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Brilliant......!! I wish I'd thought of that!!!Gorgeous_George wrote:First one. I believe they need to be two months behind (or 8 weeks if on a weekly payment) before a court is likely to evict them. You can serve a Section 21 requiring them to leave (maybe so a relative can use the property
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Second one. The council will not pay Housing Benefit if the claimant is not living at the property. I would take it that they have quit the property and suggest you make an effort to contact them to confirm this. If contact cannot be made, maybe you could smell gas as you walk past the property. This would allow you to legally force entry. When the source of the smell has been identified (and rectified by switching the cooker fully off) you could assess whether the tenant has indeed quit. Change the locks and re-let.
Another reason to avoid renting to HB claimaints in future.
Best wishes
GG
Absolutely brilliant!!!....I had some AWFUL tenants a few years ago and played by the book (had to hold husband back with irons from following male tenant in his car and assaulting him...they caused £5000 worth of damage...long story, trustme, you couldn't make it up!)
Made my day and I've had a bad morning!!!
Brilliant!!! This has now been added to my list of great things to remember. Cheers!The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. (Oscar Wilde);)0
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