Originally Posted by DMN1968:
“Personally, and as a buy to let landlord myself, I do not blame him for excluding certain groups from renting property from him. As with me, he is not a charity and is in it to make money. I want to have a comfortable retirement and for my children to be on a sound financial footing. They stop paying the rent for whatever reason, and you lose out - unfortunately many people who rent could not care less so you have to take measures to protect your investment.
I will not let to anyone on benefits, with pets, young children, anyone without a verifiable employment history, criminal records, visible tattoos, poor credit history, smokers and certain other criteria, partially because previous experience has shown the property is more likely to be abused, and/or they often have difficulty paying the rent when circumstances change. Most other BTLers have similar criteria.
When you have around a dozen people applying for each property, you can afford to be selective, and will go for the safest option any time - why would you go for someone who is likely to cause issues?
I would not go as far as excluding plumbers - my best tenant is a plumber (from the Czech republic) - I guess he has been stung by one?”
“Personally, and as a buy to let landlord myself, I do not blame him for excluding certain groups from renting property from him. As with me, he is not a charity and is in it to make money. I want to have a comfortable retirement and for my children to be on a sound financial footing. They stop paying the rent for whatever reason, and you lose out - unfortunately many people who rent could not care less so you have to take measures to protect your investment.
I will not let to anyone on benefits, with pets, young children, anyone without a verifiable employment history, criminal records, visible tattoos, poor credit history, smokers and certain other criteria, partially because previous experience has shown the property is more likely to be abused, and/or they often have difficulty paying the rent when circumstances change. Most other BTLers have similar criteria.
When you have around a dozen people applying for each property, you can afford to be selective, and will go for the safest option any time - why would you go for someone who is likely to cause issues?
I would not go as far as excluding plumbers - my best tenant is a plumber (from the Czech republic) - I guess he has been stung by one?”
What exactly counts as a "visible tattoo"? I have one on my wrist that is sometimes visible and sometimes not visible. Same with the one on the back of my neck. Could I move in if I wear my hair down?




