Non paying tenant on benefits

Darren_Lee

I have a tenant who receives rent from the government for her Autistic son. The rent is paid directly to her and she is supposed to pay it to me every Friday. For the past year her payments have been very erratic and because of this and identity theft ordering catalog goods in my name I have decided to serve 3 months notice for her to vacate the property. Now I am not getting any rent at all. Does anyone know who i need to write to in order to have the rent paid direct to me?

Thank you in advance for any advice.

fairy_lights

If she's been using your identity to order from catalogues then you should call the police and report the identity theft.

Darren_Lee

fairy_lights wrote: »

If she's been using your identity to order from catalogues then you should call the police and report the identity theft.

I have done. Waiting on a crime number to take it further.

Guest101

Darren_Lee wrote: »

I have a tenant who receives rent from the government for her Autistic son. - She receives some form of benefit. It's not 'rent from the government' The rent - the money* is paid directly to her and she is supposed to pay it - the rent owed * to me every Friday. For the past year her payments have been very erratic and because of this and identity theft ordering catalog goods in my name - That's fraud, contact the police. I have decided to serve 3 months notice for her to vacate the property. - in what format? Now I am not getting any rent at all. Does anyone know who i need to write to in order to have the rent paid direct to me?





Thank you in advance for any advice.

You can try the council, but there's no guarantee, it's her money. Not yours.


Is the tenant living in England / Wales and NOT Scotland or northern Ireland.

Guest101

Darren_Lee wrote: »

I have done. Waiting on a crime number to take it further.

Waiting on a crime number? You get the crime number at the point of reporting it.


It's usually the constabulary code, the crime reference that day followed by the date


Example: Lancashire constabulary, report received at 00:01 today would be


LAC - 001 - 20160111

Darren_Lee

Guest101 wrote: »

You can try the council, but there's no guarantee, it's her money. Not yours.


Is the tenant living in England / Wales and NOT Scotland or northern Ireland.

Yes the property is in Manchester / England.

Thanks

Darren_Lee

Guest101 wrote: »

Waiting on a crime number? You get the crime number at the point of reporting it.


It's usually the constabulary code, the crime reference that day followed by the date


Example: Lancashire constabulary, report received at 00:01 today would be


LAC - 001 - 20160111

As advised by the catalog company i reported the crime here https://www.actionfraud.police.uk you do not get a crime reference number until the crime is assigned to a specific police officer.

Guest101

Darren_Lee wrote: »

As advised by the catalog company i reported the crime here www.actionfraud.police.uk you do not get a crime reference number until the crime is assigned to a specific police officer.

Fair enough.

Guest101

Darren_Lee wrote: »

Yes the property is in Manchester / England.

Thanks

So what notice did you serve?


And how?

bigfreddiel

We had a tenant like this, total scumbag. Even left his wreck of a car behind in a parking space allocated to the flat. Threatened to sue us if we touched it!

Got shelter on his side as well when he stopped paying rent!

Eventually got the car towed to his new rental abode and left it on the street! Took loads of photos of it to show we hadn't damaged it!

Never heard from him again

I would never let a property ever again! Let this be a warning to all you potential BTL wannabes.

Cheers fj

Darren_Lee

Guest101 wrote: »

So what notice did you serve?


And how?

I served 3 months notice via email. Used a template found via google. (see below)

HOUSING ACT 1988, Section 21 (1)(b)
As amended by the HOUSING ACT 1996
Assured Shorthold Tenancy: Fixed Term
NOTICE REQUIRING POSSESSION
To: *** of
***
From: *** of
***
ADDRESS OF DWELLING
I give you notice that I require possession of the dwelling house known as ***,
after
DATE OF EXPIRY
25th March 2016
Signed:
Dated 6th January 2016
NOTES
1. On or after coming to an end of a fixed term assured shorthold tenancy, a court must make
an order for possession if the landlord has given a notice in writing.
2. Where there are joint landlords, at least one of them must give this notice.
3. The length of the notice must be at least two months, and the notice must be given before
or on the day on which the fixed term comes to an end.
INFORMATION FOR TENANTS
 If the tenant or licensee does not leave the dwelling, the landlord or licensee must get an
order for possession from the court before the tenant or licensee can lawfully be evicted.
The landlord or licensor cannot apply for such an order before the notice to quit or notice to
determine has run out.
 A tenant or licensee who does not know if he/she has any right to remain in possession after
a notice to quit or a notice to determine runs out can obtain advice from a solicitor. Help
with all or part of the cost of legal advice and assistance may be available under the Legal
Aid Scheme. He/she should also be able to obtain information from a Citizen’s Advice
Bureau, a Housing Aid Centre or rent officer