David Smith

There is a dispute about a Missing Bed blanket, sparked the idea for brands From The rental of a site, tenants rate their previous owners.

the founder, Ben yarrow, he was out of his apartment, when he received an E-Mail saying: "I'm glad to see the back of them. "

He had complained after his former girlfriend was forced to throw away hundreds of pounds worth of clothes went mouldy, because a poorly ventilated closet.

So the couple felt More Than a little annoyed when her landlord began to quibble about a Missing £3-Bed -cover.

It was then, to find that Ben tried to make a website where he could leave you a Review for his landlord.

Although there were pages where people complain about bad landlords, Ben felt it was not everything to offer, provided constructive feedback and useful Information for tenants.

For this reason, he says, his site is as much about the promotion of good landlords and portfolio holders such as the highlighting of poor practice.

The Review is divided into sections, so that the tenants rate highlight your landlord, rental agent, property and neighborhood, the positive and negative aspects of your tenancy.

reviewers can leave a rating out of ten and a comment, including the value for money, quality of the repair and notification of landlords and letting agents.

The primary goal, Ben says, is to help the tenants to make better-informed decisions.

"It's not that hiring is difficult - we have easy access to The Right Information ," he adds.

Ben, is he, that he faced a backlash from some owners, the fear that you could be an unfair assessment, But the idea has proved popular with tenants.

Anna-Ruth Cockerham, a 19-year-old student at the University of St Andrews, decided to brands in the form Of rental after a variety of problems with your landlord, and in the second year of their studies.

The House was "freezing cold" and had rats when she moved, as she says, The Landlord has been slow with repairs.

"He told us to clean up and The Rats would disappear," she says, adding that The Landlord treated the Problem, when neighbors reported to The Council .

The heating problems were particularly difficult, Anna-Ruth says, because she suffers from joint pain caused by a neurological disorder that is aggravated by extreme temperatures.

read a Review of The House prior to would have been the signing of The Contract , of inestimable value, she says.

"would have If I'd known in advance, The House was freezing cold all the time, I would not have chosen To Live there," Anna-Ruth.

later, the same problems had been reported, had failed by the previous tenant, But The Landlord to address them.

"The main problem is that you never talk to the previous tenants, so The Landlord can do, says the same thing year after year, But no one ever takes it," she said.

"If you rent A House , you often only see it once and you said, you have to write the papers will take place within a few days, or Someone Else . So, it can be difficult to find out what The Landlord wants. "

this was It, to leave what motivates you, a Review of your landlord online - in order to ensure that potential tenants had access to this Information .

The Assistant chief executive of the student housing charity Unipol, Nicola Brown, reviews are especially helpful for Young People , which is less rental experience and may not know what is an acceptable practice.

The aid organization has launched you to Rate your landlord, a Review website for students in Leeds in partnership with Leeds University Union in the year 2016.

As markers Of the tenancy, The Site is not only a bad practice - it also has an annual award ceremony to mark holds a good hosts.

"This page has no value as a" do you hate your landlord " web site," says Nicola. "It has value in something, where people will be in the direction of The Best landlords signposted as well as how to see, are the worst. "

Nevertheless, the Review websites have provoked concern from some landlords.

David Smith , policy Director for the residential landlords Association, warns, "there is no real warranty for the posting is, or whether their experiences are real".

Owen O'neill, a landlord in Birmingham, is also cautious about The Risk of fake reviews.

"In principle, I have no problem with that," he says. "It is good to have customer feedback. "

But he says that landlords must be informed about any evaluation so that you can respond - and you need to be sure that the reviewer was actually a tenant.

Ben stresses that brands consider For The Tenant , The Landlord and owner of a portfolio of calls to an answer to reviews, which are moderated for potentially defamatory content, and The Tenant lived in the property.

you Rate checked with your landlord and moderated reviews before you enter to respond owners a chance before the release.

Nicola says that some landlords now recognizes the Website as a useful marketing tool.

Sue Michaels, a student landlord in Leeds, says she is often contacted by potential tenants, the have found, you to you to Rate your landlord. She also feels the location is important for the increase in the value of standards in the industry as a whole.

"How can we improve things, unless The Bad landlords and agents will be highlighted?", she adds.

One of the limitations of pages, such as brands From The rental, The Number of reviews is available - it 850 has, since it began in the year 2017.

sprout, However, similar sites in the UK, the demand for such Information to grow. You assess your landlord currently has More Than 3,600 reviews in Leeds, and a goal of 1,000 new reviews each year.

Ben wants to see grow up on his website.

"always need More people to know, if we are going to make all the steps, the better rent," he says.

Source of news: bbc.com