Landlords who are struggling with difficult tenants, voids, government bureacracy should spare a minute for a Stone Landlord. George Cooper who rents out his former home in Stone.landlord insurance - portfolio rates - save at least 5%
Election officer Mr Cooper, aged 45, told the Newsletter the production company had removed his fence panel and gate post to enable them to get their equipment into the next door garden and had also replaced a shared chain link fence with a panel fence without letting him know. The firm has offered compensation to Mr Cooper but he says it is not enough.
He said: “ The first thing I knew about my fences being removed was when my tenant got in touch with me to tell me - but then it was too late.
“The fact is, I was perfectly happy with my chain link fence and I don’t want a panel fence because you have to keep painting it regularly. I am a landlord and I live in London so I don’t want to have to maintain it. I also don’t like the look of it.
“I can’t believe the company has also removed my own fence and gate post without permission. ” Mr Cooper said he had received quotations of around £2,000 to rectify the work but Mentorn had only offered him £1,000 compensation.
He added: “I have spent a lot of time trying to sort this out - making phone calls and driving between London and Stone. I even had to postpone my holiday when it happened. The compensation is an insult.” James Jackson, who works in business and legal affairs at Mentorn, said they had attempted to contact Mr Cooper during filming and “felt confident” he would approve of it before carrying out the job.
He said: “We made every effort to get hold of him but couldn’t, so we spoke to his tenants and they were keen on the idea. We were under the impression that the tenants were going to let Mr Cooper know, and we felt confident he would be happy. We did the work in good faith, and obviously wouldn’t have gone ahead with it if we had known.
“We are trying to resolve the issue and have made a second offer of compensation through his solicitor and are waiting to see if he is happy with that.”
He said: “ The first thing I knew about my fences being removed was when my tenant got in touch with me to tell me - but then it was too late.
“The fact is, I was perfectly happy with my chain link fence and I don’t want a panel fence because you have to keep painting it regularly. I am a landlord and I live in London so I don’t want to have to maintain it. I also don’t like the look of it.
“I can’t believe the company has also removed my own fence and gate post without permission. ” Mr Cooper said he had received quotations of around £2,000 to rectify the work but Mentorn had only offered him £1,000 compensation.
He added: “I have spent a lot of time trying to sort this out - making phone calls and driving between London and Stone. I even had to postpone my holiday when it happened. The compensation is an insult.” James Jackson, who works in business and legal affairs at Mentorn, said they had attempted to contact Mr Cooper during filming and “felt confident” he would approve of it before carrying out the job.
He said: “We made every effort to get hold of him but couldn’t, so we spoke to his tenants and they were keen on the idea. We were under the impression that the tenants were going to let Mr Cooper know, and we felt confident he would be happy. We did the work in good faith, and obviously wouldn’t have gone ahead with it if we had known.
“We are trying to resolve the issue and have made a second offer of compensation through his solicitor and are waiting to see if he is happy with that.”
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