Rent allowance tenants. yes or no.

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485243

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New to the property rental area.. I'm renting a property out and am wondering what is the situation with taking rent allowance. Does it come from the health board or social welfare?? How is it paid?? Are rental allowance tenant more trouble?? Any advice out there for me.

Thanks
 
Most of it comes from the health board with the tenant making up the rest .Mine is paid direct to my account and i collect the rest once a month from him.You can be lucky or not with tenants ,i'd say there are a few horrer stories on here.
 
ditto. mine comes to my account. Been lucky enough so far with tenants.
 
Have you searched for existing threads on this issue?
 
Mine comes directly into my account every thursday and the tennant lodges the balance on the 1st of every month. I have never had any problems thankfully with rent allowance tenants.
I would not accept the tenant receiving the rent from hse/social welfare and paying me the full amount.
 
Def Yes. It is a gaurenteed payment into your account with the tenant paying the balance. Also be aware that if you advertise "no RA", you are leaving yourself open to a discrimination case, so becare ful how you word the add.
 
485243 said:
Are rental allowance tenant more trouble? ? Any advice out there for me.

Thanks
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After my last rental allowance tenant I vowed I would never, ever take on one again. Just my experience.
 
My advice would be No. I could tell you many a horror story. You can get lucky but in my experience, these people don't care about your property.

The typical tenants you should be seeking are people who will make the house their home and treat it with respect.

So for example: A young stable couple or a group of professionals sharing.

Saying this, always meet the prospective tenants if possible. Trust your first Instincts.

Its usually better to accept a lower rent from a tenant who is going to be there long term. Each change of Tenants is going to be costly (Advertising, Cleaning, empty_property).
 
teachai said:
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So for example: A young stable couple or a group of professionals sharing.
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Trouble is there aren't so many of those about at the moment.
I've been through the process lately, and the majority of calls were RA people. Most of the non-RA people were groups of lads or girls in less than stable employment.
 
j26 said:
Trouble is there aren't so many of those about at the moment.
I've been through the process lately, and the majority of calls were RA people. Most of the non-RA people were groups of lads or girls in less than stable employment.
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If it was easy to get good tenants then few experienced landlords would take on risky, poor tenants. As teachai correctly said, "The typical tenants you should be seeking are people who will make the house their home and treat it with respect. " I had to spend a couple of grand fixing up an apartment after some RA people once, so for me personally, never again. I have heard too many horror stories too. Trust your instincts.
 
im 19 and live with my partner and son. we get RA every week. instead of it going to our tenants bank account we get a cheque in the post... usually the social welfare will check up on the tenants who are supposed to be getting their RA cheques to make sure they are getting them.. just because someone is recieving RA doesnt mean their going to damage the house their renting maybe their just unable to get work at the time... i think its totally unfair to advertise a house to rent and then state no rent allowance accepted, its totally discriminating and can make finding somewhere alot harder... we've moved twice (first due to arrival of our son as house was too small for all of us, second due to plumbing & heating problems that was going to take months to fix as some pipes had to be replaced, baby was only three months and it was middle of october, house was too cold for a baby...) and all our landlords have accepted rent allowance... i personally think that people claiming rent allowance are more likely to pay up as if they dont and get reported they wont get it again... many times me and my partner have both been out of work and the we've always managed to pay our rent on time... the way we look at it is if the rent isnt paid we could be asked to leave... and then where would we go???
 
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j26 said:
And check them. I had someone who seemed perfect, but I rang the referees and it was all a tissue of lies.
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Or the other scenario where the referees are friends.

The way around this is to ask for a land-line and an address for the refs.

If they won't give you the land-line or the address then you know you are going to be suckered

I personally go with my gut instincts.

I've gone against my gut instincts 2 times and both times I've regretted it.

Regarding whether or not I would let RA into my flat the answer is NO.
 
A house on my street is rented out Via RA and it is one big mess. Bins overflowing / broken bits of toys scattered around / graffiti on walls / garage door sitting on only one hinge.

This particular group have absolutly no respect for the house and it is bringing the rest of the street down. I have also heard horror stories. Personally I would leave the house empty rather than take a chance!

I know that not everyone one on RA is the same but when its bad it's v bad and u have major problems to deal with....
 
 
thats so unfair.i am seeking rent allowance apartment.i have 2 well diciplines daughters .i didnt ask to be a single mom ,i grew up with 2 hard working parents and a stable home.its unfair you you to make such a comment. working professional my butt..
 
teachai said:
My advice would be No. I could tell you many a horror story. You can get lucky but in my experience, these people don't care about your property.
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These people?? No one could accuse you of painting with the one brush A good tenent is a good tenent, regardless of receiving R.A or not.

OP- Meet the tenent and request a ref, then decide based on if you are happy with the person living in your property or not.
 
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