Landlords beware of 'geezer tenants'

Which part of the country has the most dodgy tenants. According to latest stats released by the DPS it's those in the South East.

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Tenants in the South East of England are most likely to damage property according to new analysis from The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS).

More than 40 percent of DPS disputes between landlords and tenants have occurred in that region. In some circumstances tenants have trashed houses, let gardens go wild or have simply disappearing without notice.

More than half of the disputes in the South East (52 percent) were the result of tenants damaging the property. More than a third (36 percent) was due to the property not being cleaned, while the rest concerned poor repair of the garden.

The North East saw the second highest level of disputes (15 percent), followed by the South West (12 percent), North West (11 percent) and West Midlands (11 percent).

An analysis of cities found that London topped the list for DPS disputes, followed by Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne and York.

Kevin Firth, director of The DPS, said: “Exasperated landlords have sent us all sorts of complaints about tenants from vomit on the carpets to carpets vanishing completely.

“One landlord discovered that his property was being used as a brothel, while we have had several unsuspecting landlords whose properties have been transformed into cannabis factories.

What part of the country do you think the worst tenants come from. Are we being a bit unfare to 'southern' tenants?