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I’m Evicting My Tenant

Written by The Landlord on 09 Jul 2007

I'm evicting my tenant

On the 15th of July 2009 my tenant will have fallen 2 months in arrears and she will owe me £1.5k. Unfortunately I have no confidence in the parasite to come good with the money. She’s given me every damn excuse in the book so far, and to be honest, I don’t give a shit if her excuses are genuine or not, because she still owes me rent and I have a mortgage to pay.

At first, I was like, “ok, this woman has genuine financial issues going on, I’ll let her pay a few weeks late”, but she’s taking the piss and dragged this on for far too long. She’s blatantly taking advantage of the small window of opportunity I’ve given her. Last week she said on multiple occasions that she would put “some” of the money in my account. That never happened.

Funny thing is, she receives social benefits from the council to pay her rent, so she’s obviously doing something else other than paying her rent with the money. She’s probably buying crack and injecting her eyeballs with it, courtesy of us tax payers. Lovely.

The council (the people providing her with her housing benefit) don’t seem to care. I called them and explained my situation, and also enquired whether or not she was receiving her benefit cheques. They basically said they couldn’t tell me anything in regards to her financial status, and I was like,

don’t you care that she’s not paying her rent with the benefits she’s receiving, which is meant to be going towards her rent?

The woman on the other end basically didn’t care one bit. She sounded like she was oblivious to what I was saying.

It’s no wonder people take advantage of the system and cling onto social benefits, because it’s so damn easy to scam the system. Even when the right people are made aware of a problem, there’s still no progress. Well, if it’s THAT easy to take tenancy in someone’s property without paying a penny, I think I’d rather do that than pay my own mortgage.

My tenant is ignoring me. URGH!!

My tenant won’t pick up the phone when I call, nor does she return my messages. She’s clearly avoiding the situation, which is basically the worst thing she can do, because now she’s going to be unexpectedly hit with a valid possession notice, which gives her 14 days to get the fuck out of my property, or she can expect to have a warm seat waiting for her in court. I just hope she has enough money to pay for the bus fare to get to court.

Fortunately, I took out a guarantor insurance policy with Home Let, which basically covers 50% of my rent if my tenant fails to make her monthly payments. They will also cover all my legal costs if my tenant happens to breach her contract (which she has), which allows me to evict her DUMB FUCKING ASS without paying a penny! Evicting someone can be a costly process, so it’s probably well worth taking out insurance if you’re a private landlord handling everything without the aid of a letting agent.

I hope this is the bitter start of a miserable life for her. The bitch is abusing the system, and I hope she gets thrown out onto the streets, which forces her into a life of prostitution.

I can’t legally evict my tenant until she falls 2 months in arrears. So if my tenant doesn’t make payment by the 16th of June, I can legally evict her (which I will). Watch the space…

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Chris2011-06-09 23:14:28 What a beautiful specimen of humanity you are.

You sound like a right spiteful c*nt.

To be honest you should have gotten the tentant to have had the rent paid directly to your bank account.

Have you heard of Karma I hope it bites you on the Ass and soon. 265

stressed tenant2011-06-09 23:38:52 Chris if you are referring to me perhaps you need to take a long hard look at yourself! I am the tenant!! Is it really necessary to use such disgusting language? Grow up! 266

Bibi2011-06-17 14:30:08 Hi can any one help please my tenant has put in a defence against my pocesstion order claiming the has is in disrepair and I have took a depoist and not registered it I have been told my procession order is not valid is that the case 267

jwmccabe2011-06-17 17:43:13 My landlord loves us. We are a middle income married couple with no children , live in London.Who keep the place clean and tidy. No screaming, No excessive partying.. We didn't even hang pictures with nails( we used 3m grip).Rent is automatically debited from account, with back up, Credit Card source..

We only bother ''him'' when necessary. When the toilet kept running, the hot water heater started hissing and squirting! They were fixed within 48 hours anyway.

We have been here for 3 years and he is a nice man, but I would like a small dog. You think he will let me have one.-- jw 268

Jim2011-06-20 13:59:22 To Mark and all the other hypocrytical landlords on here - I run a debt collections business and we would never take on debt passed to us from corrupt law breakers like yourelves.

Have you never had any problems EVER with money. If not, then its likely because a tennant has been paying your mortgage for you.

