Inspection of tenancy (day in the life of a letting agent)
Discussion
A colleague recently took a call about a flat we manage accusing us of profiteering from running a brothel! The police had raided the property and strangely the tenants disappeared, although we still had to go through the formal eviction process.
With the benefit of hindsight looking at the photos of the past inspection the use of it was obvious!
With the benefit of hindsight looking at the photos of the past inspection the use of it was obvious!
What I've learnt with houses is that pictures often lie
On face value I would say that this isn't too bad. There appears to be limited damage and just a clean-up job required.
I've seen far far worse. I nearly bought a house in a nice area once which had been converted into a grow - the ceilings had big holes in them, wiring was burnt out and a mess etc
Whats your view Mr Parrott?
On face value I would say that this isn't too bad. There appears to be limited damage and just a clean-up job required.
I've seen far far worse. I nearly bought a house in a nice area once which had been converted into a grow - the ceilings had big holes in them, wiring was burnt out and a mess etc
Whats your view Mr Parrott?
dogz said:
What I've learnt with houses is that pictures often lie
On face value I would say that this isn't too bad. There appears to be limited damage and just a clean-up job required.
I've seen far far worse. I nearly bought a house in a nice area once which had been converted into a grow - the ceilings had big holes in them, wiring was burnt out and a mess etc
Whats your view Mr Parrott?
I'd agree with you and andy43 above. No visible damage other than a stain on a wall. Bit of a mess, but nothing really disgusting like maggoty meat + rotten veg + dogshyte + stinking nappies etc etc etc.On face value I would say that this isn't too bad. There appears to be limited damage and just a clean-up job required.
I've seen far far worse. I nearly bought a house in a nice area once which had been converted into a grow - the ceilings had big holes in them, wiring was burnt out and a mess etc
Whats your view Mr Parrott?
But I'm at an advantage of knowing the agent, the landlord and the property. I'd be very surprised if this isn't let on long (4 year?) lease to an NGO which provides accommodation for "vulnerable" people. These leases involve no deposit but come with the guarantee that the property will eventually be returned in the condition it was in at the outset. At this very moment the NGO will be in sorting it for their next client. Who may be worse than the squalor monkey who made the mess in the pictures or may be (far) better as an occupant.
Hoarding rubbish is indicative of mental problems which may be psychiatric or psychological - I don't know. But I don't have a problem with the agencies whose job it is to house these unfortunates as they don't leave landlords with the mess.
Optionally, it could just be a feral one - someone with an unattended mental disorder who just lives like this normally. Like an unmedicated junkie or similar. In which case the owner's dodged a bullet because as has been said it could be far far worse. Actually the lack of damage makes me fairly sure it's just a poor soul who thinks living with a load of hoarded garbage is normal.
I'd cost the cleanup etc at £250 including landfill tax for the disposal of the hoard and other debris, plus a small tub of emulsion and a couple of hours of a decorator. Not bad really considering that a determined anti-social crew can run up a seven figure bill should they decide to destroy a property and set the building on fire as they abandon it. Naturally insurance pays for those ones, including loss-of-rent, and the owner eventually has a fully restored property to rent out going forward.
Edited by joyless lobotomised parrot on Wednesday 1st August 17:58
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