No. Having bad tenants is a nightmare - very difficult to move them on and if you succeed in doing so you'll feel evil. Much better to say no thanks and move on.
No, don’t take the chance. My lovely sister and her OH had a property trashed by a terrible family before they finally got them evicted. At least the council were paying part of their rent, and when they heard they were being evicted, offered my sister extra money if she would let them stay. Not a chance, given that the payment didn’t even start to cover the replacement of a cracked shower tray ( twice) two new washing machines, broken kitchen cabinets, and sadly a pretty stained glass window round the door. Although they had stipulated no pets, agreed to let the tenants bring their elderly cat - somehow that morphed into a pair of young kittens.
My husband and I rent privately. We have been with the same landlord for 23 years and as a consequence we have a low rent in comparison to the going market. We do however do most repairs ourselves, we are very patient and grateful when work that we can't do gets done and have invested £5000 of our own money and time in renovation. He knows we care about our home. Although we have pets, they are just two cats and furnishings are our own. Without a considerate landlord I don't know where I and my husband would be so I would like to thank you for caring.
I've seen both sides of the rental market, and there's no doubt it can be a minefield. I had to rent for a year or so, while waiting to get my money back on a house. I left it in better conditions than it was when I moved in. The problem for someone like you @WonkyWomble, is that - if the landlord decides to sell the house. That can create massive problems. I certainly hope you're never in that position.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You are the kind of tenant that most Landlords would like. My grandparents lived in a council house from before WW2 to when they died in the 1980's. They spent a lot of money, doing the kitchen up, repairing windows if they got broken, basically taking responsibility for their own actions and taking a pride in where they lived.
Sadly there are a lot out there now who basically play the system, trash the place and then blame the landlord for the slum they live in. One bad tenant and the question always is, do I sell up, or risk it again?
When house hunting I viewed a property where the tenants had been asked to move out to enable the owner to sell the property. They did a moonlight flit, leaving owing months of rent. Before they finally left they went through the house and ripped it to pieces. They broke gas supply pipes, pulled water pipes from walls and cut them, leaving the place flooded, and pulled kitchen unit doors from hinges, basically breaking everything they could. Obviously, they were very angry to lose their home but I did feel sorry for the property owner. According to the estate agent selling the house, this behaviour is quite common.
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A lot of private landlords are chucking it because of the endless problems, which is a great pity.
@fidgetbones - re your brother, I think the Scottish answer to that tenant's question would be two words, the 2nd being 'off'.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had to rent for a year or so, while waiting to get my money back on a house. I left it in better conditions than it was when I moved in.
The problem for someone like you @WonkyWomble, is that - if the landlord decides to sell the house. That can create massive problems. I certainly hope you're never in that position.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They did a moonlight flit, leaving owing months of rent. Before they finally left they went through the house and ripped it to pieces. They broke gas supply pipes, pulled water pipes from walls and cut them, leaving the place flooded, and pulled kitchen unit doors from hinges, basically breaking everything they could.
Obviously, they were very angry to lose their home but I did feel sorry for the property owner.
According to the estate agent selling the house, this behaviour is quite common.