Are You Going To Bother Sending Your Tenant A Christmas Card?

Urgh, great, it’s Christmas again, ALREADY. Ho, ho, ho.

Ok, I’m not a Scrooge; I’m just at that awkward stage in my life where Christmas seems pointless. I’ve always believed that Christmas is pretty cool for grandparents, parents and children. I’m neither, so I view this time of year as a bitterly cold season where cab fares costs double the price and everyone is unnecessarily panicking and pushed for time.

While I’m clearly not in the festive spirit, I can’t deny the perks that Christmas brings; it’s not all brussel sprouts and stupid songs, there’s some great TV to be watched and the single ladies seem to be more eager to get laid, which obviously works in my favour.

So, anyways, onto my question: landlords, are you going to bother sending your tenant(s) a Christmas card, or perhaps even a gift, like a bottle of £2.99 Merlot (hoping that your tenant will appreciate the thought and neglect the fact it tastes like donkey piss)? What do you usually do, and what are you going to do this year, anything different?

I usually send a card and a bottle of Champaign, but I’m not sure I can be bothered this year. I actually have no real reason to go against tradition, I just literally feel like I can’t be bothered. It has nothing to do with money, it has nothing to do with the fact I dislike my tenants (I don’t, by the way)…it’s just, I genuinely can’t be bothered. My Christmas spirit is usually low, but never this low. I’m not miserable or anything, I’m just not in the festive spirit.

I’ll probably end up sending my tenants overpriced luxury cards, with a personal message (because I hate receiving cards with generic messages). But beyond that, I doubt I’ll push the boat out. But to be honest, a nice card says a lot, in my opinion. Granted, it doesn’t say as much as a chilled bottle of Moet…

Hmm listen to me, I’m automatically assuming that you all have tenants that are actually worth giving a shit about. Maybe you have tenants that you despise. In the case, what better gift than sending them a festive section 21?

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Talk / 10 Comments left so far

Jools wrote this on 2009-12-19 17:21:23 Call me an old soppy sod but yes, I have sent my tenants a card this year. After all christmas is a time for peace and friends and putting the rent up in the New Year (gotta pay for the cards afterall!). 1

The Landlord wrote this on 2009-12-19 20:22:44 Well, I'm sure your tenants will appreciate your card :0
Are you seriously putting the rent up? hah 2

sheldon wrote this on 2009-12-20 05:56:41 ha!
well I was thinking of giving them a $100 bucks of rent but fuck that shit, I'm going to need that money... 3

Fee wrote this on 2009-12-22 12:18:16 I did intend on being a nice landlord seeing as it is my first Christmas at being a wonderful landlord. I did consider giving my tenant free broadband for a year...however hmm life got in the way and I forgot. So I thought about a £100 discount in rent for Janaury..which after some thought turned to £50. Then I decided not to bother! :)

So a card with afew nice words will have to do and maybe a small box of chocolates so she can celebrate her new 6 month tenancy! This is if I get to post them in time, you know with the snow and all :/ 4

The Landlord wrote this on 2009-12-22 12:21:20 Free broadband/£100 down to a card and possibly a box of chocolates.

If only she knew... 5

Fee wrote this on 2009-12-22 12:30:04 I could of been worse..the thought of sending a tacky e-card did cross my mind.
I'm not as festive this year it seems! 6

Philip wrote this on 2009-12-27 07:16:18 If you are going to give your tenants something - why not get the carpets steam cleaned 'for them' - that way you can maintain your property whilst they are in situ and not have to take longer cleaning the property up when they depart. Also maintaining the carpets will make them last longer which is of more of a benefit you.. 7

Andrew wrote this on 2009-12-29 22:01:21 Happy new year all...seeing as how I missed Christmas..

I have not sent my tenant a Christmas card or present or anything at all for 2 reasons which will be come obvious if you have a look at entry No. 175 on the I'm evicting my tenant part of this site.....

1. She owes me nearly 3 months rent.

2. She is not there but in Nigeria

However, the best part about my plight has been finding this site!!

Wishing you all a happy, prosperous and problem free new 2010!
Andrew 8

lou wrote this on 2010-01-03 15:44:38 I gave the cash tenants $100 bucks off the rent for the Section 8 (govt subsidized) I gave nothing. 9

Sam wrote this on 2010-01-04 22:58:28 Hehehehehe steam cleaning as a Xmas present - that has got to better than Xmas cards!!!!!

Me - I was feeling festive this year - went to the Xmas markets in Berlin and got well in the mood. Then I had some mulled wine and a few too many mince pies and well - just didn't happen. I am going to landlord hell... 10

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