Is my tenant playing me??

BitterAndTwisted

Is your tenant playing you? Yes, I would say that they most definitely are.

Don't get dragged into all of the tiny details. If this was a one-off I'd be willing to be a tiny bit understanding. After months of being mucked about I'd just get shot of them

tbs624

What referencing was done on the T by you/the LA?

Do you know whether the T is claiming LHA/HB?

Have you/the LA scheme registered the tenancy deposit AND can you show that the T has been given the scheme's prescribed information ? ( If not then any s21 will be invalidated)

I would get the LA to send a clear Rent Statement to the T, giving her, say, 5 days in which to bring her payments up to date ( copy should be kept by you) No response then valid s21 would be next step

You may want to consider agreeing to fortnightly rent payments rather than have the risk of the T continuing to fail to manage her budget for the rest of the tenancy.

Are you the guy in the forces who posted before btw?

missile

You need to let her know her home is at risk if she does not pay the rent on time. Only then will she make paying the rent her number one priority.

Of course be sympathetic and supportive where you can, but avoid getting drawn into a tenant's problems. It is all too easy to be seen as a soft touch.

Did you check references before she moved in? Does she have a history of late / non payment?

tbs624

missile wrote: »

The warning bells would have been ringing when she asked for a rent reduction before she had moved in. No matter how nice / genuine she appeared, I would not have let to her.

So anyone who tries for a rent reduction will definitely turn out to be a wong 'un? Given that some LLs/LAs deliberately advertise a pcm fig that is over what they would actually accept I don't think I'd use that on its own as a marker.

bikingbarney

tbs624 wrote: »

What referencing was done on the T by you/the LA?

Do you know whether the T is claiming LHA/HB?

Have you/the LA scheme registered the tenancy deposit AND can you show that the T has been given the scheme's prescribed information ? ( If not then any s21 will be invalidated)

I would get the LA to send a clear Rent Statement to the T, giving her, say, 5 days in which to bring her payments up to date ( copy should be kept by you) No response then valid s21 would be next step

You may want to consider agreeing to fortnightly rent payments rather than have the risk of the T continuing to fail to manage her budget for the rest of the tenancy.

Are you the guy in the forces who posted before btw?

Hi there,

yes I am the guy who is in the forces, we spent quite a few weeks searching for a decent tenant, this one passed all the LA vetting stuff and has a guarantor too.

The deposit is lodged with the correct scheme.

The LA has sent the tenant 2 letters asking her for payment and reminding her about the tenancy agreement that she signed and agrred to abide to.

they have said the next letter will be sent tomorrow and then they will contact the guarantor for payment.

totally fed up with the whole rental thing now. 2 lots of tenants and both playing around.#

If i could sell the house for what I needed to clear the mortgage then I would

the joys of neg eq

tbs624

bikingbarney wrote: »

The LA has sent the tenant 2 letters asking her for payment and reminding her about the tenancy agreement that she signed and agrred to abide to.

they have said the next letter will be sent tomorrow and then they will contact the guarantor for payment.

Request that the LA sends a copy of tomorrow's letter to the Guarantor at the same time, confirming to the T in her letter that they are doing this. It's important that the T does receive a formal Rent Statement -it helps when/if you have to pursue the T to court

shellsuit

bikingbarney wrote: »

she is now saying she can provide the letting agent with a screen shot of her account showing that the money left her account !!

Ask her to send it to the LA and to you too.

tbs624

shellsuit wrote: »

Ask her to send it to the LA and to you too.

For what purpose? It is of little relevance given that the rent remains unpaid

The T claims that it was then bounced back to her own a/c on the 4th but according to the OP she hasn't bothered to rectify the matter and to make payment as at yesterday's date

jc808

get rid......

johnmcga

tbs624 wrote: »

So anyone who tries for a rent reduction will definitely turn out to be a wong 'un? Given that some LLs/LAs deliberately advertise a pcm fig that is over what they would actually accept I don't think I'd use that on its own as a marker.

Yep totally agree with that. It's not an accurate indication at all.

I've rented many places and have got in the habit of ALWAYS making an offer lower than the advertised rent. Often the landlord / letting agent has priced it above what they really want.