Acura

Always had good rates and excellent experiences with these guys hfis.co.uk

Didn’t think we were allowed to discriminate or disallow any of those in your list Richlist 🤔

We had foster carers as tenants and I don’t remember any specific requirements other than the norm as their foster children were under 18.

Their ASTs alone are worth joining for. An agent charges £120+ for those and often aren’t up to date whereas the NRLA ones are included in the fee and are always bang up to date with new legislations.

You’re welcome!

I’ve been a member of the NRLA since I can’t remember … decades. Would recommend it for all the reasons you’ve stated https://www.nrla.org.uk/join?gclid=Cj0KCQiA64GRBhCZARIsAHOLriK3AM3zsjFKIPVDxsGBdLlEU62JqiQtAIeU6N4pjj-i_SWJEz3oj0UaAvGiEALw_wcB

Thanks all. We will see how the MA got on this evening talking to them and decide tomorrow. Might just cut our losses and let them go. All previous tenants have said we’ve been the best LLs ever. This pair call us the worst when actually, we’ve acted immediately as we’re back in the UK compared to previously in the US with a huge time difference.

So saying all that, we want them out but mindful they are trouble. No sign of that AT ALL when we let to them 2 years ago.

It’s as clear as day in the contract and the MA informed them prior to them giving notice too. They wanted the house for 3 years minimum. We took out a mortgage so we could start our build. With them leaving at 2 years we have a hefty redemption as we have decided to sell rather than re-let. Not their problem but it’s another dent in our bank balance. They are being difficult stating we have been terrible LLs as they had no heating for 2 weeks. We gave them £200 towards their electric for that. Not our fault the boiler broke down and we acted within the hour of them reporting. Dishwasher broke down last Boxing Day. It’s not fixed yet because they don’t want the engineer there as they had a screaming match apparently due to him finding a water leak onto the electrics. Due to said screaming they didn’t want him back so demanded another engineer. Then the replacement got Covid. Ugh. He’s going tomorrow now but not good enough. When they move into their brand new home I’d like them to see just how owning a house works. Nothing is done instantaneously!!

Do you hold tenants to the contractual date (16th for this instance) or date they gave notice (6th)?

Thanks everyone. Very insightful, as always. Personally I’ll be glad to get out of private renting as it has been a 35 year project for me. My husband has always found change-overs stressful, and wants to throw the towel in whenever things need doing. So I’ll be glad to get shot just for a quieter life in that respect, never mind how things have become increasingly more difficult over the years with all the legislations etc. Anyhow, thanks again for your input. Food for thought I will pass on. Cheers!

If you were about to inherit a sizable chunk would you invest in 10+ BTLs right now? I’ve done my best to get out of the BTL market, so when I was asked this weekend about investing in property I personally advised against it. However, what else reaps the same rewards? They're thinking of university towns. Definitely not my personal choice but it’s not my money! WWYD?

Are you asking as a LL or as a tenant?

We lived in the States and had a pool in 2 of the 3 houses we lived in over there. It’s practically a necessity, and at our first house we had someone come to maintain it once a week. When we moved rom that rented property to our own house my husband took over the maintenance. Oh god, the rows we had over it as he didn’t want to do it every weekend! We ended up with problems and huge efflorescence issues. Cost a fortune to put in. Cost a fortune to run. Hardly used considering those costs and that was in Texas where the sun always shines! We are debating whether to even get a hot tub here in the UK as that too needs maintenance. In my humble opinion I wouldn’t have one unless you have children who will use it every single day.

My sentiments exactly RL. My husband and I disagree on this one as he feels we should be keeping them sweet. So I called the NRLA and asked them their advice, and they said the same as my husband ... we should compensate them. So I’ve gone back to the agent and asked her to find out what they are expecting. It grates me as we did everything we could to get it sorted. If we were living there we too would have been without heat all that time.