Midsummer - Im fairly impressed with your patience in this situation - and I hope you get sorted. I dont think you are without flaws however. You seem like a first time landlord and are eager to learn how to do things the right way - which is good - but Im not sure its fair to "learn" on a tenant, even a bad one. It would have been nice if you had known all the right ways to handle tenants and got off on the right foot - but you didnt and you are learning as you go now. But that doesnt give you the right to get rid of a tenant so you can move onto the next one and do it right.
It takes 3 days for money to transfer from say boi to aib. So although i keep an eye on my accounts - I dont sweat a day or two. (lets face it, the tenant is never going to pay early!)
If i had to spend as much time thinking about my rental property as you seem to - then i would not be a landlord - its just isnt worth the stress or hassle.
I have never used an agency to rent a property although I have been approached by them every time I place an ad in the paper to rent. I recon it would be crazy to give them the work as they are only contacting me because they know how easy it is to rent out my area. The fact that your agency did not chase payment the first month (11 days late is a bit much) but I wonder if you had left it would the agency have EVER collected any money. It goes to show what other posters have said - do it yourself correctly from day one - and clearly spell out the rules to your tenant.
If an agency is not on top of your property - and they are the ONLY contact the tenant has with landlord - then it spells disaster for the tenants respect for the rules of the tenancy.
It takes 3 days for money to transfer from say boi to aib. So although i keep an eye on my accounts - I dont sweat a day or two. (lets face it, the tenant is never going to pay early!)
If i had to spend as much time thinking about my rental property as you seem to - then i would not be a landlord - its just isnt worth the stress or hassle.
I have never used an agency to rent a property although I have been approached by them every time I place an ad in the paper to rent. I recon it would be crazy to give them the work as they are only contacting me because they know how easy it is to rent out my area. The fact that your agency did not chase payment the first month (11 days late is a bit much) but I wonder if you had left it would the agency have EVER collected any money. It goes to show what other posters have said - do it yourself correctly from day one - and clearly spell out the rules to your tenant.
If an agency is not on top of your property - and they are the ONLY contact the tenant has with landlord - then it spells disaster for the tenants respect for the rules of the tenancy.
No I was not using the tenants as a learning experience and from my own profession I knew exactly what I was getting into with the agency. Yes they did chase on time and it took that long for them to pay. I would hope you wouldn't think this is acceptable - I don't and therefore would prefer that they paid on time or found somewhere else. I don't think this is unreasonable. Yes I know how to handle them "nicely".