To call people 'scum' and worse simply for falling into arrears with their rent is disgusting, especially considering you are the one who is sharing and requesting ways to ILLEGALLY evict your tennants. If anything, landlord who illegaly try to evict their tennants are the 'scum' here and deserve everything you get.

If i was in arrears with my rent and my landlord tried to illegaly evict me, I would make sure he regrets it and to any landlord who is thinking of doing the same - hope your tennant stops paying and you get your house repossessed. 269

Tennant2011-08-30 20:56:57 Completely agree with Jim's comment above. He's already said everything I was going to say!

Some of the things I've been reading here are absolutely shocking!

It terrifies me to think that you people have control over wither or not someone has a roof over their head.
And I hope some of you truly get your karma in life. 270

Anne-marie2011-10-23 15:57:16 I understand you all are angry about tennants etc and owed money. But to be honest your buisness people your job is a 'landlord' and swearing like children on a forum is just pathetic. Cant any of you write what you want and mean without the slander??.
Are you incapable of discussing matters and gaining the advice you need without the cussing and vile words and stuff???
I came on here for advice and to be honest i think i would get better advice and more of an adult conversation from a bunch of teenagers! I am disgraced by the stuff thats been written here. one guy and i quote said ...i hope me evicting my tennant forces her onto the streets and into a life of prostitution.
Should be ASHAMED of yourselves! 271

zumba 1232011-10-24 10:50:20 I have rented this house for 8 years paid rent on time but i a withholding my rent my landlord is a shit i have been waiting 2 years for a gas flue down the chimney he as promised to get it sorted

1. he told me he would remove gas fire and fit electric one

2. 2 years later he says cheaper to sor chimney, he wanted to fit a flue himself and get a gas enginer to sign it as safe they said no it ws no legal

3 he said he not spending money on a tennent

4 he as no mortgagem never as as inherited over £300,000 in the past few years as a fantastic pension plus he still works he draws plans and we pay £515.00 per month

he told me and hubby he not spending that much for a tennent, he lives next door and i have known him for 33 years went to school with his children

landlords on here my landlord is rich just tight i have the rent in a seperate account he can have it when the job is done

or just take the fire out and block up chimney

tennents get treated like shit by a lot of landlord, wish i could move

hubby works to pay the rent we get no help and all i want is a working fire why should we pay 272

stressed tenant2011-10-24 13:40:09 Zumba 123 As much as i sympathise with your situation I am afraid what you are doing is going to weaken your position. By not paying your rent you are giving your landlord the right to evict you despite the fact that he is probably providing you with unsafe and illegal premises.
My advice is this.
1. Pay your rent up straight.
2. Go to your local Citizens Advice Bureau who will tell you what to do. Every land Lord MUST in law have their gas appliances inspected every year and have them passed. If they do not then the house is not safe to rent.
Put yourself in the correct position with the law first so that you can force the position with your landlord legally. It will not be you up against him it will be the authorities. Dont weaken your position however tempting it is to do it.
Good Luck 273

zumba 1232011-10-26 10:16:17 I want to move the boiler was checked but the fire was disconected 2 years ago

i wouldnt mind if he would just take the thing out

we have been told we can get repairs done deduct from the rent so thats what i am doing

I have but up with a lot we have no shower, the windows and doors are not fitted

we get no proof we pay the rent he takes the cheque pays it in when he feels like last month 2 went out same day neighbours complain about our over size tree

once i find somewhere to live i out of here

oh yea the radiator i reported leaked all over the carpet so we had to replace ourselfs at a cost of £600 274

stressed tenant2011-10-26 10:23:03 As I said, document these things (keep a record), You do have a record of what you are paying out because your cheques can be traced through the banking system to whom you are paying them to.

The law is on your side. If your house is not habitable and your landlord is breaking the law by not getting gas appliances checked every year he will be prosecuted.

Go to the CAB because they will help you with all of this and give you legal advice. 275

zumba 1232011-10-30 11:09:21 stressed tenenat

i have paid my rent by counter cheque so i have proof its been paid, i have spoke to my landlord to be told he will not be fixing the chimney lining and flue as he can not do it himself and he not paying the quoats, he as refused permision to remove the gas fire myself.

