A List Of Tenant Eviction Professionals

In the past, I’ve been mere whiskers away from stampeding into one of my BTLs’ with the incentives of throwing a tenant and all her belongings onto the street because she had fallen into 3 months of arrears. Looking back, it was a miracle that she wasn’t limping around with my foot firmly wedged up her rancid arsehole. She will probably never appreciate how close to death, or at least, “baggy anal-passage” syndrome she was. The only nagging thought that prevented me from executing was the potential legal consequences of my actions. While I don’t condone illegal and aggressive tactics to evict rogue tenants, I can fully understand why landlords have taken matters into their own hands.

Unfortunately, there is a wrong way of operating when evicting tenants. Even when landlords THINK they’re taking the legal and right steps, they’re actually not. The problem is, landlord law is an extremely complex area, and each case generally varies depending on circumstances. That’s why it’s extremely imperative that landlords take the right steps when they’re dealing with rogue tenants.

If you’re a landlord that’s unsure about the process of eviction, my advice is to seek professional help from someone that actually specialises in the landlord law area. Taking the professional route may sound expensive, but it can actually work out to be the cheaper option because professionals know what they’re doing and they generally work fast. Many landlords try to tackle the eviction process themselves by serving a Section 8, but unknowingly serve an invalid notice, consequently delaying the entire process, which ultimately may result in more lost rent.

Here’s a list of Tenant eviction professionals

Just to clarify, I’ve not used the majority of these services, but they’re services I’m aware of. Each company offer various eviction services, and vary in prices. Look through the list and see which company offers the most appropriate service for you.

Citizens Advice
Ok, Ok, I know. Citizens Advice don’t specialise in evicting tenants. However, Citizens Advice is free, and it’s probably the best place to start because they’re local, appointments can be made pretty quickly and a general solicitor will be able to give you free professional advice and point you in the right direction.

Landlord Recoveries

Landlord Assist

Landlord Action

Rent Management

Possessions Online

Legal 4 Landlords

Did I miss any out?

If so, let me know, and I’ll add it to the pile.

Any recommendations?

Has anyone used a professional eviction service that they can recommend? Moreover, anyone used a service which was shit? Name and shame.

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Talk / 4 Comments left so far

Dougal wrote this on 2010-02-20 19:28:51 Hey Landlord

I am beginning to understand now why there is something like a MILLION EMPTY HOUSES in the UK

I mean, for many property owners the risk of letting to tenants is just too much and the rewards too small. Leave it empty, fund the place out of capital and sit back and relax and wait for the market to turn up - as it always does.

Failing that, if you must rent the places out - look forward to big rent rises this year: no new houses built for 2 years, social housing in decline, owner occupancy in decline, all spells rising demand for rental props and rising yields - time to celebrate!

cheers

DOugal 1

marion wrote this on 2010-06-23 18:06:22 I had the tenant from hell in my property,paid rent irregularly for three months then stopped paying, I had a mortgage on the property, no money coming in so unable to pay anyone to help me, citizens advise do just that advise you to pay out money to evict them and go thro' the courts, or you cant do any thing at all, she finally done a runner owing £2000 and completly wrecked my house so badly loads of repairs had to be done and a new suite had to be burned,she had given me false references, I did my own investigation and found I was not the first person she had done this too, and since leaving my property she has gone on to con three more landlords, she ran up bills bought cars, TV, loans, it goes on and on and NO ONE can stop her she just moves on, and you cant broadcast her name and alias's because that would be wrong I just have to stand by and see her do it again, tenants seem to have all the rights....the police say she is only trying to put a roof over her head,I would like to put one on her head. 2

anita wrote this on 2010-07-15 14:41:33 yes am going through same problems they also think they can use deposit as rent have wrecked the place being constantly late with rent even though we have kept it low and now resorted to verbal abuse and threatening physical abuse i feel sorry for next landlord i dont see why tenants should be protected 3

Mischief2 wrote this on 2010-08-28 14:39:06 My boyfriend is in a similar situation, he rented his flat out for the third time to a family friend last year and in April this year the tenant stop paying rent, stating that he was having problems with getting the council to pay. This has gone on for months, and finaly after using the Section 21 (thank you Landlord, for your help), we issued them, but now he has gone to evict them to have them say that because the Section 21 is a download off a website it is not legal. The thing is, their tenancy agreement has expired and we still cant get them out of his flat, things stink as he is now going to have to try and get legal help whilst paying mortgage and the rent to keep a roof of our heads, any chance we can stop paying the mortgage and tell the mortgage company that we have squatters in there or do they have more rights than he does......? 4

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