Most tenants say they have good landlords

The problem with institutions like Shelter etc is that they are not exactly going to resolve their purpose and ever say the job is done and dissolve themselves. They intend to expand their power and influence. This is the UK disease in many walks of life.
These institutions intend to expand and increase their influence as a lobby group, so no matter what legislation arrives, we can only expect more.
They have created a sub-industry which is well funded and perpetual.
The same is true in planning, the NHS, education, energy, climate, transport, and so on.
No one asks whether or how much longer the U.K. can or should afford such a luxuriant approach to regulation, nor does anyone gauge or consider the burdens or long term outcomes.

Shelter only sees (and I believe only wants to see) the ‘bad’ side of renting, when tenants come to them with a problem - even one which isn’t the fault of the LL, eg when a LL wants/needs to evict due to arrears, trashing the property etc.

They don’t see the positive sides to the relationship with a good LL, so their views will almost certainly be skewed. However they have a loud and vociferous platform, even if it’s not always representative of the facts or the industry as a whole.

Reply to the comment left by Kopf Schmerz at 02/04/2024 - 11:57
Totally agree with you
What can be done about it ?

Reply to the comment left by Freda Blogs at 02/04/2024 - 12:24
You can leave the "almost certainly" out of that comment!

Why would the likes of shelter ever accept a perfect prs afterall would a turkey vote for Xmas.

I would love to be able to ignore these 'charities' but sadly I cannot ignore any single part of the anti landlord legislation they have encouraged.

I can't ignore what Gen Rent and Shelter say about us, because they are the ones lobbying government to give us more legislation and regulations to follow, which only translates to higher rents.
Us good landlords would be perfectly happy without their interference

I have a good relationship with every single one of my tenants.
I have a portfolio in double figures and I can comfortably say that they are happy living in my properties.
The problem comes when I need to up the rent to cover the ever-increasing financial burden we face
Then, there's a period where they think I'm ripping them off, they go off and look for somewhere else, then realise that I am actually giving them a good deal

All of my tenants are great. Only one of them wants to move but doesn’t want to change landlords.

What Gen Rent, Shelter, NRLA and the like are doing is demonising landlords. They are all supporting government with the RRB.

This anti-landlord rhetoric has made my children decide that they don’t want to inherit my tenants. They don’t want to be landlords.

So, my plan is to encourage the tenants to move on. Rents that are 30% below Local Housing Allowance are rising sharply. I want the tenants to move so that I can sell up.

I’ve loved being a landlord for 20+ years. In my area, prices haven’t risen much so there won’t be a huge CGT bill.

Interesting article, which reflect my 30+ years of being a Landlord, whereby on the whole, I've had good working relationships with tenants, and continue to do so today. We all know there are Landlords out there who give the business a bad name, but the majority are doing their best to provide the best service possible.

I remind tenants now & then, that we have a working relationship, and although my property, it's their home. A situation that's generally beneficial to both, providing neither side take the other for granted.