Bailiffs coming

clutton_2

""it should Never take 12 months to get a tenant out if you know what you are doing and have kept good records."

i stand by my statement - as a landlord of 10 year standing.

i have in the past "financially negotiated" a tenant out rather than wait months and months for courts to grind their slow way down the road to justice - this can be a much cheaper way than losing months and months of rent

Emma1973

I'll stand by my statement as a LL of 18 years! This particular person had no intention of leaving without a fight, she wanted to cause as much bother as she could, remember she offered to pay a 1k of off arrears of 4k and the judge allowed her to stay! She was having none of it and was only out to cause my partner as many financial problems as possible.

franklee

dale4837 wrote: »

This tenant has cost the LL a years worth or mortgage payments ! Im my btl that would cost me 6k !!!!

Im sorry but i would use all resourses availible to me to evict the tenant, I would have no sympathy what so ever. Most LL I know have second / third properties as a Pension fund, not get rich quick . These tenants are jeperdising the LL future. Whatever the reasons for not paying, Its the tenants problem not the LL !!! Yet the LL picks up the bill !!

I think you have miss read the posts The advice was that an angry landlord should not create an angry scene on eviction day - so that the tenant can be evicted as efficiently as possible. This isn't for the tenant's benefit but to ensure a smooth eviction which the landlord needs. No one has said not to evict using all legal resources as soon as they can be applied - quite the reverse.

wannabe_sybil

clutton wrote: »

You have my greatest of respect - ""managed to get shot at in the course of serving an eviction warrant against someone before"" -

OMG !!!!!

i would not want your job for anything - no tenant wants a bailiff - but 99% of prospective tenants want a decent landlord......

I know of two bailiffs who attended a property and were attacked with a chainsaw. They were county court bailiffs, so reasonable people, and had acted professionally and properly throughout.

RisingJoe

in answer to your door lock question.....

no.. plastic PVC door locks take all of about 5 minutes each to change

and i believe its about £50 a door (but that was when i lost my key when clubbing...... so things may have changed)

Good luck

geoffky

clutton wrote: »

franklee - the whole point about my telling the forum how i felt about these particular tenants AND the fact that i kept away on the eviction day shows that i do act professionally - i am not a physical sort of person - i just said i would have liked to have slapped them ..... we can all plot revenge in our head and then take no action - no harm comes of that ....

i do suspect that all this "lets be nice and kind to the poor departing evicted tenants" advice is coming from folks who have never been conned, cheated, stolen from and shafted by utterly irresponsible thieves - who steal from the state (LHA) - and thus all tax payers - and who steal from landlords also - why should these folks be treated with any degree of respect - they dont respect anyone else ......

Jesus Christ...clutton for once i agree with you.....omg

geoffky

dale4837 wrote: »

This tenant has cost the LL a years worth or mortgage payments ! Im my btl that would cost me 6k !!!!

Im sorry but i would use all resourses availible to me to evict the tenant, I would have no sympathy what so ever. Most LL I know have second / third properties as a Pension fund, not get rich quick . These tenants are jeperdising the LL future. Whatever the reasons for not paying, Its the tenants problem not the LL !!! Yet the LL picks up the bill !!

sounds like you are amateur landlord...

chucky

geoffky wrote: »

sounds like you are amateur landlord...

amuse me Geoff... what are the qualifications or certificates required to become a Professional landlord then?

geoffky

chunky...full time job as a landlord .not a part time hobby horse..simple as that.

magicgenie

Hi everyone
it went smoothly, the tenants are out.
However the place is wrecked as you would imagine.
So, I begin the task of trying to make the place liveable again at a minimal cost.

First job, things need throwing out of the house and the back yard:
To clear all junk in the back yard £160.00
To clear all junk from inside the house £190

3 seater sofa and arm chair, office desk with 4 side drawers, double bed base, 2 double wardrobes, 4 drawer chest, double bed base and mattress, single bed base and mattress.

Above is what the Managing Agents have quoted, what are your thoughts on this?
I think it's a bit steep and I'm trying to get in touch with a friend in the area who may be able to help, what would he need to do, hire a van for the day and get rid of everything, or hire a skip and throw it all in, or..?

Would very much appreciate your feedback
best regards
Alex