Superstar landlord, or Rigsby-style Rogue?

1. You need to get access to your rental property because a neighbour has alerted you to a maintenance issue. Do you:

Write or call the tenant and ask their permission giving 24 hours notice

Ring them and let them know you need access to the property straight away and need to meet them there

Go to the property with your key and let yourself in

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A tenant is at the end of their Tenancy Agreement and you have a new tenant lined up. Do you:

Discuss with them their moving out time and agree the times the utilities will be cut off

Ask the utility companies to get in touch with them and agree a cut off time

Cut off their utilities without their permission

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You no longer want to rent your property to your current tenants, and wish them to leave as soon as possible. Do you:

Notify them in writing, and issue them with a Section 21 notice

Call them and explain you no longer want to rent to them and ask them to leave.

Go to the property when they are out and change the locks so they can’t get back in

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You have new tenants moving in, and there's lots of 'start of tenancy' paperwork to prepare. Do you:

Make sure you have a Tenancy Agreement prepared, and take the time to make sure your new tenant understands all of the clauses

Give or post them their tenancy agreement, and assume it's been read and understood.

Tell them if they want the property they needn’t bother with all this unnecessary, time consuming paperwork as you’ll be as good as your word

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You have chosen to be a landlord, and have invested in a property to rent out. Do you:

Join a landlord’s association and register with landlord advice blogs in order to keep up with the latest legal requirements

Occasionally read the property pages of the weekend papers to see if anything new is happening

Put the hours in whilst looking for a tenant, but put your feet up a bit when you've got a reliable tenant in situ

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Changes to the mortgage on your property mean you have to increase the rent in order to cover your outgoings. How do you broach this with your tenants.

Wait until I can legitimately increase the rent as agreed in the tenancy agreement, then explain why and make it as small an increase as possible.

Send an email, but give them the option to hand in their notice, no questions asked.

Just do it, there's plenty of people who would be willing to pay.

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Your long standing tenant’s agreement is just coming to an end, and you are due to review the rental figure. Do you:

Ask your agent to advise you of a realistic new price

Ask a friend who owns a rental property nearby what they charge their tenant and charge the same

Choose the highest rent you have seen a similar property advertised for and go with that

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You are really frustrated by the behaviour of your current tenants. You’ve spoken to them once already but the behaviour hasn’t changed. Do you:

Speak to them again, and give them a written warning that you don’t want to issue a Section 21 but you will be forced to if their behaviour doesn’t change

Ask a private detective to make a case on them

Go to the property and 'have a word'

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Your Tenancy Agreement has come to an end and it is time to give your tenants their deposit back. There are a few issues that are not normal wear and tear. Do you:

Get three quotes to have the issue rectified and take from the deposit the cost of the middle quote

Use information from other jobs you’ve done and estimate what it will cost

Take from the deposit the maximum amount you think you can

Other

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Your tenants have had a Section 21 and Possession Order, but they are still in the property. Do you:

Apply for a County Court Bailiff or High Court Sheriff to go to the property and take possession and remove the tenant.

Take a friend to the property and reason with the tenant saying you won’t leave until they have left the building

Change the locks and remove all of the tenant's belongings.

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Superstar landlord, or Rigsby-style Rogue?

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