I’m Evicting My Tenant
Written by The Landlord on 09 Jul 2007
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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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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?
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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
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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.
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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!!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Oh yes it is!
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Pleased to keep you amused!
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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.
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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.
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Then claim for the arrears and/or go for the guarantor.
Should have possession by January.
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sack the agents, replace with a tought one.
good luck
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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.
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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
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They're the same thing! They both refer to a Section 8- notice to quit!
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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.
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