A little more protection for tenants...?

fishpond

So how do you get a reference from a previous tenant thats b******d off?

Cakeguts

allypally26 wrote: »

The flat I looked at was in a block I looked at three. All were the same price.

One had a really odd layout and was dark.

One was owned by a lady in the Navy and was managed by the letting agents when I viewed it was cluttered by the current tenants stuff.

The one I rented was owed by a guy who had previously rented it out but had moved back in due to his girlfriend’s course being in the area. Again this was managed by the letting agent.

I researched the agents all are pretty rubbish in the area. I was moving from London I had a few tick boxes and these blocks of flats fitted them until I got to know the area. I also paid over the odds in the end so please don’t try this you get what you pay for crap.

LL’s here charge market rate regardless of the level of service they give or don’t in this case.

So the one you rented was owned by someone who from time to time lived there. The point I am making is that the landlords who buy to let don't ever live in their properties. The properties are there only to be let.



There are those who buy nice properties in nice areas and look after them and there are those who buy them in not so good areas and don't look after them.

The problem ones are going to be those that have been lived in by the landlord because they are not likely to be tenant proofed or repaired as well as those that are bought for a business and looked after.



The most expensive ones are usually owned by big build to rent companies. But they don't offer the same low level of service as the landlords who used to live there.

lookstraightahead

Yep - previous references from tenants. And also, a deposit put into a scheme for when there's no not water / heating etc - some landlords think this is acceptable behaviour as "they would put up with it" which is sontotalky, totally irrelevant when you are paying for a service

Comms69

allypally26 wrote: »

The flat I looked at was in a block I looked at three. All were the same price.

One had a really odd layout and was dark.

One was owned by a lady in the Navy and was managed by the letting agents when I viewed it was cluttered by the current tenants stuff.

The one I rented was owed by a guy who had previously rented it out but had moved back in due to his girlfriend’s course being in the area. Again this was managed by the letting agent.

I researched the agents all are pretty rubbish in the area. I was moving from London I had a few tick boxes and these blocks of flats fitted them until I got to know the area. I also paid over the odds in the end so please don’t try this you get what you pay for crap.

LL’s here charge market rate regardless of the level of service they give or don’t in this case.

But your contract is with the landlord. The agent may as well be bob from the pub. They provide you with no service whatsoever.


Clearly the Navy flat was the better option.

Comms69

fishpond wrote: »

That is of course assuming you can find the previous tenant, as some seem to disappear off the planet, with out paying some/all of their bills.

Which has exactly zero to do with the landlord...

Comms69

babyblade41 wrote: »

Well yes but they won't be getting there deposit back... I think for genuine renters who have moved mutually and need a ref , then to reciprocate it would be doable, with a few tweaks

Why wouldn't they get their deposit back, has the law changed recently?

Comms69

lookstraightahead wrote: »

Yep - previous references from tenants. And also, a deposit put into a scheme for when there's no not water / heating etc - some landlords think this is acceptable behaviour as "they would put up with it" which is sontotalky, totally irrelevant when you are paying for a service

You aren't. You are paying for a property.


And just like any other occupier you sometimes have to put up with life's inconveniences. Whoever told you otherwise lied.

lookstraightahead

Comms you're paying for a property with facilities listed on your inventory. Gas central heating. Hot and cold running Taps. Can you imagine paying for a holiday and not having any hot water in your property for the week? Anyway I personally think it would be a good idea,

Comms69

lookstraightahead wrote: »

Comms you're paying for a property with facilities listed on your inventory. Gas central heating. Hot and cold running Taps. Can you imagine paying for a holiday and not having any hot water in your property for the week? Anyway I personally think it would be a good idea,

That's no different to renting a car and expecting 4 wheels. Fair enough; but if you get a flat tyre on your journey you cant claim compensation.


Life happens.

deFoix

Yes we need MORE PROTECTIONS but for landlords. I propose a national database of tenants which must be legally filled out annually for every tenant including how many missed and late payments were made and how much. This is easily verifiable by a 3rd party if needed.

This would work in the good tenants’ favour by showing prospective landlords they they are low medium or high risk and price the rent appropriately. It solves the information problem.

Of course the very bad tenants will have nowhere to go so the government would never back this as they would have to house them directly. Better to let them just blend into the mix of good tenemts and let private landlords deal with the issue for free.