Renting from National Trust

[ajf]

Hi

Bit of a long shot has anyone rented from the National Trust and got any tips on getting thought the selection panel

Or any other up or down sides


Thanks

Adrian

Edited by ajf on Friday 31st December 10:58

[skeggysteve]

We rent from the NT, didn't have a selection panel, we just contacted the local office. About 3 months later we were invited to an open viewing, basically lots of people looking at one house.
We didn't like the house but were told about another one coming up in a month or two.
We viewed that one on the day the previous tenats moved out, and were given the keys there and then!
We had an 12 month contract to start with, then the option of 12 month, 5 year or 10 year lease.
Can't really say that there are any downsides, they leave us pretty much alone.

National Trust website page about renting

Tenant Association

If I can help any more just let me know.

[ajf]

Hi

Thanks for the reply
Agent who showed us around has told us all interseted parties will be put forward. Then National Trust look them over and choose 2 to go forward for more checks and they also look at the reason for living at the property.
Was trying to find out what reason where best to put on the forms

Adrian

[Simpo Two]

'I have always been fascinated in British architecture through the ages, and being selected to live in a property offering such valuable heritage would I feel contribute greatly to man's understanding of his surroundings vis a vis their juxtaposition with the natural landscape'

or

'I want it to look like I live in a really posh house'

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 31st December 20:08

[nomisesor]

Simpo Two said:

'I have always been fascinated in British architecture through the ages, and being selected to live in a property offering such valuable heritage would I feel contribute greatly to man's understanding of his surroundings vis a vis their juxtaposition with the natural landscape'

or

'I want it to look like I live in a really posh house'

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 31st December 20:08

Really, how nice to have such an enthusiastic tenant - tell us about your favourite period of architecture? What do you think of the influence of the Romantic painters? What effect do you think that the fashion for taking a Grand Tour had on the development of the Georgian country house aesthetic?

[Simpo Two]

nomisesor said:

tell us about your favourite period of architecture?

Two. Palladian, ie in the style of Palladio, and the Surrey School as exemplified by Lutyens and his magnificence of proportion. My perfect house is Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton et al.

nomisesor said:

What do you think of the influence of the Romantic painters?

Painters merely copy but architecture creates.

nomisesor said:

What effect do you think that the fashion for taking a Grand Tour had on the development of the Georgian country house aesthetic?

Tres bon question Monsieur. It was of vital importance in bringing the Italianate style to Britain, and departing from the Elizabethan knot-garden mentality.


Given that I did all that from memory, do I get the job?!

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 31st December 21:51

[skeggysteve]

ajf said:

Hi

Thanks for the reply
Agent who showed us around has told us all interseted parties will be put forward. Then National Trust look them over and choose 2 to go forward for more checks and they also look at the reason for living at the property.
Was trying to find out what reason where best to put on the forms

Adrian

Sorry but I can't help on that, maybe it varies from area to area?

All they wanted to know from us was that we could pay the rent.
In our area, East Midlands, the Rural Surveyor (sp), was the person we dealt with and we looked at the house with her.
She gave us the keys after looking at a couple of references we had with us.
Would not take any money, we'd come with cash for the deposit & first months rent, because she was worried about losing it!
All the paperwork was sorted out a couple of months later!

What sort of property are you looking at?
Ours is just a normal former farm house but they do make more checks with the more historic properties.

[skeggysteve]

Simpo Two said:

'I have always been fascinated in British architecture through the ages, and being selected to live in a property offering such valuable heritage would I feel contribute greatly to man's understanding of his surroundings vis a vis their juxtaposition with the natural landscape'

or

'I want it to look like I live in a really posh house'

You choose

[ajf]

skeggysteve said:

ajf said:

Hi

Thanks for the reply
Agent who showed us around has told us all interseted parties will be put forward. Then National Trust look them over and choose 2 to go forward for more checks and they also look at the reason for living at the property.
Was trying to find out what reason where best to put on the forms

Adrian

Sorry but I can't help on that, maybe it varies from area to area?

All they wanted to know from us was that we could pay the rent.
In our area, East Midlands, the Rural Surveyor (sp), was the person we dealt with and we looked at the house with her.
She gave us the keys after looking at a couple of references we had with us.
Would not take any money, we'd come with cash for the deposit & first months rent, because she was worried about losing it!
All the paperwork was sorted out a couple of months later!

What sort of property are you looking at?
Ours is just a normal former farm house but they do make more checks with the more historic properties.

Hi

only looking at a old farm workers house in the middle of a nature park just outside Dorking.
Will just have to wait and see what happens
Thanks for the help much appreciated

Adrian

[skeggysteve]

Hi

only looking at a old farm workers house in the middle of a nature park just outside Dorking.
Will just have to wait and see what happens
Thanks for the help much appreciated

Adrian
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Write to the area top bod (NT website should give you the details - all NT email addresses are firstname.surname.etc.) expalining that you are good for the rent, really want to bring you kids up in a nice place, will look after the place, won't ring them up to change a tap washer etc. etc.
In our area the top bod is the person I mentioned earlier - Rural Surveyor - it may be different in your area.

YHM

[j4ckos mate]

i know a bloke that lives in one,

he reckons the downside is he will never own it, and he in his sixties now, working like mad , long hours with a horrible manual job to save up money to pay the rent when he retires.
it is a lovely place to live though