Orangefruit
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Hi all,
I am new to this. I read few times your forums.
I am new to the rental market. Looking to rent a property that belong to my parents.
We have insulated all the walls, renovated, attic insulated so the heating bills won't be much. We have redone the garden. New floors downstairs. New boiler.We have looked to put the property for rent . Place is located in good location close to city centre, close to dart station, bus stops, business park where there are lots of people working . We were looking for professionals. I have noticed that trying to reedit the ad to mention this, I couldn't : question: Am i am not allowed to say this in the ad? Also deposit Am I allowed to mention this in the ad? doesn't seem to be. First time i placed the ad, I got lots of responses. After establishing the first party and making the offer, I checked their references, discovered the landlord reference was fake. I couldn't reach the landlord and after placing the mobile no on my phone, i was able to see on whatsup that the picture of the supposed landlord was in actual fact one of the lads who viewed the house, when i reached out to the potential tenant to let him know , he went missing. I took it as bad luck. Next few viewings: I had few parties. I asked one party : couple with an older child, for work reference, they were not in a permanent job and their salary was quite low , but the dad told me all stories about how he will work overtime and won;t have a problem paying the rent. At the interview they were told deposit and first month rent to secure the rent. He did try to bargain me down which i have firmly refused. Again i am soft and thought they are nice! And in the end i offered them to them even as they were first even so I had other party of two people interested who supplied to me payslips and lots of references and had the capacity to pay the rent. The couple were keen asking me next step: i sent them the contract, told them about the deposit/ rent etc, other bits and bobs like the MPRN and we will take the readings together . Later the dad emails that he has to get the deposit from his landlord ( bare in mind his contract was finishing this weekend, his rental was up for sale online few weeks now so they knew they had to prepare to find a place and what entails). I agreed to let him pay me the deposit later , reminding him i will sign by hand proof he paid me. Then again he comes back with more queries, all the facts have been told before the offer. Then last straw: he emailed me today that he is not going to pay me the first rent only after he gets the keys and contract signed ( contract has been sent to him already unsigned). My husband was beyond furious. I felt already I was not sure if these people can afford the rent. I had to tell him we are taking back the offer. This guy was looking to move in without even paying first rent.
Before this incident , I had another person pestering me with emails professional couple with baby, my husband done the viewing : to find out this person was an agent who was fishing for some potential people, she was extremly arrogant.
What do you other landlords do when you advertise? What do you require from potential tenants ? What is acceptable and the norm? If i go in holidays and rent somebody's house I know i have to pay first to secure that rental and plus i have to pay deposit or deposit is blocked on my card until I vacate the property and the owner checks for damage. That is just holidays. Asking for first month rent and one month deposit upfront in order to secure the key of property seems to me fair enough or do landlords hand the keys and sign contract without seeing the deposit and month rent in the bank? Sometimes i feel even checking their landlords references is not safe enough, at the end of the day some landlord might want to get rid of their tenants and tell you they are great tenants just so they can see them gone?
If I go to a bank to buy a house, the first thing bank will want to see is my capability to pay the mortgage and ask me for a deposit on the house myself.
So my questions are to experienced landlords how do you go about renting your place? What do you request and when ? What are the red flag signs that you shouldn't bother with some people.We had put so much work and money in the place ! I get the feel that if you are nice to tenants , people think you are stupid and try to fool you.
I want to add, that after feeling uneasy after offer was made to the couple, the dad coming with queries that have been already answered before the offer made, i researched them more and came across some court case they were involved in their country , for the last year, to do with an apartment they tried to purchase there. Again I tried to stay positive till he delivered his last bomb.
I am new to this. I read few times your forums.
I am new to the rental market. Looking to rent a property that belong to my parents.
We have insulated all the walls, renovated, attic insulated so the heating bills won't be much. We have redone the garden. New floors downstairs. New boiler.We have looked to put the property for rent . Place is located in good location close to city centre, close to dart station, bus stops, business park where there are lots of people working . We were looking for professionals. I have noticed that trying to reedit the ad to mention this, I couldn't : question: Am i am not allowed to say this in the ad? Also deposit Am I allowed to mention this in the ad? doesn't seem to be. First time i placed the ad, I got lots of responses. After establishing the first party and making the offer, I checked their references, discovered the landlord reference was fake. I couldn't reach the landlord and after placing the mobile no on my phone, i was able to see on whatsup that the picture of the supposed landlord was in actual fact one of the lads who viewed the house, when i reached out to the potential tenant to let him know , he went missing. I took it as bad luck. Next few viewings: I had few parties. I asked one party : couple with an older child, for work reference, they were not in a permanent job and their salary was quite low , but the dad told me all stories about how he will work overtime and won;t have a problem paying the rent. At the interview they were told deposit and first month rent to secure the rent. He did try to bargain me down which i have firmly refused. Again i am soft and thought they are nice! And in the end i offered them to them even as they were first even so I had other party of two people interested who supplied to me payslips and lots of references and had the capacity to pay the rent. The couple were keen asking me next step: i sent them the contract, told them about the deposit/ rent etc, other bits and bobs like the MPRN and we will take the readings together . Later the dad emails that he has to get the deposit from his landlord ( bare in mind his contract was finishing this weekend, his rental was up for sale online few weeks now so they knew they had to prepare to find a place and what entails). I agreed to let him pay me the deposit later , reminding him i will sign by hand proof he paid me. Then again he comes back with more queries, all the facts have been told before the offer. Then last straw: he emailed me today that he is not going to pay me the first rent only after he gets the keys and contract signed ( contract has been sent to him already unsigned). My husband was beyond furious. I felt already I was not sure if these people can afford the rent. I had to tell him we are taking back the offer. This guy was looking to move in without even paying first rent.
Before this incident , I had another person pestering me with emails professional couple with baby, my husband done the viewing : to find out this person was an agent who was fishing for some potential people, she was extremly arrogant.
What do you other landlords do when you advertise? What do you require from potential tenants ? What is acceptable and the norm? If i go in holidays and rent somebody's house I know i have to pay first to secure that rental and plus i have to pay deposit or deposit is blocked on my card until I vacate the property and the owner checks for damage. That is just holidays. Asking for first month rent and one month deposit upfront in order to secure the key of property seems to me fair enough or do landlords hand the keys and sign contract without seeing the deposit and month rent in the bank? Sometimes i feel even checking their landlords references is not safe enough, at the end of the day some landlord might want to get rid of their tenants and tell you they are great tenants just so they can see them gone?
If I go to a bank to buy a house, the first thing bank will want to see is my capability to pay the mortgage and ask me for a deposit on the house myself.
So my questions are to experienced landlords how do you go about renting your place? What do you request and when ? What are the red flag signs that you shouldn't bother with some people.We had put so much work and money in the place ! I get the feel that if you are nice to tenants , people think you are stupid and try to fool you.
I want to add, that after feeling uneasy after offer was made to the couple, the dad coming with queries that have been already answered before the offer made, i researched them more and came across some court case they were involved in their country , for the last year, to do with an apartment they tried to purchase there. Again I tried to stay positive till he delivered his last bomb.