Landlords seen as “Extended Family”

One in ten (10%) renters aged between 25 and 34 count their landlord as a friend, while nearly one in five (18%) say they would happily send a gift or card to their landlord to express their gratitude if they had gone out of their way to help them.

Housefund.co.uk - 2nd February 2008

Research from Alliance & Leicester found more than one in five (21%) tenants aged 25 to 34 say they spend time chatting and catching up socially with their landlord when they phone up or drop in to visit.

With one in ten landlords (9%) checking in on their tenants at least once a fortnight, this regular contact seems to form the basis of some flourishing friendships. Contrary to stereotypical tales of frosty relations between landlords and tenants, only 3% of tenants overall don’t get along with their landlord.

Positive relations also bode well for landlords and could be seen as good business practice to be on good terms with tenants in a bid to ensure the property is treated with respect and care. One in seven (15%) landlords said they consider renters to be friends and nearly one in five (17%) say they would buy their renters a present or card if they moved away from the property on good terms - full article