The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
HOUSE RENTS in LONDON.
TIE LANDL 0RD's MOTTO, "HEADs,
I WIN; tabs, ROU LOSE"
Tho Tribuiations OF the Tenant Are EsaIcss,
and re Must Pay We'll for n House That IL
little Wore Than walls, Roof, and Floors
No Lense for Lesa Thar aeNen Yenra.

N"f' N~ -T@O w tHS upNNSO
tourist from America, ito hear you New
Workers talk about your high rpnts and find
fault with tho landlords. n your rents are
high. you get something IN return for your
money; and as to landlords, yott don't know
what n landlord s-not n real one"
but you tell me-" the iubilec tourist inter.
rubted, that you pay $40 n year rent for this
honso IN u central and very respectable part Of
L0nlon-a house four stories high, with base
ment beneath. Such n house in n similar noIgh-
borhood in New York would rent for at least
S2.56da year"
y II wouldn't" tho Iondoner retorted.
Execute me, but you are so far wrong that I can.
not help contradictinR You. Such a house would
not rent 1T MI In New York, unless IL might DO
piecomeal to poor families. I investigated the
rent question the last time I was In your city
and found That your tenants have nothing to
complain of hs compared with ours"
The fgurcs show FOR themselves" the jubilee
tourist insisted. This house would rent for
$1,000 u year IN New York; here you pay SIC.
or about $3.50 Q, year for It, There is no gain.
saying that"
And that Is precisely where a mistake Is gen.
orally made in comparing New York and Lon
don rentals" tho "Londoner, answered. 1.-THE
systems, Of tho two Countries are so'entirely diff
ferent that it IS hard to make a fair comparison.
When you pay your $500 in Now York that is
all you have to do. II anything goes wrong with
the house you send for the landlord or his agent.
You have no more trouble with the premises"
1871 IY," s.ss..s. aI.nSA"
ascoranSd - rns,on 81 t;na Ia Santsnn,'
""u 'i'""
What, send for the landldrd!' the Londoner
exclaimed. BLESS your heart. we enjoy no such
luxury in this country. The landlord sends for
us sometimes, but we never send for him. He
S.u :" no, NY So. nue "p'f'n
nv. par .n:ow IN : y; -
- =. - :"
only a small part OF my real rental. can hardly
make that plain to you without telling you how
TO begin with belongs TO the Duke OF West
minister. 1t was leased TO somebody many years
AGO Inv tho present Duke's ancestors- M coursel
co. n,notrHntno ~aarsNno, on,r tho ionS+hot NJ
house stands on, but many acres besides. The
holder under that lease we call the ground land.
lord-a term that is a little Astrological. to DO
sure, but sanctioned by custom"
Then. you rent from the ground landlord r.
mot at all. It is a dozen times removed from
the ground landlord before the tenant or n ajno,n
h II ' omnsars Tho ,aud ~ '' .H on :, sns.'
n mouse nn aSpeSrS, in as,. .nnd ,h was sr al open 1a, nHlas;
leased it. Then 1t was sublct in small tracts to
SNA>A so's "'o eeA'b S"S oAoS opSh ~
contractors perhaps you would call them In
your country. or speculators. Then each bouse
was let separately to a long-lease tenant. and
lot and let and sublet a dozen times till we get
down to the present gene ration.
Now we come 10 the actuai present-day rent
ing, as it affects me. 1 lind a house to suit me;
the one, for instance. that 7 am living in ana
90 80 -
hcs'n to negotiate. Not with the Duke OF West
minister, Of course, nor with the ground landlord.
Int with rho agent of some Tenant MANY d.or...
r.n,o,oa 80 g., IT,, - - 80
is only a tenant himself has assumed all the liza.
bil;ties NJ rho forn,cr tsnants and 90 ront tr,n,
him. those liabilities descend upon me
..What lin h;ljties i All n,spv move ,h,n
tenant "unht 10 he b,,rdeneS VIII 70 hs ~
with. I cannot rent the house for a single year.
s ~ ~ fonrt.a an or g NJ ! nuss .sAe IL LOT
.:iniipossibie + The American Exclaimed. "sun.
wi cannot give K 7 nm the hondoner con, mad
but Il always have The OPTION Of snblattin9'
XII r;st' u ~. = T nan I nnu 4 uenan.; To-. ninit ttno axe NAV
r. that ynu Iever ana IN om tmari caaases IN
For instance: / bind myself to keep The house
insured for n certain sim dnrinS nv t.rannw
md to nav the nre,niu1ns. ~ ~ nax th ms Ienan Ky.
water rate rate and keep the draiin ns 'he order. INC 10
nain, the house ,nssde and ont We .vorr
Sears and 10 nnt Il in o am y on nrdo st 10 onree
}sfaction of the agent G at rRe end dot of 70 NV ny te saS-
don't mean an't to saw sTe th hf't tha te TspSa bss 70 yop
rnnw / inid v Ime t LhfhfE m answered; 1o9
kmow arxth;Sa y ah bnnt Ia ~ America you donl
never hh has anv taxes 10 aav IN i5is c y ianIio e1l
cent for IN. M. w g II Ais euuuSly eH-
ioppL ne az IanS ~ mnir mn .H arrSd UrHupies. AS
there are no taxes on H. You nav avn Sftv
thonsand acp.s ~ n nS nj II i -, nnay W MY
you eel no rental from from If vn al u ma Su y put.
soon ms n ia renIcd he tcnont !, IT, az
nav. % tbe ,andiord ' noes se snot INA ma Il taxes 10
p".!p5ttins he bonse in coOnisto mn! casei
emu OF a lease Is o serious matter, often inyOlv-
Ing new doors and windows, sometimes a new
roof. new drains, new plumbing, or what not. IL
Is no unusual thing Tor such repairs 10 cost sew.
eral nlmdred pounds. And that a fFects the yaI,a
NJ the house In a / want 70 s,,hiot H. nn
800, a. rnw.h a.. u :. ". ~
I'll - a. - 1p"'u, Nv ~ Hc6IeT tne
thhn haasa I'm Irn me less ~ IS WORM. II ront
tno honse TOT seven years anu stay IN II only
Ionr, cannot get AS large q rent as l paid, be-
cause IN, three, years more tho house must DO
completely overharlcd, and the cost OF that falls
npon:the new tenant. For, that reason people
do not care to take up nenrly expired leases.
.But that IL not all. The houses are old. and
1t Is two chances to ono that when LEO TO the
agent hs tells me .huch and surh alfcratinns
uasc osen prdercd oy me BOARD OF Health, and
unsi n'"S ~ niIuc before me mouse can DO &C
any 20, n bo H.ir pnn VIII cost saoO,
Nh u ~ =" 5ad n,aae at four OWL eN-
Pense ana oouuct 90 many pounds n year from
IItc Tcul tlI Your u hUCf lis reDulu,