"LANDLORDS TOGETHER SUPPORTING EACH OTHER"
We Will:
- Source the Best Tenants
- Report the Worse Ones and
- Communicate by E-mail About Those To Avoid
To be a part of this community you must register
here and report/check your prospective tenants.
Purpose of this site
This site is set up primarily for the benefit
of Landlords, Letting Agencies,and Management Agencies.
It is unfortunate that despite the efforts of landlords
and agents, there are still large numbers of tenants who have no
compunction about abusing their rights, refusing to pay their rent
or dragging it out as long as possible, costing the landlord months
of unpaid rent and then leaving the property and going onto another
unsuspecting landlord, but not before vandalising the property,
(usually just before a court order) costing the landlord thousands
of pounds with very little prospect of recovering any of his cost.
In extreme situations there are instances where particularly inexperienced
landlords find themselves with the risk of loosing their property
altogether because the rent was not there to meet the mortgage repayments.
The Focus of This Site
To focus on the problems that arise between landlord/tenant.
By looking at the frequency and nature of these problems conclusions
will be drawn about:
- The risks of letting
- How the risks can be managed
- Whether prospective landlords have anything
to fear
Many other questions should be addressed, in particular:
- Do letting agents and other services provide
value for money
- Do landlords get ‘job satisfaction’?
- Do landlords get peace of mind
Why is this important to landlords?
Firstly, private landlords need to
protect their investment. Prior research will assess the impact
of income groups, of prospective tenant, use of managing agents
and several other variables, as well as management techniques of
landlords themselves. This will proceed into best practice.
Secondly, many organisations including
landlord associations, and insurers offer services - mostly at a
price - to the landlord, marketing for these services exploit’s
a fear of difficulties. More data on the actual level of problems
will assist landlords to make a decision about the help they employ
to manage their property.
Thirdly, thousands of new landlords
have emerged in recent years. Standards are rising along with market
forces, but rented sector is still seen as providing a lower standard
of accommodation and that landlord themselves only want the money
with little regard for their tenants. A greater knowledge of the
behaviour of landlords and their tenants will have positive benefits
for the landlord generally.
Finally, surging house prices have
led to worries about the effect of such housing for the first time
buyers and to ‘key workers. This may lead to owners taking
the decision to let property that would otherwise be unoccupied,
making a small but welcome contribution to the housing process.
Some landlords are typically buy
to let owners, owning between one and three properties, others may
have inherited a property, or decided to let their own home during
relocation.
Add your good
or bad tenants to our database.
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