Tenants being evicted but I think they will leave furniture....

stevies_problems

locksmith and bailiffs already booked. i appreciate advice but what do you think i need to put in the letter? i have made myself clear that i will not allow them to leave their furniture and apparently there is nothing to stop me legally putting it on the street if they havent done so bfore the bailiffs arrive. i think that is clear enough.

BitterAndTwisted

stevies_problems wrote: »

iI will ring them again tomorrow to ensure they FULLY understand the implications of not removing all of their belongings by 27th.

For the removal of doubt you should tell them to ensure all of their possessions should be removed BEFORE the arrival of the bailiffs on the 27th. They could turn up at 9am and the tenant have a removal van booked for 5pm. In which case their stuff will be on the pavement if no-one has stolen it all by then.

BitterAndTwisted

stevies_problems wrote: »

locksmith and bailiffs already booked. i appreciate advice but what do you think i need to put in the letter?

Something along the lines of "Please be advised, as I have made clear to you by telephone, that should any of your possessions still remain in the property when the bailiffs arrive on the 27th that they will be put out onto the street. I suggest that you ensure you make arrangements for all of your possessions to be removed before the bailiff's arrival".

stevies_problems

I have written the following - sufficient do you think?

Further to the court correspondence, you will be aware that the court has scheduled the possession warrant for the property for 27th July at 12.30.
I will be in attendance along with a locksmith.
For the avoidance of doubt, as I have made clear to XX by telephone, should any of your possessions still remain in the property when the bailiffs arrive on the 27th at 12.30pm, they will be put out onto the street at that time. I suggest therefore that you ensure that arrangements have been made for all of your possessions to be removed before the bailiff's arrival.
I am not able to make arrangements for you to leave/collect possessions remaining in the house after 12.30pm on 27th July 2011.

stevies_problems

i dont want the letter to sound aggressive which is why i have called it a court possession warrant as opposed to an eviction. probabyl silly but i prefer it that way.

BitterAndTwisted

I think your letter is absolutely clear. I wouldn't worry about the tone being aggressive or not at this juncture as I daresay you won't care about staying on their Christmas card list

RAS

stevies_problems wrote: »

Further to the court correspondence, court has scheduled the possession warrant for the property for 27th July at 12.30.
I will be in attendance along with a locksmith.
For the avoidance of doubt, as I told [STRIKE]have made clear to [/STRIKE]XX by telephone, [STRIKE]should [/STRIKE]any of your possessions that are still [STRIKE]remain [/STRIKE]in the property when the bailiffs arrive on the 27th at 12.30pm, [STRIKE]they [/STRIKE]will be put out onto the street[STRIKE] at that time[/STRIKE]. I[STRIKE] suggest therefore that [/STRIKE]you need to ensure that [STRIKE]arrangements have been made for [/STRIKE]all of your possessions [STRIKE]to be [/STRIKE] are removed before the bailiff's arrival.
[STRIKE]I am not able to make arrangements for[/STRIKE] You cannot [STRIKE]to [/STRIKE]leave/collect possessions remaining in the house after 12.30pm on 27th July 2011.

That is a bit shorter and uses smaller words.

sabretoothtigger

Charge them a percentage of the rent for storage unless you really are putting off other tenants to do so

Annisele

sabretoothtigger wrote: »

Charge them a percentage of the rent for storage unless you really are putting off other tenants to do so

No, don't do that - that's the nice thing you'd do for people who've treated you reasonably. These Ts would likely have no intention of paying - and the LL wants them out!

princeofpounds

By leaving their possessions in your 'care' they have established something called a bailment. Google it and you will find all you need to know about your rights and responsibilities.

Basically, you have to give them a reasonable chance to recover their possessions. You cannot actively neglect their possessions. I believe you can issue a reasonable charge for storage but actually getting hold of this unless they abandon the possessions and you evetually sell them is unlikely.