he quoated it his fire and doesnt want the chimney blocked off, he told us to buy a fan heater,he also refused to let us fit a shower as he says the tiles are far to old to be drilled and hold a shower,

he also wants to increase the rent by £50 per month but refuses to do repairs,

i have no were to go and need to stay near my dad my mum died 2 years ago and my dad looks after me while hubby works due to a disabillity and i keep a check on dad

the landlord knows this and uses it against me as he knows there are no rental properties in the area, i am on a list for a council house have been for years but have not got enough points 276

landlord....2011-10-30 11:28:01 Zumba123 if you don't mind me asking, where do you live? -s there really no other property you can move to? Your landlord sounds awful I would never leave a tenant in your predicament as reliable honest tenants are so hard to come by!! We look after ours as we know how much trouble bad tenants can e so really appreciate when we have good tenats in! and you are definately not being looked after! Please check gumtree and papers for local available properties do not waste your time and money in this property!! Failing this check your tenancy agreement caarefully with regards to repairs and payment!! 277

zumba 1232011-10-30 11:59:45 I live in a small village not far from liverpool, we do not have a contract it ran out in 2007 and he never gave us a written one,just puts the rent up, rental properties in this area are few and far between as my husband works full time we pay the rent ourselfs so saving up a deposit and bond is hard

he was all for the council fitting a walk in shower a few years ago when i broke my leg and needed a big operation to prevent amputation we were turned down due to my husband working,

we laid new carpets down stairs he informed us we had to do upstairs to so it matched, we have no loft insulation even though due to my disability i would get a grant,

as soon as we can save up we will be moving its just i will have to leave the area

all i want is a landlord to do the repairs he promised be given permision to insulate the loft fit an electric shower and remove the gas fire 278

stressed tenant2011-10-30 12:25:01 zumba 123
You MUST go to the citizens Advice Bureau. They will help you and can help MAKE this Landlord do anything with unsafe gas appliances including Gas Fires. If your property is unsafe he can be prosecuted, fined and sent to jail if something happens. It is illegal to rent a property without a inspection of any gas appliances once a year which have to pass and be given a certificate. If you dont have that go to the CAB or to your local council housing and tell them that you are living in unsafe housing. 279

zumba 1232011-11-02 09:58:57 stressed teneant

my landlord is geting the gas fire removed, and is getting me an electric fire, with surround, turns out the problem was he wanted a cheap job to fix the flue his none gorgi builder friend, he said he as done loads over the years, he didnt know the building regulations had changed

still think i need to move on and find a landlord who maintaince his property 280

froggy the doggy2011-11-02 10:11:08 err, no one said he didnt have a gas cert, am guessing flue failed couple years ago, hence fire to be removed, replace with electric. Sure, he needs to do this, but i betcha he HAS a current cert, thats WHY it has to be disconnected.
Showers? tricky one that, I dont allow new fittments over baths as they always leak, but I will allow bath to be removed for proper installation of shower cubicle by a professional, as we feel that is fair.
absolute rubbish about the carpet, he should be grateful you have put new down. Insulation? You are entitled to it free, just get it ordered, stop bleating and get on to him! Good luck, start naggin him, and let us know how you get on. 281

zumba 1232011-11-02 21:56:51 froggy the doggy

they will not fit the insulation without his consent,have tried 4 times, there is a mixer shower it just the wrong fitting on the wall we have permison to fix a new one and a shower curtain, we would love in walk in shower but we can not afford to do it, plus the landlord wants to keep the bath 282

froggy the doggy2011-11-03 10:45:21 so, you do have a gas ticket then? 283

froggy the doggy2011-11-03 12:09:18 so, in one breath you have permission to fit a new shower, and yet 4 posts up you said you werent allowed to 'as the the tiles were too old' I think you are a lying little troll. 284

zumba 1232011-11-03 14:41:57 froggy doggy
i am not a liar

i had my consultant from the hospital send me a letter to show the landlord, that due to a problem with my leg (my left leg is 3 inches shorter than the right and i have no ankle joint in the left leg) i can not get out of a bath so on medical grounds he changed his mind or we would have had to move.

i had been using my dads shower but he wants to move after the death of my mum

if you think this is a lie google neurofibromtosis type 1 with congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia 285

Cardifflandlord2011-11-03 17:34:55 Oh god - I really hate a sob story and I lost interest half way through BUT if you are disabled Zumba 123 then your local council should be able to assist.

I agree with froggy about showers. Unless you have special waterproof aqua board behind the shower the damn things eventually leak because of bad grouting or damaged silicone that the tenants NEVER report till the tiles are falling off the wall because the drywall is saturated.

Why have you waited for TWO years? surely after the first 6 months you should have taken the hint that your landlord was a good for nothing, time wasting pond dwelling low life and found somewhere else?

