{"id":7336,"date":"2016-05-26T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T09:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=7336"},"modified":"2018-02-16T08:43:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T08:43:43","slug":"vast-majority-of-londons-tenants-take-what-they-can-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/vast-majority-of-londons-tenants-take-what-they-can-get\/","title":{"rendered":"Vast Majority of London&#8217;s tenants &#8216;take what they can get&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><strong><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>&#8216;s highly competitive <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/tenants-face-being-priced-out-of-the-rental-market\/6621\/\"><strong>private rented home market<\/strong><\/a><strong> means just 8% of Londoners bother to check a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/landlord\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02mx_6;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Landlord\" >landlord<\/a>&#8216;s credentials with a staggering 92% of potential tenants admitting they have resigned themselves to &#8216;<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Eminent domain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/eminent-domain\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0127bq;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Eminent_domain\" >taking<\/a> what they can get&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The findings come from a removals firm Kiwi Movers who say that despite having to ensure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/tenant-referencing-101\">background check conducted on their potential as a tenant<\/a>, most renters are not as diligent in checking their potential landlord.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of information means tenants are at risk of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >renting<\/a> their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> from a criminal or rogue landlord with most London renters saying the capital\u2019s highly competitive rental <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a> is their main reason for not doing so.<\/p>\n<p>The study also reveals that just 20% of renters in the UK actually carry out any sort of check on their potential landlord before signing up to a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"tenant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/leasehold-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/leasehold_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jg1x;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Leasehold_estate\" >tenancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tenants would prefer to rent their home from a female landlord<\/h2>\n<p>The figures also reveal that one in four tenants preferred to rent their home from a female landlord and 44% of women said they would prefer to rent their home from a woman.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about checking their landlord&#8217;s credentials, 24% of women, on average, are more likely to carry out a background check on a landlord compared to 15% of men.<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi Movers&#8217; Regan McMillan said tenants are at risk from dodgy landlords so they can secure a home in a &#8216;cut throat market&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe see the rental sector and get to speak and meet with people who are at the mercy of a competitive rental sector. Rented homes are quickly taken and most realise if they want somewhere to live they must act quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis may mean they do not have time for checking their landlord and, if they did, I believe many of them would take that risk so they have somewhere to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Problem is more pronounced within London<\/h2>\n<p>He added that the situation is more pronounced within London but it&#8217;s still a &#8216;sad\u2019 state for many tenants around the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The report also reveals that one in five tenants believe that when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\">renting from a lettings agency<\/a> means they do not have to worry about their checking of landlord credentials or their history.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Of those who did carry out a check, 18% who found negative information said it did affect their decision to rent from the landlord, while another 43% said their background check had revealed useful information.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Landlord&#8217;s can choose who pays for tenant referencing at TheHouseShop.com find out more below:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/tenant-referencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11584 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button.png\" alt=\"Start Tenant Referencing Button\" width=\"270\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button.png 270w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button-260x48.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button-100x19.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Start-Tenant-Referencing-Button-200x37.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London&#8216;s highly competitive private rented home market means just 8% of Londoners bother to check a landlord&#8216;s credentials with a staggering 92% of potential tenants admitting they have resigned themselves to &#8216;taking what they can get&#8217;. 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