An estate agent and letting agent has spoken out after becoming concerned with the actions of tenants.

Tariq Zarin of Tanzys Properties said not enough was being done to defend landlords rights and bad tenants were able to hide behind the ‘legal loopholes’.

Mr Zarin said, “A lot of tenants abuse the system by not paying rent and contact the council or the police to help them to take advantage of the system.

“They abuse certain acts e.g. the criminal act 1977 to their advantage against landlords. Landlords need to be very careful because it can be a very expensive mistake, picking the wrong tenants.

“The law also protects them more than the landlords.”

He urged landlords or investors to do certain reference check or keep guarantors for your security.

“Letting your property is not without risks. The vast majority of tenants are sound but as with many things in life, there are problems caused by a few. Unfortunately problem tenants can damage your property and harm your flow of rent.”

He said it was important for the estate agent to regularly visited to protect against illegal activity occurring in the properties.

“So it's important that we pre-empt disaster, and the difficulty of evicting tenants.

“We always deal with problems quickly because if we ignore them, they will only get worse.

“We try to avoid a confrontation with your tenants and try to be reasonable. Often you can resolve a problem by talking to them.”