Q:Hello,
What would be the best way to persuade our LL to rent to us privately rather than through a LA? We moved in to the flat last August on a six month contract, and have just renewed for another 12 months. When this 12 months runs out in February next year we would like to rent privately from the LL. This would save over ￡1,000 a year! And mean that we don't need to be inspected every 3 months!I know that before we moved in he had never used an agent before, and we asked after 4 months to go private he said it was too much hassle regarding the deposit ? any ideas?
We love the flat, and have done some repairs and decorating (removed the shag pile carpet in the bathroom and fitted lino instead!) and cleared out the garden (that had not been touched for about 10 years, since we moved in, my husband is very handy! So it would not be the case that we constantly bug him to sort out problems.
Any ideas??
By that time you will have been there for almost 18 months, and if you have been paying your rent on time and not calling him out over minor matters, he should be happy to trust you, dispose of the letting agent and deal with you direct.
How come you'd save ￡1000 a year?
What would be the best way to persuade our LL to rent to us privately rather than through a LA? We moved in to the flat last August on a six month contract, and have just renewed for another 12 months. When this 12 months runs out in February next year we would like to rent privately from the LL. This would save over ￡1,000 a year! And mean that we don't need to be inspected every 3 months!I know that before we moved in he had never used an agent before, and we asked after 4 months to go private he said it was too much hassle regarding the deposit ? any ideas?
We love the flat, and have done some repairs and decorating (removed the shag pile carpet in the bathroom and fitted lino instead!) and cleared out the garden (that had not been touched for about 10 years, since we moved in, my husband is very handy! So it would not be the case that we constantly bug him to sort out problems.
Any ideas??
Who would save the 1000 pounds per year? You or the LL?
I presume the LL is using the LA to manage the property.
If this is his decision then he is doing so because he does not want to or cannot manage the rental i.e. fix problems.
I rent out and manage properties privetly but this is not suitable for all LL's
Just bear in mind that you should have an agreement with the LL before you carry out any modification to their property.
You sound (by this post anyway) to be ideal tenants and therefore the LL should try to keep you happy, however you should check with the LL if there are reasons why they prefer to remaing using a LA