When asked recently
by the Telegraph for comment on the pitfalls of corporate clients, Andy our Director at Midas Lettings said:
“In my 15 years of experience corporate clients generally are
difficult to deal with. We find that they
put any employee in and the properties get treated like hotels. A professional couple or family are far more
secure tenants and look after the properties better.
The worst client I ever had was corporate. The Director of the
Company took on a property, trashed the place leaving an £8000 cleaning and
replacement furniture bill. The Company then threw the weight of its legal
department behind it and it was months before the landlord got any money back.
I do get landlords saying they want corporate clients as they
are under the impression that they are perfect.
The problem is that a company will have a property for a year and put 30
different people in so wear and tear is high.”
The question to ask yourself is: when you stay in a hotel when
do you ever worry about the condition you leave it in? If you regard it as your
home even for 6-12 months you will invariably treat it with respect!
For a full breakdown of how we manage our properties have a look at our What We Do page on our website
