Tenant not paying rent on time - how do we provide notice?

wannadie

My g/f has a tenant who is not paying rent on time, we are concerned as if she defaults on a payment we can only afford a couple of mortgage payments. what is the correct way to give notice?

Thanks,
Matt

sticky999

I dont blame him,i have a greedy landlord who refuses to do any work so i with-hold rent until he gets work fixed.#
All private landlords should be brought out and it should all be social housing.

sticky999

I am one of those tenants who is maverick.
I rent off scum agencies who hardly do any checks (although they make out they do to the landlord)
i pay up front for 3 months then i pick faults and refuse to pay rent.
LAUGH OUT LOUD
You part time landlords are suckers
you get sucked in and brainwashed by letting agents promising you the earth,delivering nothing.
NEVER RENT OUT PROPERTY TO PEOPLE LIKE ME!!
life of riley ha ha

wannadie

This is quite different. The flat is in good working order, she (tenant) has made no complaints, she has simply not paid the rent. I may add that we (flat owner) are not property tycoons, we have this one flat and rent our current living arrangement because our work is in a different location at the moment.

Wrto social housing, who would buy it out, where would the money come from. I would def support more social housing and rent from local government but it is not going to happen.

theartfullodger

http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/rent-arrears.htm

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http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/dir/eviction-services.htm

(Assuming tenancy is an AST and drawn up correctly... ) If tenant is not more than 2 months behind with the rent there is no mandatory ground to get them out (unless S21 notice can be used after end of fixed period...)

I would suggest you start with a polite, gentle, letter followed up with a friendly chat/'phone call. Going in heavy with a legal notice may put their back's up (it would put mine up).

If you are at risk of defaulting on the mortgage if the tenant misses a few payments you are in deep trouble... and I'd politely suggest you find a way of saving money by spending less/get some more income by working more....

'cos, realistically, if you have the "tenant-from-hell" and you get no rent for, say, 6 months with legal bills etc. etc. & court hearings you ain't gonna enjoy it...

Sorry, but welcome to the fun world of property management!

Cheers!

Lodger (btw a Landlord since 2000...)

scottn

Matt, see landlordzone.com or propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk
plenty of good advice on there re the appropriate paperwork you should issue and when.

I try to understand why the person isnt paying on time - have they lost a job, are they getting paid on a new date, are they just taking the !!!!, are they always paying late or are they not paying anything at all.

I'd suggest just passing it all to a lawyer and paying for them to do the work. If they have missed a few payments, accept that you'll never get the cash back. Get the lawyer to commence proceedings to get them out as soon as possible.

Maybe a bit extreme and jumping the gun a little....but once its all over...if you really wanted to and if they have been playing the system...pass all the details you have to a private detective and track them down, put in a court claim, black mark their credit rating etc.

scottn

lodger, agreed!

wannadie

Thanks, that is all very helpful. We bought a proper tenancy agreement so I hope that any notice can be served smoothly. Wrto the tenants financial position I think they are finding the rent too much, keeps making promises and breaking them. I would rather act sooner rather than later.

Zelie

If they are finding the rent too much then perhaps you can gently suggest that you don't mind if they break their rental agreement early so long as you are able to find a replacement tenant? That gives them leeway to move somewhere cheaper and you can find someone who can afford it.