactly what you're upto then isn't it?

Bad behaviour or poor financial management on your end could equally harm their quality of life and they're paying you for a service - you're not doing them a favour by allowing them to live on your property.

Are you suggesting that not only do tenants have no right to privacy, but homeowners are somehow above shouting and fighting or leaving dirty dishes around?

FreeBear

If the lodgers wish to dress up as transgender dominatrix lesbians in the privacy of their room, that is entirely up to them. In the rest of the house, there are certain rules in place to protect both them and myself. For example, the cellars are off limits as there are chemicals and other "stuff" down there that would be dangerous in the wrong hands.

As for fights - If they result in blood, broken bones, or anything else that require the involvement of the police, it is unacceptable in any home.

FreeBear

gonsdad wrote: »

Interesting that you think being gay or transgender is something someone should keep in the privacy of their own room. The more I learn about you the more I think the local authorities should be warned about you.

I said "If they want to dress up as...". Got nothing against LGBT of any type - Work along side a few in my office and have a gay on my team - Great guy.

As for the authorities, they already know about me (but not for the reasons that you might think), so wind yer neck in bud and stop forming opinions of people based on a handful of internet postings.

davidwood681

There are far more bad tenants out there than bad landlords

DaftyDuck

davidwood681 wrote: »

There are [STRIKE]far[/STRIKE] more [STRIKE]bad [/STRIKE]tenants out there than [STRIKE]bad [/STRIKE]landlords

... speaking as a landlord ...