How tenants can suddenly one day find mould everywhere is beyond me. As soon as mould appears, it should be dealt with by cleaning with an appropriate mould cleaner or a strong solution of bleach. This is especially so in bathrooms and around windows. It is recommended to open windows for a few hours daily to help alleviate the problem. However, in my opinion and from experience, a lack of a constant warm room temperature is one of the main factors to prevent mould growth. If walls are allowed to get cold then any moisture in warm air will condense on these cold surfaces and mould starts to grow.
They should have asked for a BER cert to get an indication of the energy needs of the property. Every landlord should have one available for viewing. If it has a low rating then rent somewhere else.I fear we're going a bit off-topic (happy to discuss on another thread) ... Trying to steer it slightly back - in relation to mould, heating systems and rent... I agree with you re: warmth being needed to guard against mould, but how many landlords will give tenants credit against rent in winter months if they are having to run an inefficient expensive heating system to accomplish this?
Hertz doesn't expect that when you hire a car, but it does incentivize you to treat their asset properly. And if you knew you were going to have the same car for 12 months, or 5 years, it may lead you to treat it with even more care.
Then there's another section of humanity, and well, cleaning cookers isn't fun and spare hours are short - but they tend to be more amenable to persuasion and incentives. When it's not your own, it moves down the priority list and I don't think that necessarily implies disrespect. Give people a reason to move it up the priority list... whether that's lower rent, or secure lease etc...
Then maybe ask then what they suggest. I think you will find they know they cannot rent at €500 below market for ever. You may be surprised at their reaction, they may well offer a €300 to €400 increase if they really are paying €500 less than market rate as you say. They won't want to loose that .
Put it this way, if the tenant decides not to pay the increased rent what is that likely to cost you?I agree with you bronte to some extent. The current rent is 1400 and I will probably propose 1650 - so approx 18% increase. Do you think this is unfair considering they have had the benefit of at least 3 years under market rate? They wouldn't get a similar property in the area for that price.
I agree with you bronte to some extent. The current rent is 1400 and I will probably propose 1650 - so approx 18% increase. Do you think this is unfair considering they have had the benefit of at least 3 years under market rate? They wouldn't get a similar property in the area for that price.
And my God rents have gone crazy.
It's a 3-bed house with converted attic if that makes you feel any better! There were a couple of similar properties for up to 2,200 per month and some starting at 1,800 per month around the general area. €2,200 does seem high but back in 2003, my hubby lived in a shared 4 bed house which rented for 1800 which was a similar size to ours and not particularly grand! So rents haven't moved a huge amount from that period, they just dropped drastically in 2007/2008/2009 when there was oversupply.
It's got me thinking what is the government paying every week to house all the homeless families in B&B, it must be costing a fortune. Why they don't kick start a house building program is beyond me.
surely paying out rent supplement is going to cost a lot more in the longer term.
It's hard to know. I would imagine the repair costs for socially provided houses would be a factor also...with that outsourced to the private sector, the cost goes away...