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Tenant dispute
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G_M. The constructive advice is appreciated and we had thought about sending a letter. Wasn't aware we could do the co defendant bit.0
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jjlandlord and silvercar, thanks for the advice. Will most certainly be claiming through the Courts - we may not get money back from the tenants due to them be broke by all accounts- but we will have the satisfaction of knowing the have a CCJ against them. I suppose though that we have a good chance of getting the deposit as it's being held by DPS.0
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Will I need written proof from DPS that the tenants won't agree to ADR?
The LA is worse than useless, and trying to get info from him is frustrating to say the least. Looks like Court action - as the saying goes "don't get mad, get even". It may cost but I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I have done everything possible. We inherited the tenants as they took up the tenancy during the house purchase. You chose to buy with them in situ. An accepted offer alone is not binding. We were aware that they were moving in - what we didn't know (and the LA didn't tell us) was that they had been in arrears at their previous address, the property check referred to (and had photo's for) a 2 bedroom house and it was 3 bedrooms so a whole room was omitted from the report!!??? You didn't view the place you bought?! They had a guarantor that we weren't aware of that's good, surely! Gives you someone to chase. and now the LA doesn't seem at all interested. Hey ho, it won't stop us trying to let it out again........
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The tenants may be broke, but are the guarantors?jjlandlord and silvercar, thanks for the advice. Will most certainly be claiming through the Courts - we may not get money back from the tenants due to them be broke by all accounts- but we will have the satisfaction of knowing the have a CCJ against them. I suppose though that we have a good chance of getting the deposit as it's being held by DPS.
(Had you done due diligence, you'd have a) known there was a guarantor and b) checked the guarantor was suitable).
If the guarantors have assets, you'll get the money from them.
If the guarantor pays (either before or following a court case), there will be no CCJ recorded on credit files.0 -
The tenants may be broke, but are the guarantors?
(Had you done due diligence, you'd have a) known there was a guarantor and b) checked the guarantor was suitable).
If the guarantors have assets, you'll get the money from them.
If the guarantor pays (either before or following a court case), there will be no CCJ recorded on credit files.
Doesn't always work that way. I took on a tenant with a credit checked, home owning guarantor. It turned out that the guarantor had sold his property at the time of the credit check (exchanged but not completed) and was in the process of emigrating. In theory he may have money, but suing someone the otherside of the world is more hassle than it is worth.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
I have rec'd email from LA today. It appears that the tenants agreed to ADR at our last (4th) attempt - but this was only submitted on Monday and DPS advised that a decision was made today. Can't believe it happened so quickly after they finally agreed to ADR. That's the deposit sorted, now just a matter of getting the balance........0
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