Landlords financial situation is F*** all to do with you.

I know this is harsh but it's not the landlords fault you broke your leg. If it was that much of an issue then you should have had the shower installed yourself - ok you would need the LL permission but you would be adding a useful addition to his property. By law he cannot discriminate against you if you have a disability and by refusing you permission to upgrade to a necessary aid he is on very dodgy ground. Worst you would have to do is return the bathroom back to EXACTLY the same condition it was in prior to the mods if you left in the future.There is a law against unfair contract terms, which by refusing you permission for necessary upgrades to assist, he would be liable.

For me, making my properties user friendly for the infirm/disabled would be a huge business opportunity. If he won't let you fit loft insulation which will improve his property then he must really be an idiot and once again I am baffled why you stay?

Do yourself a favour - find a decent landlord. 286

stressed tenant2011-11-03 22:12:41 Froggy doggy - Why do you have to be so bloody rude? Calling somebody a liar and in the way that you did is so unnecessary .
Some of the landlords who have left comments on this site are absolutely disgusting and don't deserve tenants. I hope you are left without them and find out what financial stress is like.
There is such a thing as being civil to people, to being polite and to having some manners. That costs nothing. If you give it out you get it back.
If you treat people the way you give out comments here don't expect the quality of tenant you want.
zumba 123 sounds like she is doing her best in difficult circumstances which is more than some do. One day you might be grateful for a tenant as good as she is. 287

zumba 1232011-11-04 09:36:59 cardifflandlord

i have been trying to get a housing assosiation house under the under on roof system in my area have been on a list for a few year i need to wait for a diabled bungalow which a tenated by older people,

i did not move out as within the first 6 months i was fitted with a illazarov frame to re grow my tibia by 3 inches, and couldnt have coped with a move by the time i could walk my mum developed kidney cancer and leukaemia and i wanted to stay near her she then died

re the shower as i have said in a early post i just want a new wall fitting to replace the one thats there, if i had the money i would fit a walk in shower but as we get no benefits we do not have that sort of money spare we applied to the council and were turnd down as my husband works

i now need to stay living in the area as i do voluntary work for a a cancer charity working in one of there shops 288

zumba 1232011-11-04 09:56:16 stressed tenant
thanks for your coments

i now have my new fire just needs fitting, and have permison to change the mixer tap wall fitting.

i still would love to move but can not find anywhere in the area as house go very quick due to the schools and i am on a list for a social housing which could take years due to us having a home, 289

angrytenant2011-11-14 20:04:16 I have found the above threads interesting but also a little disheartening. I myself am both a landlord and a tenant and so have the position of knowing and understanding both points of view. I have suffered in the past with poor tenants but now find myself in the position of being a tenant with a disgraceful landlord. Here's my problem, proposed solution and am willing to take advice.

The Landlord is essentially mentally unstable or perhaps a vindictive individual. She initially failed to get the TDS signed and returned to me within 2 weeks. Then failed to conduct any basic maintenace that was due in the flat. This was matched with unanounced visits to the flat, one of which was witnessed by the environmental health and safety officer who bollocked her and logged it down. It was then also noticed that she had poorly fitted the boiler and failed to instal a carbon monoxide sensor etc etc. In short she is a shocker.

At all times I have been patient and attempted to cooperate with her. Then six months into the 12 mont tenancy I took a job offer in Africa and gave her two months notice. What followed was that she remarketed the flat at a ridiculous above average rate turning down numerous potential tenants eventhough their offer was more than I am currently paying. She did this because she knew that I would be covering the rent if no one took it. I have put up with this for two months now and still she takes the piss.

I am now working in Africa and it is with a sad heart that her selfish actions are going to force me to abandon the tenancy as there is no other way to work with this woman. Does anyone have any advice? 290

