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what happens now? tenant given 14 days notice through court
kazbabe
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hi there can anyone tell me what happens now?
we took our tenant to court due to rent arrears and acquiring possession of our property. the tenant appeared and admitted it was all her fault. she couldnt get disability allowance and is on job seekers allowance due to illness. the judge ordered her to pay the arrears and costs. and she was also given 14 days notice, which obviously is xmas day but we understand and agreed that we wouldnt want her to be out before this date due to xmas.
her son didnt come along but they are able to rent 2 rooms from a friend from 20th jan, but will be charged a daily rate for staying in our property from 1st jan.
we were told to contact the court bailiffs to make arrangements for them to go round, i understand that i have to fill a form in first after the 14 days are up.
could you please tell me what happens now? she has agreed that she must pay us the arrears but on a small income how would this happen?
many thaniks for any advice.
we took our tenant to court due to rent arrears and acquiring possession of our property. the tenant appeared and admitted it was all her fault. she couldnt get disability allowance and is on job seekers allowance due to illness. the judge ordered her to pay the arrears and costs. and she was also given 14 days notice, which obviously is xmas day but we understand and agreed that we wouldnt want her to be out before this date due to xmas.
her son didnt come along but they are able to rent 2 rooms from a friend from 20th jan, but will be charged a daily rate for staying in our property from 1st jan.
we were told to contact the court bailiffs to make arrangements for them to go round, i understand that i have to fill a form in first after the 14 days are up.
could you please tell me what happens now? she has agreed that she must pay us the arrears but on a small income how would this happen?
many thaniks for any advice.
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Is she not claiming housing benefit (actually LHA now)? If so is this not being paid directly to you?Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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you will need to buy a Bailiffs Warrant - another £95 - in order to get the Bailiffs to turf her out if she will not leave of her own accord. They normally do not evict one week either side of Christmas
in terms of getting your money out of her - forget it if she is on benefits... its not worth the time or hassle or energy0 -
she has applied for somethings but am not sure what apart from the job seekers allowance. no i have had nothing paid to me directly. the claim for job seekers didnt get agreed until november sometime, and this was only mentioned in court on friday.
many thanks regarding the warrant, we have been told to keep an eye out to see if she does move out before they come round but is it worth just doing the warrant anyway? as i understand that if she hasnt officially left we could get done for trespassing or something?0 -
Have you joined a landlord's association? You should, this sort of issue is a minefield of legislation.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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