Comments on: Landlord Changes Locks To keep Scumbag Tenants Out

By: Benji

Benji — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:24:43 +0000

Kippered,
Don’t know if youve already tried these but a few suggestions;

1. Contact the local authority and find out if your tenant is claiming housing allowance. If so, get it paid direct to you.
2. Get a credit check on yourself to see if they have taken anything out in your name. Or been taken to court without you knowing.
3. Re-direct any mail in your name being sent to the address.
4. If fraud has been carried out go to the police.
5. Get a forwarding address when they leave and pass it on to the council and any other debt collectors.
6. Make sure you get a county court judgement entered against them to stop them doing this to another landlord.

Good luck.

By: kippered

kippered — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:25:20 +0000

After 3 months, my scumbag tenant fell 2 months behind, told me he was on the sick after his father died. After falling for it, he said he was going back to work and would sort something out. he paid half a rent payment 3 days later which took him below the 2 months arrears and then didn’t pay again.
I started making enquiries and found he hadn’t paid council tax, hadn’t changed the utilities into his name and when contacting his work was told he didn’t hold the position he had claimed on his application. I was also told he had fell out with numerous colleagues due to lending money and not settling debts and worst of all that his father was about the 4th one he’d lost!!!
Going through the legal route but wish i’d changed the locks when i had an inspection 4 weeks before finding all the horror stories about him. I could live with the stress and misery it causes the family if it had been someone honest who had maybe lost their job through no fault of their own but this shitbag just makes it so much harder to take.

By: Mike Rhodes

Mike Rhodes — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

You are a complete ned and I can tell by the way you are explaining it all that you are one off those stupid dildo hoodie types. Why did you not just contact the landlords wife about the cracks instead off well and truelly pissing off the landlord by going to enviromental health? Don’t you think he got a letter? you tried to get him into trouble. You are not very bright making stupid anorak comments……stay in the property until they throw you out like the ned you and your mate are.

By: Tenant

Tenant — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:35:03 +0000

Im not the best at spelling and gramma n all that shite…. Anyway landlords are divs my dad was living in a rented house he said I could take over the tenancy coz hes mates with the landlord and his wife. Landlords wife does all the agreements etc she gave me and my friend a landlord declaration 2 claim 4 the house joint tenant. Things went tits up coz we complained 2 environmental health about cracks in the walls. Turns out the landlords wife never told the landlord that we was here (coz he came round when we complained) he said ur not suppose 2 be here ur dad is! I said no I dont think so ur wife signed it over 2 us. He denyed that of corse… The sneaky bitch lied and tried coverin it up 4 herself even thou the housing benefit people have her signature. Then few weeks later the bitch sent an eviction notice in my dads name sayin ur getting done 4 sub-letting etc. In the benefits eyes were the tenants but the landlord n wife say not. Shes a very good liar but not very clever the dippy cow has signed things. So I am suing 4 everything. Well done all u tenants 4 smashin the propertys I dont blame u. Remember we av rights I am stayin until they pull me out by my eyes until then I will remain seated thanks

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:24:29 +0000

Hello Jeane,

I think he has gone for good and cannot be interested in his gear after all this time.Is the ford Anglia for sale? I love the old classics! give me a call and I may take it off your hands.

Mike 07769960741

By: jeane

jeane — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:11:46 +0000

Hi my ex has buggered off home to denmark and left his ford anglia and lots of his stuff in the garage rented in my name.As i can’t afford the rent on the garage and have to clear it out can i dump or sell his stuff as have no contact details for him and his son ignores emails.car has been there for 2 years and needs attention can i get rid of it as i don’t have any paperwork

By: Mike Rhodes

Mike Rhodes — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:51:00 +0000

Bring back Nicolas Van Hoogstraten!Thats a man that always gets his rent…..

By: Mike Rhodes

Mike Rhodes — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:49:53 +0000

Ok Mark so what you are saying if you do proper background checks then you will get your rent each month? you are talking rubbish.I have had professional people who act the clown as regards rent. If you are an experienced landlord you would know this. I have had people on minimum wage pay the rent each month and others earning way more try to avoid paying and look for an excuse not to pay.Sometimes you have to take people on face value and certain non paying tenants only understand one type of language. I do go by the law now and I have learnt the hard way.This blog is a bit of banter and tongue in cheek.It is a sounding board for frustrated landlords.

I think you need to lighten up mate.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:42:58 +0000

I see your point Mike, i just don’t agree with taking the law into your own hands. Some of the things you have suggested are criminal, and i’m glad theres a law in place to protect against people like you.

I don’t agree with tenants not paying, especially as they can get housing benefit if they’re not earning. But, i also don’t agree with ignorant landlords who break the law. If you’re renting out a property, its worth reading up on the rules.

And if you’re taking the risk and not doing proper background checks, then you only have yourself to blame as you’ve taken a gamble.

By: Mike Rhodes

Mike Rhodes — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:23:46 +0000

Hello Mr Locksmith,

I am a Joiner to trade so changing locks or forcing entry is not a problem to me.Taking the law and evictions into my own hands only gets me in trouble.I will look you up and see what you can do for me in Scotland.

Thanks for your help and that seems like the way ahead. Someone who sees my point, and my view on these people, but can address the matter legally and quickly.

Mike