Help - Daughter being evicted from Student Accomodation!!!

Atidi

rolo-polo1965 wrote: »

Recieved a call from my daughter at 11pm last night to say that she is being evicted from her student house.

The house belongs to one of her course friends parents.

She has a contract which has been signed and is for he forthcoming year.

The land lords daughter and my daughter had a disagreement last night over a toaster! When my daughter got in yesterday her toaster which was in the kitchen had been placed out side her bedroom door. My daughter asked her 2 house mates why?

The land lords daughter told her that there was not room in the kitchen for it so she had spoken to her mum about it and so had removed it from the kitchen!

She then proceeded to shout and swear at my daughter telling her that this is her house and she could do what she wanted.

My daughter says she was very calm and did not shout or swear at her. My daughter told her sh needed to eat her tea that she had brought home with her then would talk to her about what was concerning her.

The land lords daughter went up stairs to her room.

The next thing the land lord arrives and starts shouting at my daughter tellingher to stop upsetting her daughter as this is her house and she can do what she likes in it. They do not want my daughter living there any more and her contract is now terminated and she needs to get out over the weekend! She became very abusive towards my daughter and was swearing and shouting in her face. She accused my daughter of bullying her daughter and was going to report her to the police! She also said they do not need my daughters rent as her daughter is more important and needs a safe environment to live!

She also told my daughter that the third house mate who my daughter gets on very well with that she has been contacting her telling her that my daughter has been making her life a misery and bullying her. The third house mate spoke to my daughter via face book and has said this is all lies!

She said all this in front of the other house mate and my daughters boyfriend.

Luckily we only live 10 mils away so my daughter can move back home and still attend uni!

My daughter came home last night very upset after talking to the other house mate via facebook and she will back my daughter up on all of the above!

She has emailed the land lord asking for her eviction in writing!

I guess i am basically after some advise here!

Where do we stand?

So who's house is it? :huh:

Whatever, do you really want your daughter living there any longer? :huh:

pinkteapot

I also think you should post this story on the House Buying, Selling and Renting board as well, if you get any demands for rent/utilities etc.

This landlord is a joke - they haven't got a clue about their obligations as a landlord. Keep a note of the dates on which things happened and a printed record of all communication.

Feel sorry for the next person to move into the house.

suited-aces

joolsybools wrote: »

I doubt the Police would be interested, it would be considered a civil rather than criminal matter.

Then you correct them. Or get their superiors to correct them.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/eviction/harassment_and_illegal_eviction_by_landlord/illegal_eviction

sillybilly2011

Seriously, stand up for your daughter and take this further. Go to citizens advice and the council. Do not let that landlord do this to another poor student. They need to punished for what they are doing. Keep their emails as evidence and document everything. They are bullies.

rolo-polo1965

Thanks everyone for your advice.

We have seen a solicitor and have returned the keys to the property.

What they did was wrong and will be dealt with but my daughter is safe and well out of it now.