Exactly !! The maintenance of the property is the landlords responsibility and also tend to be mentioned in the contracts that a tenant must notify them of any issues . Light bulbs etc unless they are at a height that require a large ladder to replace are NOT the landlords responsibility .etc . Yes there are many scum tenants .But as mentioned by someone else many have the full set of "Wacist cards etc " to throw on the table and use against good or bad landlords. THis could be part of the current issue we see in the media now about people unhappy about the level of immigration and the types we are letting in . So many other European countries do the "letting" business better than us by a long way and both sides win. In the UK its a mess . Muammer Gaddafi who was a great leader (Dont believe the west media !) solved many issues in Libya By removing renting . Overnight all tenants became the legal owners of the property and the "old owners" where paid the market value of the property . You then had a society who where not worried about keeping a roof over their head .Presumably you think you have a right to receive 100% of the rent, while expecting your tenants to carry out your maintenance for you?
By this time next year we will see a major issue in the housing market and those made homeless might not be getting nice warm hotels like these "Economic migrants" are getting !