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Marie Field

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Jon, the only reason I stopped being a landlord is because I couldnt Carry on cleaning their garden for them anymore, and getting them new ovens every 1 or 2 years because they never wash them. Or because I hated waiting 2 months for arrears and another 2 months on top for the tribunal and bailiffs, To be told they can't afford to pay the arrears and tell the tenant move along now and do the same to some other landlord (let's see how long you can live in there for free whilst the council figures out if the tenant is or isn't entitled to housing benefit). It's not because of fire retardant pillows I can assure you. But I wouldn't like to pay £5000 fine for breaking one of their rules, because we all know how councils paperwork is done, and I probably wouldn't have known if I had broken a rule.

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 19:06 PM

About the pillows, say a tenant buys new ones just after I have checked will I be held responsible for that aswell? When you buy a house and you get noisy neighbours you complain to the council not the agency, so why would a landlord risk getting a black eye when the council could deal with it?

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 18:39 PM

The fact is they could already get help anyway, how does the new rules and fines help, besides mortgage lenders do not want to to lend in these areas where these licensing exist, so we'll done to those councils who have made things worse. Read everything properly

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 18:34 PM

Jon don't make it sound like I don't do all of that already, I see you didn't mention my point about having to be responsible for the mess the tenant leaves at their front yards, isn't this the councils job? I'm not willing to go into war with tenants, I was just stating what they require.

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 18:30 PM

Yes I suppose it could lead to rent increases AND if a landlord has to take responsibility to a war with the tenant. In the end the council will have to find their own homes, for tenants.

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 06:09 AM

Drop in property prices, some landlords have already sold so they wouldn't have to put up with it. Letters of complaint regarding your nuisance tenant have to be kept for THREE YEARS because the council may ask for them. This is getting funny now.

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 06:04 AM

Not forgetting they also do state that actually there are only a few NAUGHTY LANDLORDS!

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 05:59 AM

My councils bin collection is fortnightly (discusting) apparently they say the streets are dirtier due to the TENANTS leaving their waste in their front and rear gardens out, (bulk) so now landlords have to take responsibility, will landlords take a policing course or deal with nuisance tenants? Who should really be in charge of that? And not complying you get a £5000 fine. (£20,000 or they take over your property). Oh and mustn't forget to change the furniture pillows to fire retardant, EPC, electrical appliances too. Written inspections every 6 months, it's a long list. Anything else to be added?

From: Marie Field 16 July 2015 05:56 AM

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