Our tenants have broken their bed

[TrickyD]

It is one of those ones which have a lot of slats each resting on a little ledge. The ledge came off so the slat fell.
Is this something that the tenants should normally pay to get fixed?
No doubt, despite it being a very small job, any handyman would charge around £60.
Unfortunately the property is 96 miles from our home, else DH would pop over equipped with hammer and nails.
They are nice tenants, so we will probably pay, but what normally happens when breakages like this happen?

@TrickyD can you please stop stalking me round MN and posting arsey comments on my threads.

It was one thread, where you were complaining that that you had no time for your course work. I pointed out that posting 258, now 230 times in a week, may not leave much time for your homework.

No, you were trolling because you don’t like my comments to you on this thread.

Anyone would think this is aibu.

@SurreyHillsGirl

I rented for years so have loads of experience with this.

The tenant breaks anything - THEY pay
Wear and tear - LL pays

Those insisting that the tenants haven't broken the bed, how do you know that! Beds can break from being jumped on

This!

Landlord here. I would pay if tenants are good and responsible.

I’m guessing those telling you you ‘should have read up before becoming a landlord’, have not and never will be landlords.

I told OP that all landlords should understand their rights and responsibilities. You are correct, I have never been a landlord, although my DM has and I have witnessed her deal with some truly nightmarish tenants so I am not one sided in my view.

Bitterness isn't an issue here. The responsibilities of a landlord remain the same whether people are bitter or not.

@Inkpaperstars

I’m guessing those telling you you ‘should have read up before becoming a landlord’, have not and never will be landlords.

I told OP that all landlords should understand their rights and responsibilities. You are correct, I have never been a landlord, although my DM has and I have witnessed her deal with some truly nightmarish tenants so I am not one sided in my view.

Bitterness isn't an issue here. The responsibilities of a landlord remain the same whether people are bitter or not.

Your responsibilities as a landlord involve seeking advice when situations arise to ensure that you comply with legal requirements and then acting accordingly. Exactly what the OP has done in this instance. As long as you comply with the law, job done. PP is right, some of you are eaten up with bitterness and jealousy that you never have and never will be landlords.

Why would anyone be jealous of a landlord?

@Smallsteps88

Why would anyone be jealous of a landlord?

An interesting question, perhaps deserving it's own thread!

Well, as you are the one who asserted there is jealousy of landlords, perhaps you could support your claim with your own reasoning?

I’m a landlord. If anyone saw the horrendous state our rental house has been left in by our recently departed tenants, they would definitely not be bitter or jealous 🤢.

I actually may be becoming a landlord, I would rather avoid it but buying somewhere in a cheaper area than our current location and letting it out until such a time as we can move there might be a way to get on the ladder for us, although if wfh continues we may not need to go that route. One of the reasons I would rather avoid it is because I take it seriously and am not confident I would do the role justice.

There are actually valid reasons for people to be bitter about widespread issues with landlords though, bitterness does not make a person wrong. I have friends and family with multiple properties, some of which have at times been let out, so that gives me perspective on not making it personal. Policies leading to the curent housing crisis are more to blame.

But yes, I guess you can just come on mumsnet and find out your mistakes there whenever a problem arises. OP did that and is now going to pay which is fine. The problem is many landlords will not find things out, so a requirement to be informed before beginning to let out property would be helpful.