tenancy complaint - mess
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vsonix said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Wings said:
I remember a few years ago seeking tenants for a three bed detached property, the same with a double garage and a large off street parking area. The potential tenants were being supplied by a local agent, after about six weeks of not letting the property, the agent contacted me enquiring on why I had refused to let the property, to those potential tenants interested in taking on the tenancy.
My reply was, that one potential was a self-employed builder with three adult children, another was a self-employed second hand car salesman, another was a software programmer moving from Slough to start new employment in Bristol, another a single mother on social housing who was also a mobile hairdresser, and another was a female porn glamour model.
You are going to have to explain the software guy to me, because I cannot see your objection there. I might or might not agree to your other objections, but that one is genuinely baffling.My reply was, that one potential was a self-employed builder with three adult children, another was a self-employed second hand car salesman, another was a software programmer moving from Slough to start new employment in Bristol, another a single mother on social housing who was also a mobile hairdresser, and another was a female porn glamour model.
SantaBarbara said:
A glamour model sounds perfect
Hit or miss a white british doctor rented my friends flats and left it in a hell of a state. He seemed to think he would always lose his deposit and cared not the state he left the place in. The deposit was 665 and the damages were more! He was in 9 months and trashed the place.I have rented a house after a Pakistani Doctor and he had debts up to his eye balls and I got debt collectors looking for him the whole 2 years! Still was getting letter from his hospital for him.
superlightr said:
We are a letting agents - the joys of dealing with neighbours;
A neighbour of property we look after has complained ;
" I think you'll find that it is illegal to store commercial waste. I'm not prepared to look out of my lounge and see the mess and also have commercial vans arriving and being parked overnight in full view of my house"
pic of said mess.
its a 1980's housing estate - the tenant has a transit van parked on the drive we believe. don't know if its sign written or not. Its a nice housing estate - house between £300k and £500k ish
Any views of the type of reply to give back to the neighbour? Ive already got an idea of a reply but though I would just throw this out to the PH massive.
Has this been sorted by now?A neighbour of property we look after has complained ;
" I think you'll find that it is illegal to store commercial waste. I'm not prepared to look out of my lounge and see the mess and also have commercial vans arriving and being parked overnight in full view of my house"
pic of said mess.
its a 1980's housing estate - the tenant has a transit van parked on the drive we believe. don't know if its sign written or not. Its a nice housing estate - house between £300k and £500k ish
Any views of the type of reply to give back to the neighbour? Ive already got an idea of a reply but though I would just throw this out to the PH massive.
Edited by superlightr on Monday 18th September 14:23
Edited by superlightr on Monday 18th September 14:38
BobSaunders said:
I am totally lost on that one..
The specifics of it make it seem really odd, but as a guess the important bit is just that it's a person starting a new job. That usually brings with it a probation period, and means extra risk that they could be without a job very soon and unable to pay the rent.When I started renting my current place, I was starting a new job the same week and had 6 months probation. Immediately flagged up as needing a guarantor, though discussing it with agents/landlord sorted it.
If it's not the new job risk...then yeah I have no idea on the above either...
superlightr said:
Yes - we did an inspection, talked to the tenant about the issue. They have removed the bricks and swept the drive. Everyone happy. 
Well we are all different but personally I think that a letting agent and landlord have a duty to try and keep the neighbours happy. A few on here seem just happy that the rent is being paid and define that as a good tenant. Personally I would not want a fleet of white vans down my street or building materials all over the drive. Some should try and think about what sort of environment their old neighbours have to live in. A bit like these people that build a house in their back garden and then fook off so their neighbours have to live with it.My wife took the old kitchen to the dump herself rather than wait for the kitchen fitters to do it as they left all the debris on the drive. My son in law drives a van but we try and keep it out of the way if he visits in it. There are plenty of estates for van drivers to park and nothing wrong with keeping certain standards be that long grass, trimmed hedges or ensuring the front garden is not a block paved parking lot. I grew up on a council estate but have moved on.
Long story short was a word in the tenants ear sorted the issue as opposed to deliberately escalating it by sending stupid second class letters to the complainant.
Pip
Wings said:
The potential tenant had just been declared bankrupt, and was moving into the Bristol area, to start a 6 month probationary period with a new employer.
So the relevant detail was the one you completely and utterly omitted...?Wings said:
I remember a few years ago seeking tenants for a three bed detached property, the same with a double garage and a large off street parking area. The potential tenants were being supplied by a local agent, after about six weeks of not letting the property, the agent contacted me enquiring on why I had refused to let the property, to those potential tenants interested in taking on the tenancy.
My reply was, that one potential was a self-employed builder with three adult children, another was a self-employed second hand car salesman, another was a software programmer moving from Slough to start new employment in Bristol, another a single mother on social housing who was also a mobile hairdresser, and another was a female porn glamour model. It took me nearly three months to let the property, eventually letting to a married couple, both teachers at a nearby private school.
My reply was, that one potential was a self-employed builder with three adult children, another was a self-employed second hand car salesman, another was a software programmer moving from Slough to start new employment in Bristol, another a single mother on social housing who was also a mobile hairdresser, and another was a female porn glamour model. It took me nearly three months to let the property, eventually letting to a married couple, both teachers at a nearby private school.
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Pip1968 said:
Well we are all different but personally I think that a letting agent and landlord have a duty to try and keep the neighbours happy. A few on here seem just happy that the rent is being paid and define that as a good tenant. Personally I would not want a fleet of white vans down my street or building materials all over the drive. Some should try and think about what sort of environment their old neighbours have to live in. A bit like these people that build a house in their back garden and then fook off so their neighbours have to live with it.
My wife took the old kitchen to the dump herself rather than wait for the kitchen fitters to do it as they left all the debris on the drive. My son in law drives a van but we try and keep it out of the way if he visits in it. There are plenty of estates for van drivers to park and nothing wrong with keeping certain standards be that long grass, trimmed hedges or ensuring the front garden is not a block paved parking lot. I grew up on a council estate but have moved on.
To being a snob?My wife took the old kitchen to the dump herself rather than wait for the kitchen fitters to do it as they left all the debris on the drive. My son in law drives a van but we try and keep it out of the way if he visits in it. There are plenty of estates for van drivers to park and nothing wrong with keeping certain standards be that long grass, trimmed hedges or ensuring the front garden is not a block paved parking lot. I grew up on a council estate but have moved on.
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