You are correct. They were good tenants otherwise. But he was what the police termed an "up & coming criminal'. At the mention of his name their ears pricked up, otherwise I doubt the case of my missing boiler would have been solved. Police said 'give him a few years & we won't be able to touch him because he'll be getting his lackeys to do the business.'Originally Posted by thestore
Last edited by trident-7; 9th June 2020 at 21:22.
That’s is a pretty scary story for anyone considering becoming a landlord. My parents have a buy to let and have had hassle free tenants for maybe 6 years. They have kept the rent the same because they would rather keep a good tenant.
Something to be said for that. Wasn't too bad because the insurance paid for everything but I thought it inconsiderate, even for a criminal, not to turn the water off first.
We had 3 current tenants until just before the lockdown. One moved out middle of March but I allowed the remaining two to remain paying 2/3 of the rent. They had offered to leave otherwise. Glad I did because I'd have had an empty house for the last 3 months. Plus these guys are good tenants and I now have improved goodwill with them. 3rd tenant joining them on 15th June so all worked out well.
Glad it worked out okay for you in the end!
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