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Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 13/06/2019 – 21:33

Very true Monty. My HB lot, some get me out to change a light bulb or bleed the rads.
Whereas the Letting Agent passed checks lot, they have problems I don’t know about till see them & it’s great to hear they din’t even ring me. One example, one rang the boiler warranty people direct when broke down, I din’t even know.
My HB lot don’t even save the plumbers phone number who rang em 3 hours ago to come in 5 hours. And I give ’em FULL ACCESS to plumber direct, they can’t even save a number that could potentially get them out crap several times over the years. I joke with ’em about it. And say Why can’t don’t u even save this chaps number I’m letting u have direct contact to? Save me some time, keep me happy, get your stuff done quicker.

Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 14/06/2019 – 07:04
Mick, in the past I have watched some of your videos of the condition your houses have been left in by tenants on benefits. May I suggest you post links so that Amanda can see the evidence for herself?

https://youtu.be/i_HKaqYlHi4 Tenants from Hell Bulwell.

https://youtu.be/OzqVVRlZzE8 Tenants from Hell Bestwood Park

https://youtu.be/QcENHbgfMR4 Tenants from Hell Top Valley Nov 2010

https://youtu.be/_UvO8dmxGQQ Tenants from Hell May 12th 2010.

https://youtu.be/DzRIyfLHRn0 Tenants from Hell May 10th 2010.

There’s dozens more on the site.

I was mean’t to set up dedicated website years ago as ITV & Channel 4 kept pursuing me to do some programs, but u know what they like, turn it round so Landlord’s at fault.
I’ve not done any for years, not had time, plus not too many to do either.

Amelia Hartman is talking complete nonsense. Amelia sounds just like Shelter when they trot out this tosh to avoid bonding these high risk tenants. Amelia suggests we should be sitting down advising tenants with mental health problems ,how to claim CT reductions.
Sorry Amelia, your business plan is so perfect it clearly is a fairytale. Alliance advise is simple. Avoid benefit tenants. This is good news for you as you will have a bigger pool of benefit tenants to chose from.

Reply to the comment left by ameliahartman at 13/06/2019 – 19:38
Thanks Amelia, that’s helpful information.

So when you are considering letting to a tenant do you apply exactly the same criteria to tenants who are in receipt of benefits as you do to those who are working?

A blanket “No DSS” on your advertising discriminates against disabled renters. It also rules out those who can provide a home owning, working guarantor. There’s really no good reason to make such a blanket statement when some basic initial screening questions on an email template can rule out unsuitable viewing requests.

Surely the best way to lessen the risk of having a problem tenant is to set the rent at a slightly higher level.
Local Housing Allowance rates have remained stale for several years, as have most benefits, whilst wages have risen an average of 3% last year. My costs as a landlord have risen because of selective licensing, restrictions on allowable charges and changes to mortgage interest relief.
I make my houses a little nicer, and I charge a little more. Not by much, but it puts the rent beyond that which an applicant on benefits can afford. It’s not my fault, it is simply market forces. As a result, I don’t have to put ‘No DSS’ on my adverts.
I have had people on benefits insist that they can afford the rent, but I tell them that it would be irresponsible of me to let my house to someone, knowing that it would cause them financial hardship.
In reality, the LHA is no longer enough for me to provide ‘nice’ accommodation whilst still making a little profit. And I don’t want to let scruffy properties.

Some great points Jessie, especially

My costs as a landlord have risen because of selective licensing, restrictions on allowable charges and changes to mortgage interest relief.

Reply to the comment left by Jessie Jones at 15/06/2019 – 11:00
Yes and don’t forget homes have to be fit for human habitation!