Hi everyone, I have a flat for rent and have been trying to do so for the last 2 months. I have read some advice on the forums, such as vetting tenants, questions to ask and warning signs.
My question is am I doing something wrong? The prospective tenants either do not respond to the auto reply, which includes “ no bad credit or CCJ’s accepted” I have tried to follow the advice given on these forums and always respond within 1 hour, I have now reduced the rental price.
Delete the auto reply and let the queries come through.
Call them and ask them when they want to view. You’ll have a few timewasters who do not reply or get back to you. This in itself is part of the vetting process.
You can ask questions when you meet and this will give you a chance to vet
If they want it, ask them if they have any CCJ’s as this will fail their reference check. If so, then they will need a guarantor. If they are serious they will find a guarantor i.e. friend, sibling, etc. This guarantor will also need to be referenced.
This is the method I typically follow and I have not had any problems. 40% of my portfolio have tenants with CCJ’s + guarantors. Never been a problem.
CCJ’s doesnt make people bad tenants. It can be as simple as not paying a parking ticket because it went to a difference address and thus they just forgot about it. They often find about it because of the reference check!