stressed tenant2011-11-15 02:11:42 I take it you had no break clause in the 1 year tenancy agreement?? That being the case my understanding is that you have no choice if you leave before the official notice period is up but to pay the rental period that is due despite her awful behaviour.
You could try just leaving her with your security deposit and see if she bothers to come after you as sometimes its just not worth their while and they can't be bothered. If she does not show that she has been reasonable with trying to re-let the property, if and when she tries to take you to court for the remaining rental money, you can use this as part of your defence in not paying her. It would then be up to a judge to decide who gets what. If she is asking a ridiculous amount which is why the flat has not been re-let then a judge will take that into consideration.
I suggest you make scrupulous records of all that has gone on and also of the rental values of other similar properties in your area to prove your point so that if it goes to court your have the evidence you need.
Above all try to keep within the law until you leave the flat i.e. pay your rent to the point you leave or you will instantly be on the wrong side of the law and loose points in any future case. If you have a break clause then just instigate that notice period and pay up to that time only. Make sure you have read your agreement carefully and that you are sure there is not one in there. If you have no agreement then you will be free to leave after six months because all tenancy agreements are assured short term tenancy agreements which last for 6 months and then go into whats known as a periodic tenancy. Good Luck 291

angrytenant2011-11-15 07:12:05 Hi Stressed tenant.

I very much appreciate your comments above and it is reassuring to receive helpful advice. The fact is that there is no break clause in the contract, I remember requesting one and being told that it wouldn't be available. With hindsight I can see that it is because this has happened to her before. What is more nfuriating is that when I checked with the letting agents it transpired that there had indeed been a tenant who was willing to tkae the flat even though it was for £100 more than I am paying a month and the landlady turned it down because she wanted an extra £50 on top! I have recently found out that she has turned down another tenant for the same reasons - in short she is insulting my good will and living in la la land. Thus it has come to the stage where I will abandon the property at the end of the month.

In terms of the security deposit I am happy to lose it. Firstly what guarantee do I have given all her previous misconduct that she will not make unreasonable demands on it anyway? Secondly, she has put another clause in the contract that says that if a tenancy is abandoned early then I would also be liable to pay 10% of the remaining rent due on top of covering the rent until another tenant is found. So at £1250 p/ month with 5 months remaining she would still take £625 and each months rent. So a £1700 security deposit would only become £1050, which is less than one months rent hence I might as well abandon now, save the stress and hassle and accept my losses on the deposit.

It is a sad state of affairs but being the eternal optimist I feel a salutory lesson for the future. 1. Read the small print v. carefully. 2. If it doesn't feel right then it isn't. 3. Keep a log of everything. I have all her emails and txt msgs (some of which are insulting or gramatically unreadable) I have the HSE inspectors written warning to her, oh and did I mention that the other freeholders have already taken her to th esmall claims court on separate issues of neglect and won?

Does anyone have a suggestion that is better than the way I have to go? Also I will keep people updated with my progress. 292

stressed tenant2011-11-15 11:21:09 Hi Angry Tenant

First of all she can't add things to an agreement after you have moved in. she can add them only at the time of an annual renewal only.
Secondly if you are breaking the lease agreement without a break clause you are technically liable for the rental money until the date your lease would expire. If the property is let before then you would then release your liability. If the landlord/lady is unreasonable in finding another tenant by demanding too much rent which then fails to release you from that agreement, you can use that as mitigation circumstances.
Therefore if you can prove that a rental would have gone ahead at a particular price which would have released you from your contract you stand to have a very strong case.
My guess is will be that she will take the whole of your security deposit and keep it and not come after you for anything else. It will then be up to you to take her to court to mitigate your loss on the above grounds. That might be messy, time consuming and expensive. My advise - if she takes the security deposit and asks for no more, accept that and put it down to a lesson that you always make sure you have a break clause!! 293

angrytenant2011-11-15 11:45:52 Hey stressed tenant thanks for the wise advice,

This will certainly be put down to a lesson learned. I have all the evidence I need should she even try to take this anywhere, which I doubt as she is so disorganised and has already been prosecueted in the scc before. I will accept my losses and run. I have I could have her struck off the landlords register I would as she is a disgrace and only provides fuel to the feud that sometimes exists between landlords and tenants. Thanks again for your advice. I will let you know how it goes. 294

Cat2011-11-17 13:47:27 I had a very bad tenant in London. I waited until he went to work, let myself in and has someone take the bath, toilet, kitchen sink and everything that was unattached in the kitchen out of the flat. Voila! the dick from hell was on his bike with the girlfriend and mate in tow, oh by the way they should not have been living there anyway, only him. The greatest pleasure I had was the fact that his wife found out he had been residing at my flat and I gave her his new address with great glee and gusto. If the makes me a nasty b itch , well then so be it. Why should these a###holes get away with the misery they cause. 295

stressed tenant2011-11-17 15:13:27 Cat
You may have had the tenant from hell however there are LEGAL ways of getting rid of them. What you did was to break the law! I hope he prosecutes you because what you do is to tell other landlords (just as you have by writing on this thread) that it is ok to break into people's homes and do what you like.
There are clauses in lease agreements that state that tenants can have and enjoy a property, if they are not compiling with their part of an agreement TAKE THEM TO COURT! That what the legal system is for.
You may think you are very clever I think you are stupid and ignorant.
Rise above it and do things the proper way. 296

angrytenant2011-11-17 15:45:15 Cat,

You sound like my current landlord. This forum is not for jokes and should be used as a constructive means for people to air their feelings and seek advice from like minded individuals in similar situations.

