While being a landlord can be lucrative, one of the potential downsides is having bad tenants. Whether they’re causing problems for the neighbours or not looking after your property, bad tenants can be a real headache.
Setting out guidelines from the start should help, however if you’re having problems with nuisance tenants in the North East, and especially if you’re looking to sell your property with tenants in situ, here’s everything you need to know.
Co-operation
When you’ve decided to sell a property with tenants in situ, even the best of tenants may be unhappy at the news. Bad tenants in the North East can make the process of selling nearly impossible by interfering with viewings or worse.
If you can approach your tenants, you may explain your situation and why you need to sell the property; often, giving someone a reason is enough to bring them around to see your side of things. Perhaps they haven’t realised just how their behavior may be perceived, such as failing to maintain the property and causing an eyesore, upsetting the neighbors as well.
Through a diplomatic explanation of the problems they are creating, they may be willing to change.
Keep Records
Be sure to provide ample warning in writing that you’re selling. There’s likely to be something in place which dictates how much notice you need to give.
If you’re unsure, you may wish to contact a professional for guidance, such as the professional investors at We Buy Homes North East .
In addition, it can be a good idea to keep a log of all your interactions with your tenants and make them aware of it. If they know that you’re logging all of your in-person conversations with them, it may cause them to think twice about their bad behaviour.
And if for any reason they do take legal action against you, having a record of events and your responses in writing, along with dated photos will help you along the line.
Remain Calm
When in-person encounters occur, be confident that you maintain a calm breathing pattern and make minimal physical moves to keep the situation as non-confrontational and impersonal as possible.
No matter what tone your tenant takes, you must maintain a strictly business attitude and remove emotions from your responses. While it may be difficult, try to put yourself in the tenants’ shoes and remain objective.
People quickly catch on to anything that will push your buttons and distract you from your efforts; however, they won’t find any buttons if you remain calm when dealing with them.
Kindness
Whatever you do, don’t make a bad situation worse by taking action that bad tenants in the County Durham, Darlington, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees areas may interpret as threatening or aggressive.
While it might briefly feel good, doing things like cutting off utility services or changing locks can cause issues to escalate very quickly.
Once you’ve conveyed any message, there’s no need to repeat yourself. You should still allow your tenants reasonable peace; despite their actions, don’t call repeatedly or continue to contact them in a harassing manner. By maintaining your composure, you leave the door open for solutions.
We Buy Homes North East
If you own a property with tenants in situ, We Buy Homes North East can help. Whether your tenants in the North East are causing you headaches and you need some advice, or you’re looking for a quick sale, get in touch with We Buy Homes North East today on 0191 369 2088 to find out how we can help you.