Landlord changing mind about new tenants

KnightSmile

Thanks for the sensible advice G_M - I'm glad I avoided renting and have a mortgage.

My sister isn't the best with this kind of thing, so easy for her to be taken advantage of.

She just informed me that she agreed to pay £650 to the agency dealing with re-advertising the property to be taken from her deposit.

She has been told that the landlord is insisting on 'professionals' only which the agency keep telling him is impossible to achieve for that kind of property. In 4 months time he will obviously accept any tenant when its him losing out. He is taking advantage for a small gain on his part but placing my sister in substantial debt - lovely guy.

Its just business in one sense but its also bleeding dry a single mother for no real reason other than slightly easier life for the landlord for 4 months. I can see why Landlords get a bad rep. Hopefully there is such thing as karma and he is on the receiving end of similar behaviour,

Slithery

KnightSmile wrote: »

She has been told that the landlord is insisting on 'professionals' only which the agency keep telling him is impossible to achieve for that kind of property. In 4 months time he will obviously accept any tenant when its him losing out. He is taking advantage for a small gain on his part but placing my sister in substantial debt - lovely guy.

Its just business in one sense but its also bleeding dry a single mother for no real reason other than slightly easier life for the landlord for 4 months. I can see why Landlords get a bad rep. Hopefully there is such thing as karma and he is on the receiving end of similar behaviour,

Or you could look at it this way...

He's already tried renting to someone who wasn't a 'professional' and look what's happened - they're now trying to get out of a legally binding contract that they signed.

No wonder the LL is going to be looking for a tenant that's going to act more professionally in the future.

KnightSmile

Slithery wrote: »

Or you could look at it this way...

He's already tried renting to someone who wasn't a 'professional' and look what's happened - they're now trying to get out of a legally binding contract that they signed.

No wonder the LL is going to be looking for a tenant that's going to act more professionally in the future.

That doesn't apply in this situation - his property is in no condition that any professional would consider renting it. My sister replaced all the carpets when she moved in as they were a right state.

if he had said to her that he wanted her to honour the six month term, she would have done so. Instead he said that it would be fine as long as she found another tenant and now will only accept a tenant that wont materialise and still cash in regardless.

A tenant moving on after 2.5 years isn't that unusual - i don't have much sympathy for the Landlord when that happens, as thats part and parcel of the 'business'.

He is playing by the 'written rules' which can be relied upon in this case to get his own way, however, that isn't reflecting the totality of what actually was agreed - its a dishonest way to go through life

CGH123

You are a bit out of order to be fair!

Your sister signed up to a contract. She wanted to break that. The LL has kindly said that if a suitable alternative could be found (and it doesn't cost him anything) then fine. Nice of him. Her circumstances are totally irrelevant if you don't also consider the LLs circumstances. He might have a huge mortgage to pay whether or not he is getting rent. He would be stupid to get a 'substandard' tenant that might not pay the rent and it could take him (on average) 5 months to evict with no rent. Maybe she should have just continued with the contract she signed - after that its wouldn't be her problem. She can't have it all ways.

KnightSmile

CGH123 wrote: »

You are a bit out of order to be fair!

Your sister signed up to a contract. She wanted to break that. The LL has kindly said that if a suitable alternative could be found (and it doesn't cost him anything) then fine. Nice of him. Her circumstances are totally irrelevant if you don't also consider the LLs circumstances. He might have a huge mortgage to pay whether or not he is getting rent. He would be stupid to get a 'substandard' tenant that might not pay the rent and it could take him (on average) 5 months to evict with no rent. Maybe she should have just continued with the contract she signed - after that its wouldn't be her problem. She can't have it all ways.

Thanks for your view. I agree with some of what you say.

The factor changing my mind is that he wont get any other tenant then the kind he has always had there (according to the agency). He had 12 viewings lined up but rejected them all and didnt allow them to view because they had guarantors. Thats all he will attract with that kind of property. Its disingenuous to expect a so called professional to turn up. Therefore his so called kind offer is nothing of the sort If he had been direct in the first place my sister would have stayed for the full 6 month period,

letitbe90

KnightSmile wrote: »

Thanks for your view. I agree with some of what you say.

The factor changing my mind is that he wont get any other tenant then the kind he has always had there (according to the agency). He had 12 viewings lined up but rejected them all and didnt allow them to view because they had guarantors. Thats all he will attract with that kind of property. Its disingenuous to expect a so called professional to turn up. Therefore his so called kind offer is nothing of the sort If he had been direct in the first place my sister would have stayed for the full 6 month period,

Things have changed since 2.5 years ago and as well as rogue landlords, there is a lot about rogue tenants nowadays who can drag an eviction process 6 months after not paying rent due to how easy it is to take advantage of the court system.

Things will only be made more difficult in June where section 21 will be abolished, making it even more risky to be a landlord.

KnightSmile

letitbe90 wrote: »

Things have changed since 2.5 years ago and as well as rogue landlords, there is a lot about rogue tenants nowadays who can drag an eviction process 6 months after not paying rent due to how easy it is to take advantage of the court system.

Things will only be made more difficult in June where section 21 will be abolished, making it even more risky to be a landlord.

Im sure thats something Landlords need to consider, as I would do too in the same position.

If he wanted the security he could have insisted that she honour the 6 month contract. Instead he gave her the impression she could secure another tenancy elsewhere and then raised the bar to ensure he still gets rent from her by holding out for a tenant he will never attract.

I'm grateful you are offering an alternative perspective, what I would say is that my sister isn't a rogue tenant, the landlord will get his 6 months rent from my sister as per the agreement. She is honouring the agreement and only sought some goodwill and instead got misled, He will still get his rent, as she (and my family) will ensure the contract obligations are met.

He has the equal risk of a new potential tenant now and in 4 months time,