Comments on: Landlords needed for ITV “Tonight” Programme

By: C. Davis

C. Davis — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:52:54 +0000

Hi, I rent out my property to a couple, they pay on time, look after it well BUT every 2 months they find something wrong! 1st waste disposal, he took it out and I had to pay to get it removed although nothing wrong, then the toilet, then the pond pump 2 of them.. they removed the fitted wardrobes, also re vamped the garden, removed a load of our stuff and called it rubbish! then wanted reduction in rent, we obliged by 100 pounds a month…fine you might say but you should read the terrible emails she sends us, now there is a major water leak, she cant wait 5 mins for us to get sorted and threatens to call health and safety! I am sick with worry about it all, cant afford to pay the mortgage and she knows it so held over a barrel….want to sell but how can I as they might up and leave….and they want a reference!! yes I will give her one…..all the terrible emails she has written.

By: andy rogerson

andy rogerson — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:12:56 +0000

I’m sure that it will be a horror story that will give ammunition to Landlords for treating all tenants as though they are a hazard. We run an agency in Hull and when we have had problems with tenants it is often because we didn’t follow our procedure as well as we could have.
Many Landlords in their euphoria of letting a property ignore warning signs, don’t ask enough questions, take up correct references and analyse the risk of the potential tenant.
Of course even doing all this does not mean you will avoid a really bad tenant, but guarantors with clean credit don’t normally want to have problems and yet so many landlords still don’t have them in place!!
This program will highlight the minefield of lettings but as usual will seek to excuse responsibility as always …. but maybe I will be wrong.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:43:27 +0000

The tenants moved in 1st November 2009 – rent £465 per month. To date they have paid ONLY £200.

Their Mother/Guarantor,’Borrowed’ my keys in an emergency, and then refused to return them.

I sent Form 21 ‘Notice of Possession’ in March, which they ignored, as have their rent guarantors, one of whom has been aggressive to me.

Now, I am having to pay to take legal action, but time wise and regarding support, the LAW seems to be firmly on the side of these tenants.

To sum up, I am paying the mortgage each month, the tenants are living rent free and, even WHEN they finally vacate, there is no chance of getting any money from them, or their guarantors.

By: Will Moule

Will Moule — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:27:18 +0000

Hi – I own and run London’s largest inventory company so have seen and heard about just about everything you can imagine. Drug factories, brothels, every single item of furniture stolen, fires, floods, dirty to the point of making you sick. Happy to help if needed

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:17:50 +0000

Yep, I’ve had some of those [well most really]. The girl who rented a flat and then used it as a ‘massage’ parlour, [when confronted, she explained that it was alright as they only did 'hand massage', whatever that is!] Worse still she rented it out, by the half day to other ‘working girls’ too, and I got a phone call from the shop across the road, concerned by the number of men waiting outside. Then there was the mature ‘lady’ who told me she had a night time care job, looking after a disabled person every night and wanted a quiet flat she could sleep in during the day, where she wouldn’t be disturbed by her family. Hah, that proved to be untrue as well!

Oh yes, and there was the guy who had a 13 year old daughter, the wife had apparently left a long time previously, who, when I went to repair a tap washer, [at his behest], I found was cultivating cannabis. [I saw the violet light shining under the doors of the bathroom, airing cupboard and spare bedroom and went to investigate], and don’t even talk to me about the number of filthy damaged flats and huge arrears I’ve had to deal with……

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:16:48 +0000

I run an estate and letting agency and have just helped a friend through a very difficult period in which a seemingly professional tenant caused him to have a mental break down through a false disrepair claim and an incompetent solicitor costing almost £40k in legal fees, while the tenant was claiming legal aid. The tenant then just moved onto another property and the landlord has never recovered.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:31:05 +0000

I have a horror story for each example if you want contact me

Brian

By: ls

ls — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:29:26 +0000

What about greedy landloards that lie throu there teeth to win in court!!!
theres not enough programs about that!

By: peter cookson

peter cookson — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:11:13 +0000

I have just sent a e-mail, I forgot to put that the stress caused me to have a heart attack at Christmas and I’ve had to go back to work to try to save my Business and to help my tenants. I have 136 properties in Tameside Manchester.

By: peter cookson

peter cookson — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:06:22 +0000

I have 136 properties in tameside. Chelsea building society are repossesing 4 for a four grand debt this could cost them £3,250k loss they will not have a face to face meeting to sort this out. Tennants are pocketing direct rent payments and not passing it on to the landlord. I personally have lost thousands.