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After surveying tenants from around the UK, CIA Insurance have <a href="http://www.cia-landlords.co.uk/let-property-insurance-news/latest-news-story/nid/1671.aspx">produced a full report</a> looking at what people really think about renting - and their landlords!
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KNOWYOURMARKET WhatTenantsSayAboutRentalRisks
Whetheryou’reatenantoralandlord,itcanbediflculttoknowwhattheotherside’sthinking–sowhatdotenantsreallythinkaboutrenting?Whetheryou’reatenantoralandlord,itcanbediflculttoknowwhattheotherside’sthinking–sowhatdotenantsreallythinkaboutrenting? Oursurveydelvesrightin!
1 CommonRentalProperties: Over ofpeoplesurveyedrent 20% aterracedhouse Asurprising 8.2% rentaroominasharedhouse. Bungalows,cottages&studioapartmentsweretheleastcommon
2 RentalAgreements: ofpeopleeitherdidn’tunderstandordidn’treadtheirtenancyagreementbeforetheysignedit.Takethetimetoexplainit! Morethan 32%
3 HowLandlordsAreContacted: Almost 2/3rds ofpeoplerarelyornevercontact theirlandlordformajorissues MoreThan 1/4 ofpeoplecontactformajor issuesevery6months–ormorefrequently.
4 RentPayments 16% oftenantssaythey’vehadissuespayingrentontimeorhavemisseditaltogether.
5 Break-ins&Crime Almost7% oftenantshavebeenbrokenintointhelastfiveyears Althoughover 93%havestayedsafe!
LegalAction Almost 6 ofallthetenantswesurveyedhavehadtotakelegalactionagainsttheirlandlord. Let’sgetitto0%! 3%
7 HowApproachableIsYourLandlord? 1/3 Almost1/3rdofpeoplefeeltheirlandlordisextremelyapproachable 35% Another35%saytheirlandlordisapproachableforthebigissues 10% Although10%saythey’re eithernotapproachableforbigissuesornotapproachableatall!
8 HowEasyAreTheyToGetHoldOf? butalmost oftenantssaytheyfindtheirlandlordeasytogetholdof–whichisgreat! 83% 1/5th saythatthey'rehardto getholdof.
9 LandlordQualities Beingupfrontandhonestisthemost importantfor 48%oftenants 1/4 Reliabilityisthemostimportant forof1/4alltenantssurveyed
9 LandlordQualities Thetopthreeare: Upfront&honest Reliable&easytogetholdof Quicktoorganiserepairs sayit’svitaltheirlandlordispoliteandunderstanding–they’dratherthembehonestandreliable! 4% Just
10 MostImportantRentalFactors Themostimportantrentalfactorsfortenantsare: Theleastimportantfactorsfortenantsare: HighEPCRating(EnergyPerformanceCertificate) LowRentalPrices Discountsfor longertenancies BasicPropertyMaintenance Whitegoods&appliancesincluded Quickresponsestocomplaints
11 AndFinally… Butawhopping 16% oftenantssaythey’renothappywiththeirlandlord–halfofthesedon’tliketheirproperty,either. 76% saythey’rehappywithboththeirpropertyANDtheirlandlord. Soit’snotallbadnews!
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