According to a study of 1,000 private tenants carried out by Direct Line for Business, failing to pay rent on time or at all is the most common term broken by tenants that is included in their tenancy agreement.
Other common rule 'bends' include smoking in the property, keeping a pet, damaging or making alterations to the property or changing the locks.
A smaller proportion of tenants admit to either causing disturbances to neighbours, sub-letting a room without notifying the landlord, redecorating without permission or failing to check the carbon monoxide.
My own
experiences in Oxford reflect these findings.
Smoking in a property that has a no-smoking term is common, but hard for
a Landlord or their agent to prove. Only
through our detailed and regular inspections of managed properties can we
identify if an additional person is living in a property, if a pet has been in
residence or if a tenant has damaged the fabric of the building via
unauthorised DIY. For Landlords who manage their own properties, it is vital
that they inspect their properties themselves, to identify issues to take
action to enforce the terms of the tenant agreement.
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