UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi I'm new at conducting viewings and I have a couple of questions for the experienced out there please.

1) I live 50 miles from my advertised property and am frantically doing up another at the same time. I am having a tenant referenced (is that the right phrase?) at what point would you suspend viewings? I haven't stopped the advert and am still getting a lot of enquiries.

2) I had a viewer in the property yesterday who I took an instant dislike to. He was very arrogant. I will be managing the property myself so need to feel comfortable with the tenant, What would you say to someone viewing the property you have already discarded in your head?

Thank you

1. Advertise the property as Let Agreed if you can on whatever portal you're advertising on, meaning the tenant has expressed an interest in renting the property and has submitted an admin/holding fee, deposit or referencing application to rent the property (which I'm sure you already know.) It's always good to have a few enquiries afterwords just in case the let falls through, but I wouldn't want 'a lot' of enquiries as that would waste loads of people's time if the first application is successful. Depending on how active the market is, aim for about 2-5 more people that are definitely interested in the property - the type of people that would be gutted if they didn't get it.

2. He may be an arrogant so and so but at the end of the day it's money in the bank. The only important  thing is you are getting the rent paid on time and in full and he looks after the property (which landlord/agent references can prove or disprove) I would only have a problem with a tenant's personality if I felt they would be a nuisance to neighbours or wreck the property. If you feel he will do that then just politely inform him that referencing will be involved (all types - credit, employer, bank) and then mention landlord/agent references and ask if he thinks he will pass.

Hope this has helped, good luck with the let!

1) Stop now, restart if needed.

2) Say nothing to these people, are you under the impression you need to explain yourself to people you're not going to do business with? You don't.

2) You manage people not bricks and mortar as they (in the main) look after themselves.  If you're managing it yourself as you say, go with your gut and deal with a T who you'd like to deal with.

Gut feelings go a long way in my opinion. If someone comes accross as arrogant at a viewing I would assume it could be problematic in the future.