OMG son's Landlord has just threatened violence!

neverdespairgirl

(1) change the locks (2) report the incident earlier and the threats to the police (3) contact the council and their private tenants' officer. In that order. Starting now.

satchmeister

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

(1) change the locks (2) report the incident earlier and the threats to the police (3) contact the council and their private tenants' officer. In that order. Starting now.

And when your son has left and is safe inform HMRC as there is a 99% chance the LL is not declaring the rent.

Losing_the_way

If this hasn't already been reported to the Police Your son should make it quite plain that BOTH his daughter and him were threatened. If the threat is too just another adult they'll put this down to an argument between individuals. The civil matter of the tenancy is a totally separate issue. Good luck.

tbs624

Losing_the_way wrote: »

If this hasn't already been reported to the Police Your son should make it quite plain that BOTH his daughter and him were threatened. If the threat is too just another adult they'll put this down to an argument between individuals. The civil matter of the tenancy is a totally separate issue.

Except that the fact that there *is* a tenancy means that the LL is committing a specific tenancy-related criminal offence, if the description of his actions is correct. It's dealt with differently from a case involving bog standard threats from a random person.

The T can also pursue a civil action.

See here for how police officers have been provided with training on LL&T/potential illegal evictions/harassment.

tbs624

OP - your son doesn't need to change the whole lock - he can just change the lock barrel and keep the old one to replace when he moves out.

kazwookie

Does he / flat mate get a reciept for the cash he pays over?

Why is it not paid via a cheque or bank transfer?

sciencegeek

i can understand the landlords frustration if he thinks he is being messed about with the rent - he probably thinks your son + friend are trying to pull a fast one. In fact im very suprised they have not been asked to leave already.

Nevertheless, his actions are unbelievable! I would call the police as already instructed but I would also be popping down to the local sports shop in the meantime to buy the equipment for a new hobby (baseball) - be sure to buy the glove and a ball as well to make your story more convincing!!

If he kicks off again offer one warning. If he ignores it and threatens you take appropriate action using reasonable force.

mynameisdave

LL insists on cash and acts this way? Shop him to HMRC. I doubt he is declaring it.

olly300

OP one really important thing to do when your son rings the police or talks the authorities is tell them that his baby daughter is in the property.

The police and other authorities tend to react faster if there is a child involved in the situation.

FOURCANDLES_2

Record him and his threats also call the police and report him to hmrc, local council, etc etc and then take him outside and kick his arss clean of the !!!!ing planet the low life scum bag, I hate dregs like this .