If you read my threads you will clearly see that there is never a case for a landlord to behave in this manner. It is for precisely these types of reasons that I am going to abandon my flat because I am trying to deal with a person who simply views life and morals through a different paradigm. Once you have tried to reconcilliate and play the good tenant there is nothing else to do but to take affirmative action to safeguard my own financial and mental prosperity.

As a landlord aswell I find your actions despicable, and guess what I find that if you treat people the way you yourself would wish to be treated then life usually becomes easier for all involved. That said if people still don't play ball then please feel free to go through the appropriate actions but always remember that you should be minimising friction and collatteral damage not maximising it! 297

Benji2011-11-17 21:19:51 angrytenant-"This forum is not a joke"
Oh yes it is! 298

stressed tenant2011-11-17 21:59:29 Benji - Its only people like you and your comments that are the joke! 299

Benji2011-11-18 13:14:51 Stressed,
Pleased to keep you amused! 300

Kate2011-11-22 17:09:51 Can someone help with my situation? My house is sublet by a very incompetent letting agency which means I don't have first hand information of my tenants.The tenancy agreement expires at the end of this month. The rent is at 2 months arreas. Both section 21 & section 8 notices have been served. I only found out both my tenants are on housing benefit. I asked my agency to try to make a deal with them. But the woman said she won't move until January and she won't pay either. They have a guarantor which is a homeowner. I'm thinking of eviciting them, but beause both of them are on benefit, the chance to recover the rent and legal cost is little. Also I'm not sure if I can recover any money form their guarantor. Also, I'm not sure if they will defend once I go legally as right after first month of the contract, they have delayed to pay rent. When I tried to used 6 month break claus to ask them to leave, my house was burnt(although they said they have nothing to do with the fire). After that , they always found faults with my house. My heart is bleeding now. I spent nearly 50,000 to refurbish my house, the house was brand new when i let to them. Every month half the rent went to repairs thanks for my lovery letting agency. Even this month my agency still carried out a repair for them! So, at court they can easily defend themselves for disrepair althoug it's not true. Also, for the same reason, coucil can decide not to pay their benefit to my account.Also can anyone have a clue how much housing benefit they can get with 2 children? Once they defend, it'll be very lengthy and costly. Does anyone know how long it generally takes to evict in London? I have so much to ask. Can anyone help? Any information or advice will be highly appreciated! 301

paddy2011-11-22 19:18:34 hi kate
sorry to hear you situation ive been a landlord for 15 year and have seen it all.
e- mail me on patrick@kettyle.com
let me know who served the section 21 and when ?
date tenancy expires. 302

Stressed Tennant2011-11-22 19:30:15 You can go the 'fast route' for court action but it will still depend on how backed up the courts are which could be a few months. There is no doubt you would win but would they take any notice and then you would have to get bailiff's etc so thats more cost with little hope of any costs being returned.
I have to say what the hell has your rental agent been doing in all of this? For a start they should not be doing any repairs. Just give the notice and thats it. If they are not paying their rent and the notice has expired then they are living there illegally so you have no obligation to carry our repairs!!
Why hasn't the agency started going after the guarantor? Thats what they are there for, thats the point of having a guarantor, make them all start earning their money.
You need to get on top of this now because the tenant is hardly likely to want to move until after christmas but at least you can get your rent till then. You need to start making sure they know they won't get away with it. If the tenancy agreement is solid then the guarantor is liable. Wait till the tenant breach's the agreement and go after the guarantor. 303

Benji2011-11-22 22:35:21 If your section 21 is all correct, put a claim for possession in at the end of the month when the tenancy ends.
Then claim for the arrears and/or go for the guarantor.
Should have possession by January. 304

froggy the doggy2011-11-24 11:09:27 erm, immediately apply for thr benefit to be paid to yourself, automatic rights if 8 weeks in arrears. To check you LHA allowance just go online, you need to know ages and sexs of the kids for the bedroom calculator.It costs between 150 and 180 to go into court for apossession order, no biggy, and you dont need a solicitor.
sack the agents, replace with a tought one.
good luck 305

