I am currently looking for tenants for a property I own. The flat is empty and I just happened to be at the property this morning when a prospective tenant and his wife came to view. The decorator was in so I said just to have a look around themselves as there is nothing worse than someone following you around.
Before I left I had a brief conversation with them about what was/was not going to be in the flat.
This is their second viewing.
The letting agent telephoned to say that they want to take it but the tenant said that I had agreed to a lower rent figure when I spoke to him. I did not such thing and we did not even discuss the rent so there could be no misunderstanding.
Now I have no problem with tenants trying to renegotiate the rent but this was a blatant lie.
Part of me thinks I should go ahead even though he lied. He has just arrived from Nigeria and is a doctor so I do not think he would want me to embarras him at the hospital if the rent was not paid.
However, part of me thinks that if he would lie so early in the tenancy I am asking for trouble by letting him in.
I would like opinions.
Thanks
Before I left I had a brief conversation with them about what was/was not going to be in the flat.
This is their second viewing.
The letting agent telephoned to say that they want to take it but the tenant said that I had agreed to a lower rent figure when I spoke to him. I did not such thing and we did not even discuss the rent so there could be no misunderstanding.
Now I have no problem with tenants trying to renegotiate the rent but this was a blatant lie.
Part of me thinks I should go ahead even though he lied. He has just arrived from Nigeria and is a doctor so I do not think he would want me to embarras him at the hospital if the rent was not paid.
However, part of me thinks that if he would lie so early in the tenancy I am asking for trouble by letting him in.
I would like opinions.
Thanks
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