I'm 60 y/o, retired with ample capital. I want to rent for a year and pay all the rent in cash, in advance. Should I have to pay for a 'credit check' when I don't want any credit? I am also prepared to pay a deposit in a sum of the landlords choosing to be held against any dilapidation in addition to any fee which would normally be lodged in a scheme. Agents have declined my request to convey this offer to their client. Were I a landlord, I am just the kind of tenant I'd want!
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Wishing you luck but, can you see you might well sounds "suspicious"? Anecdotally those offering 6 or 12 months rent up-front and trying to avoid no credit/landlord checks are reputedly likely to be planning on running a brothel or a cannabis farm (it happens, oh yes it happens). A police closure order is a right pain & means the place is shut, no rent possible...
As a landlord I want credit & landlord checks done. In Scotland where I am also a landlord the tenant cannot be charged such fees (or others) and I almost always run those checks at my expense (for my own good).
You might think "hang on I'm handing over all this money, (say £10k+) why won;t they trust me the b*st*rds" but the landlord is considering handing over an asset of £100k+. And tenants (I'm sure not you) can cause terrible damage & to evict a non-paying tenant who digs his heels in typically takes 40+ weeks (say £7k unpaid rent plus legal costs).
Cheers! Artful, 70, retired...I am legally unqualified: If you need to rely on advice check it with a suitable authority - eg a solicitor specialising in landlord/tenant law...
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Originally posted by theartfullodger View PostYou might think "hang on I'm handing over all this money, (say £10k+) why won;t they trust me the b*st*rds" but the landlord is considering handing over an asset of £100k+. And tenants (I'm sure not you) can cause terrible damage & to evict a non-paying tenant who digs his heels in typically takes 40+ weeks (say £7k unpaid rent plus legal costs).
Cheers! Artful, 70, retired...
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It's usually more than "credit" checking.
References are sought, employers contacted, your assertion that you have capital checked.
It's risk mitigation, not risk elimination.When I post, I am expressing an opinion - feel free to disagree, I have been wrong before.
Please don't act on my suggestions without checking with a grown-up (ideally some kind of expert).
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I have references from previous landlords (glowing) in my hand along with this month's bank/BS statement. I don't have an employer. I understand that _usually_ investigations are required but my point is that I am unusual and I would like these circumstances conveyed to the landlord but the agent refuses.
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The other problem you may have is that the landlord's insurance (and mortgage company) will probably insist on a credit check in their ts & cs, meaning any potential claim will fail if the formalities are not in place. If you are genuine, thn perhaps have a look at sites where landlords advertise rather than via agents then they can make their own mind up re risk
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Originally posted by expraxis View PostI have references from previous landlords (glowing) in my hand along with this month's bank/BS statement. I don't have an employer. I understand that _usually_ investigations are required but my point is that I am unusual and I would like these circumstances conveyed to the landlord but the agent refuses.
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Originally posted by wfd_property View Post
Find another agent, or better yet a private landlord who advertises direct. Or consider buying something cheap to sell on after your need has ended, if you have such means?
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Originally posted by expraxis View PostI have references from previous landlords (glowing) in my hand along with this month's bank/BS statement. I don't have an employer. I understand that _usually_ investigations are required but my point is that I am unusual and I would like these circumstances conveyed to the landlord but the agent refuses.
- and don't forget landlord/agent will need to see other documents, probably copy them, for Theresa's "Right to Rent" checks (if not possible fine up to £3k) - see
https://www.gov.uk/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents
For what a fairly decent tenant check does see
https://www.nlatenantcheck.org.uk/services_full.aspx
Each Full Check includes:
Written verification of employment/income
Reference from current landlord or letting agent
Affordability calculation
County Court Judgment (CCJ) Search
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Data
Residency & Address Confirmation
Alias Name Search
Linked Addresses located and searched
ID Verification Checks
Application tracking with 24 hour online access
Re. the "glowing" references from landlords (great!) most prudent landlords/agents/checking-agencies will also directly contact the landlord themselves, notwithstanding copy of glowing references. The v dodgy tenants may be quite adept at producing such glowing documents, but I'm sure yours are legit. And providing the landlord's mobile (their mate ...)
Sadly being a landlord makes one somewhat cautious...I am legally unqualified: If you need to rely on advice check it with a suitable authority - eg a solicitor specialising in landlord/tenant law...
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Originally posted by expraxis View PostI am also prepared to pay a deposit in a sum of the landlords choosing to be held against any dilapidation in addition to any fee which would normally be lodged in a scheme.
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What makes you think rent Agreement is not a form of credit Contract?
If you feel you would make the ideal T then become one and take on some like-minded people as Ts.
Let us know how much income you lose in first 2 years., inc fines & Penalties.
Strange how many 'perfect' Ts think they are out there.
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