{"id":1953,"date":"2010-06-14T08:45:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T08:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2010-06-14T08:45:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T08:45:41","slug":"pitfalls-of-the-hard-to-let","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/pitfalls-of-the-hard-to-let\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitfalls of the Hard-to-Let"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is always the odd, undesirable hard to let property that becomes the bane of a landlord.\u00a0 The one that was bought when an area seemed reasonable, but has since gone to the dogs.\u00a0 Selling the property becomes out of the question as any sane buyer wouldn\u2019t touch it with a proverbial bargepole.<\/p>\n<p>The temptation for a landlord to slacken the reins on <a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"Legal 4 Landlords Tenant Referencing\" href=\"http:\/\/\/www.legal4landlords.com\/tenant-referencing\/\" target=\"_blank\">tenant referencing<\/a> becomes inevitable in a bid to let the property and settle for what he\/she can get.\u00a0 Sadly the properties that fall under this bracket, cause the landlord more trouble than they are worth.<\/p>\n<p>In Southport last year, one landlord was questioned by police after three of his properties were used to grow and cultivate illegal drugs.\u00a0 Without the proof of the tenancies he would have faced serious charges.<\/p>\n<p>In other parts of the country, tenanted properties have been used as: brothels; to house illegal immigrants; hiding illegal firearms and weapons; printing counterfeit bank notes.\u00a0 It\u2019s exactly this kind of illegal activity where a landlord needs his\/her paperwork up to scratch.\u00a0 The best and safest way a landlord can rent a property that would be classed as undesirable to a majority of tenants is through a good letting agent.<\/p>\n<p>By speaking to the agent and being hones with them, you can come to an arrangement.\u00a0 Offer to pay the tenant\u2019s administration fee, any advertising that was incurred and a no <a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"Legal4Landlordsno deposit guarantee scheme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legal4landlords.com\/no-deposit-guarantee\/\" target=\"_blank\">deposit guarantee scheme<\/a>.\u00a0 In return, the agent will collect the rents and organise and implement the paperwork.\u00a0 There are many vulnerable or otherwise good tenants looking for trustworthy landlords, using a good letting agent will offer compromise and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is always the odd, undesirable hard to let property that becomes the bane of a landlord.\u00a0 The one that was bought when an area seemed reasonable, but has since gone to the dogs.\u00a0 Selling the property becomes out of the question as any sane buyer wouldn\u2019t touch it with a proverbial bargepole. 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