Top Tips for Dealing with Tenants – Landlord Solicitors in Coventry
Terrible tenants can make your job as a landlord extremely difficult. Therefore, it is important for you to manage the landlord-tenant relationship effectively to ensure you are able to deal with problems as and when they arise.
We have put together this list of 5 Top Tips to help you manage any sticky situations you may encounter with your tenants.
- Always Be Calm and Rational
It is understandably easy to become frustrated when a tenant causes unnecessary problems. However, becoming irate with your tenant will only exasperate the situation. Your tenants will be more receptive to what you are telling them if you come across cool, calm and collected.
- Be Aware
You must ensure you visit your rental property occasionally to keep yourself informed of any maintenance or neighbour-related issues that have arisen. However, if you do plan to enter the property you are required to give reasonable notice to the tenant before doing so.
- Minimise Risk
Before accepting a new tenant make sure you explore their background thoroughly as this should help you avoid issues later on. For example, make the effort to be aware of your tenant’s employment status and credit history. In addition, any prospective tenant should be able to provide satisfactory references.
- Reduce the Possibility of Damage
Although this may seem common sense, you should consider the living environment you have created in your rental property. You can minimise the possibility of damage by using durable materials such as washable paint, stain protected carpets and good quality tiling.
- Keep Written Records
You should ensure you are keeping a detailed account of any formal and informal correspondence between you are your tenant. In addition, you should keep evidence of any maintenance issues you have dealt with as well as any requests you have issued to enable you to refer to them in the future should the need arise.
How can Askews Legal LLP help you?
Askews Legal LLP Solicitors in Coventry has a dedicated team of Property specialists who can assist with any commercial property issues. For further advice or to obtain a quote, please contact Kuljeet Sandhu, Head of Commercial Property at Askews Legal LLP.
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