His question is what to do? My immediate thoughts were, couldn't he just have a quiet word with them. I don't know that much about the psychology of slugs but I'm sure that they are reasonable critters and would respond positively to a little bit of gentle persuassion. Failing that there is always salt.
Any ideas? Who says that the life of a landlord is not glamorous!
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Put copper tape across entrances where the slugs come in. It costs about £5 a roll from most garden centres and large DIY stores.
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ReplyDeleteI find your tongue-in-cheek post about your 'annoying' tenants having slugs a bit strange...
As a multi-property landlord in Scotland AND a tenant myself in England, I tend to find that a tenant that cares to report the small things are the type of tenant who care about value-for-money, but that also really look after the place. I find it hard to understand why you mock them?
... or perhaps this is because the place I have just move to also has slugs? They too are of the nocturnal persuasion, and I've been wondering over the last few days whether I should inform the landlord or not.
I think your post has made me think I shouldn't bother?
Although, I will try Robert's suggestion.
Regards,
M
Hi Mark, I agree that a tenant that notices and is bothered to report the small things is in my experience a good thing. The tenant I refer to has been with me for 9 years and I respect this. However, the life of a landlord & property manager throws up some 'interesting' questions, problems and frustrations. I'm guessing this is what we seek to mock, not the real problems faced by our tenants.
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