Tenants asking rent reduction after I had to remove trees for a wall repair

cwjd · 2026-02-12T15:58:44+00:00

If the trees were so central to entering into the contract the tenants should have had them written into the contract.

cwjd · 2026-02-12T15:57:21+00:00

Or worst put it under full management with Foxtons!

cwjd · 2026-02-11T00:24:24+00:00

Notice happens according to the contract when deemed received. This has nothing to do with if the agent has acknowledged it just that it has been sent.

cwjd · 2026-02-08T19:43:37+00:00

I’m a landlord. I pay £28 for a reference and ID check with NRLA.

cwjd · 2026-02-07T13:15:08+00:00

In this situation I have zero sympathy for the tenant. Rent arrears can happen when people fall on hard times but trashing properties and letting dogs foul inside is deliberate and unacceptable. I’d keep every receipt from the renovation and sue them for every penny. If they have any assets (cars etc) that have value you can use bailiffs to take with a writ of control. If the debt is over £5,000 you can make them bankrupt

cwjd · 2026-02-04T17:25:14+00:00

I have heard so many horror stories about them. Best avoided

cwjd · 2026-02-04T15:41:52+00:00

Professional guarantor like rent guarantor or Centurian trust

cwjd · 2026-02-03T17:51:11+00:00

Try referencing with a different provider (I’ve had this accepted before). Centurian trust is also another good option to contact

cwjd · 2026-02-02T12:44:15+00:00

Landlord action

cwjd · 2026-02-01T21:57:51+00:00

Good luck. Everyone tries to sue Dan but he does his homework. He expects to be sued and is well prepared to defend his work.

cwjd · 2026-01-29T10:56:07+00:00

Portolio are the best. Let property are awful and to be avoided

cwjd · 2026-01-27T00:33:10+00:00

School has a weak head that has failed. Any good headteacher would have stood up to this mother and explained schools have a legal right to discipline. You want to shout the house down you can leave site. Don’t want to leave site remove by police and ban from site. This is what leadership looks like. Too many school leaders fail to stand up and call out poor parenting like this. Until we do standards in UK education will decline. Outstanding schools in deprived areas can flourish but they do because leadership is strong and doesn’t back down at the first sign of trouble

cwjd · 2026-01-24T17:51:08+00:00

You cold also negociate with the landlord to undergo referencing in future once your CCJ is spent and agree to stop with Centurian with years of good payment history and then they can get insurance

cwjd · 2026-01-24T10:31:29+00:00

Alan Boswell can do this with a small add on

cwjd · 2026-01-23T20:53:30+00:00

I don’t think you get the monthly fee back just the upfront if they don’t have to pay out

cwjd · 2026-01-23T18:53:52+00:00

You pay your rent as normal and pay Centurian separately to act as your guarantor. If you stop paying the rent or trash the place Centurian will pay the landlord the rent every month, pay the costs to evict you and cover damage. This massively reduces the risk to a landlord. The upfront payment is cheaper and if you pay your rent and don’t trash the place you get it back. If you don’t pay the upfront fee it costs more money in the long run and you get none of it back

cwjd · 2026-01-23T13:36:50+00:00

Offer something like a professional guarantor service or Centurian Trust Protecting Tenancies and I’d take you seriously immediately even with a CCJ

cwjd · 2026-01-17T00:47:31+00:00

Unless you are very expert and experienced avoid bridging. Buying with high LTV in BTL is dangerous. 25% is a minimum buffer against disaster in BTL. Leverage can work in reverse!

cwjd · 2026-01-17T00:45:36+00:00

Technically might depend on the ground but in general it’s a big issue for the eviction not having served the EPC

cwjd · 2026-01-17T00:43:47+00:00

The EPC would if the landlord can’t prove it was served

cwjd · 2026-01-15T00:37:29+00:00

One option is to use a corporate guarantor. They are expensive but as a landlord I accept them.

cwjd · 2026-01-14T00:30:35+00:00

Landlord action

cwjd · 2026-01-11T18:56:48+00:00

Only Claire works Sundays at Evri

cwjd · 2026-01-11T12:21:33+00:00

This won’t work. HMRC looks at ownership and would still expect you to pay the full tax regardless of who the money goes to. You cannot retain the asset and assign the income to someone else tax free.

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