Kate2011-11-24 17:26:23 Does anyone know Legal4Landlord, is it any good? Apparently they are suggesting me using their platinum service. Will the tenants automatically get a CCJ if they are evicted under Section 8 Notice? Also does anyone know if tenants put defence how long does it take and how much longer it will take? 306

angrylandlord2011-11-25 16:30:00 Hi Cat

That was a great idea, i hate these low lives who make my whole life in misery. And what happened now? I really don't want to waiting up to 6months or even a year to evicting them and nothing will be recovered since both of them are on benefit. 307

angrytiger2011-12-02 02:46:08 I came across this link that says an eviction notice and notice to quit are the same thing. Is this true? I also read in a forum debate in landlordzon.co.uk that notice to quit is not the correct term to use as it is called eviction notice.

the link that says eviction notice and notice to quit are the same is the following site, however I couldn't find the link for landlordzon.co.uk. Can some advice me? I will recieve the reply via email:

http://noticetoquit.info/eviction-notice/eviction-notice 308

The Landlord2011-12-02 07:22:33 Hi angrytiger,

They're the same thing! They both refer to a Section 8- notice to quit! 309

Benji2011-12-02 11:19:11 Angrytiger,

Don't get confused with a 'Notice of eviction' (N54) which is a bailiffs warrant. This states the date and time the court bailiff will carry out the eviction and hand over possession to the claimant.

It is not the same as the initial notice landlords have to give before they can apply for a court order. 310

baz2011-12-04 17:48:34 does your landlord pay income tax and cgt? Theres a good chanCe he does not. contact HRMC and give them his name and address and the address of the btl property and invite them to investigate their financial affairs?i come across numerous landlords in my work and forward their details to HRMC without exception. Extraordinary results! 311

dave2011-12-08 15:22:04 hi,as a small time landlord im sick of seeing tennant make out where all loaded and should allow them to stay in my property so the can scam housing benifit,and spend the money on boose and fags now on my third problem tennant in four years,my mortgage on property is£350 and rent is £400 leaving £50 pounds per month ,after gas certs insurance etc and repairs im left with may be £100 per annum. if some one fails to pay rent the mortgage has to be payed from my familys food bill,leaving me worse off than if i were on benifits,why should i suffer because some low life wants to get drunk on there housing benifits.im sick of hearing we are on benifits its not our fault.just hand over the rent you ve been given its not extra income. 312

Ann2012-01-07 00:41:25 Hi, I am both a landlord and tennant, not though choice I might add, one of my children was seriously bullied at school and we move catchments to get him in onthe school, we didn't want to sell our house, so we rent it out, and rent one close to the children's new school, any way my point is....... We rent our house out with a agent , our rent is very rarely paid on time, but I never moan, when the agent rings me, I will always give them extra time, in the current climate it is all give and take, we have had work men in our house and have come back and told us the house looks really tired and is not good, the tennants keep breaking things and we appear to keep paying out for it, but that is what you get as a landlord, we knew what we were getting into before we did it, I am just gratefull that at this time of year someone is living in it, what with frost and the plumbing ect, my tennants have always been pleasant when we have spoken to them and visa versa, they have a big German Shepard that they did not tell us about plus 1 other dog, but we just let it go, life is to short to keep moaning..... On the other hand the house we live in the curtains blow when it is windy, I can post a letter through the side of our front door without using the letter box, we had to try and repair kitchen shelfs before we put anything away without the 6 hour clean up before we moved in, the door hands keep coming off in our hands and the gas fire we have just noticed is not turning off properly , and cause the landlord only bought the property in november,all this is gonna have to wait till summer, buti. The mean time do we get a reduction in rent NO..... So you see I will never be a nasty landlady as I know what it is like to be on the other end, please bear in mind what your tennant is going through, cause there is always 2 sides and please tennants don't all think that land lords are nasty and out to make money, cause personally we are not, we are going through all this so our children can have a Better school life :-) 313

rick2012-01-14 14:06:39 i am a landlord and the problem is tennent gets the money from housing benefit and spend it on themselves no more dss tennents waste of time unless it gets paid direct.Full of excuses ive heard them all. 314