Buy-to-let investors spending more on properties in Gloucestershire, says agent

“Thank God you ain't my landlord Spindles - from experience, landladies are far worse than landlords.

Aside that, yes a landlord should have certain restrictions as it is their house and it is still rental.

Some landlords may not have be paying off mortgages, they have already been paid off by their tenants.

Some landlords can be very good, I wouldn't trust spindles with the attitude like she has and would not rent off a landlady if I could help it. I would rather rent off a landlord even if it meant paying a bit more rent.

I knew a landlord who let a house out. He decorated it and made it so nice. The woman trashed it, he even made adaptions for her wheelchair and put in an electric fan light and all sorts to make her more comfotable. She completely trashed the place and witheld rent.

My heart went out to him. There are a few decent landlords out there who leave their tenants alone and allow their tennants to do what they want so long as they agree to restore it to its original order before leaving. No having to say "please miss can I put a toilet roll holder on the wall".

They are few and far between though and are a barrier to people having a place they can truly call home. Abroad people have more faith in landlords as they don't tend to just throw their tenants out so they can sell with a months notice. Hence why people are happier to rent there.”

“Thank God you ain't my landlord Spindles - from experience, landladies are far worse than landlords.

Aside that, yes a landlord should have certain restrictions as it is their house and it is still rental.

Some landlords may not have be paying off mortgages, they have already been paid off by their tenants.

Some landlords can be very good, I wouldn't trust spindles with the attitude like she has and would not rent off a landlady if I could help it. I would rather rent off a landlord even if it meant paying a bit more rent.

I knew a landlord who let a house out. He decorated it and made it so nice. The woman trashed it, he even made adaptions for her wheelchair and put in an electric fan light and all sorts to make her more comfotable. She completely trashed the place and witheld rent.

My heart went out to him. There are a few decent landlords out there who leave their tenants alone and allow their tennants to do what they want so long as they agree to restore it to its original order before leaving. No having to say "please miss can I put a toilet roll holder on the wall".

They are few and far between though and are a barrier to people having a place they can truly call home. Abroad people have more faith in landlords as they don't tend to just throw their tenants out so they can sell with a months notice. Hence why people are happier to rent there.”

“by geraint "I'm sure you and your wife are decent..."

Actually, I did say "my husband and I own some properties" so "the clues are there"!

by honslknjklytWednesday, March 13 2013, 11:59AM

"If buy to let landlords had the amount of properties they were allowed to own limited, then this would free up more houses for people who would rather have their own properties and pay their own mortgage than pay someone elses mortgage."

If people want to buy their own houses then what's stopping them buying the houses BEFORE the buy to let landlords get a chance to snap them up, after all, the houses are on the market for anyone to buy, not just landlords. Also not all buy to let landlords have to take out mortgages to buy the properties. Actually, I cannot understand why anyone would pay the same amount or more to rent a place when they could be paying a mortgage for their own place. Actually, I can understand, they haven't been able to save up any money for the deposit so HAVE to rely on renting.

You say "In private tennancy, most of us have restraints on us, especially in newer properties, should we want to put a picture on a wall, we have to e-mail the landlords/letting agents to inform them where the picture will go and how it will be fixed in order to ask permission.
We can't wallpaper or decorate in any way unless we have permission, we can rarely have pets.
How is this a home? It is someone else's house and we live under that daily reminder."

Why shouldn't there be restraints? What landlord wants people banging nails in the walls willy-nilly, it's their house they can set whatever rules they like and if the tenants don't like it then they don't have to take up the tenancy. Pets can be anything from a tank of fish to a pack of dogs so landlords should have a say in what they allow there. One of our tenants asked if he could decorate and we said yes and another asked if they could have two cats which we also allowed so landlords can be quite flexible if asked nicely.

"Landlords build a portfolio, while we build nothing, meanwhile we work hard and pay our taxes so social housing tennants can have the right to buy at knockdown prices."

Who says the landlords don't or haven't worked hard as well? I can also tell you that we certainly pay tax, and far from complaining about landlords people should be pleased that they are providing rental accommodation for the ones who can't afford to buy their own place.”

“Buy-to let-investors in Gloucestershire are spending more on properties instead of expecting to pay discounted prices. Those are the words of Julian Farr, of Farr & Farr estate agents-------------Well-being on commission, they would say that wouldn't they? Smart BTL buyers go to an auction and buy outside this most expensive of counties anyway.”

“If buy to let landlords had the amount of properties they were allowed to own limited, then this would free up more houses for people who would rather have their own properties and pay their own mortgage than pay someone elses mortgage.

In private tennancy, most of us have restraints on us, especially in newer properties, should we want to put a picture on a wall, we have to e-mail the landlords/letting agents to inform them where the picture will go and how it will be fixed in order to ask permission.

We can't wallpaper or decorate in any way unless we have permission, we can rarely have pets.

How is this a home? It is someone else's house and we live under that daily reminder.

Landlords build a portfolio, while we build nothing, meanwhile we work hard and pay our taxes so social housing tennants can have the right to buy at knockdown prices.”

“I'm sure you and your wife are decent, responsible, landlords Spindles and no doubt you are not alone. However there are also many others who are not and what chance the first time buyer with so many otherwise affordable houses being snapped up by neo Peter Rachmans?”

“geraint, not all landlords are "greedy". My husband and I own some properties that are let to tenants who pay below what we could expect but, as they are good tenants, we would rather take a drop in the rent. It's because of landlords that people who can't afford to get on the property ladder have anywhere to live at all so ****ging them off isn' exactly the right way to go. The idea that landlords sit back and rake in the money from "poor" tenants is wrong as there are expenses to go with owning rentable property as well as the risk that it might get trashed if the wrong sort of tenant is renting it meaning money has to be spent putting it right.

I read yesterday that the Government's idea of paying housing benefit direct to the tenants instead of to the landlords has made the amount of rent arrears grow enormously, in one area from 2% to 11%. Apparently the idea was to give tenants a way to increase their responsibility and learn how to budget wisely etc. but it has backfired because there is more money NOT being passed on to landlords than ever before. This stupidity will take rentable properties away from anyone on benefits as landlords will only rent to people who are in jobs and are far more likely to pay the rent, thereby making the housing crisis worse not better.”

“What chance the hapless first time buyer when the shortage of affordable housing and the actions of greedy private landlords profiteering on human misery maintain high property prices?”

“Buy-to-let investors can also be confident of jacking up the rents they charge because they know the demand is there in Gloucester from couples in local jobs on low paid wages of typically £6.50-£8.00 per hour with no hope of ever saving £15,000+ for a deposit for a house!

There are so many single people and young couples currently in rented accommodation who have missed out on the housing boom of the 80's & 90's where it was possible to make more money from the increase in property prices per year than some people can earn in that year.

It's turning out to be a lost generation in property ownership if you are in your twenties (unless you are on a big salary with a really good career path)”

“Buy-to-let investors can also be confident of jacking up the rents they charge because they know the demand is there in Gloucester from couples in local jobs on low paid wages of typically £6.50-£8.00 per hour with no hope of ever saving £15,000+ for a deposit for a house!

There are so many single people and young couples currently in rented accommodation who have missed out on the housing boom of the 80's & 90's where it was possible to make more money from the increase in property prices per year than some people can earn in that year.

It's turning out to be a lost generation in property ownership if you are in your twenties (unless you are on a big salary with a really good career path)”