I decided to write this article as a companion piece to Mary Latham’s recent article “I will not say sorry for being a good landlord”.
I originally conceived it as simply a reply but I thought I had too much to say on the matter.
Mary’s concern is a common one that I hear. “What have I ever done to them?”. And it is one that I completely understand. I think I have an insight on it, an insight born through having once been a landlord, currently being a tenant and being a person whose job means I get stuck between landlords and tenants in disputes and allegations, I think this gives me a uniquely rounded perspective. Continue reading Why Do People Hate Landlords?