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Guest101

thesaint wrote: »

I don't quite understand how they sudddenly get rich enough to move when bailiffs turn up.

They have a £355 possession order, and a £110 bailiffs costs to pay(in most cases).
All which could have been avoided in the months they have been sitting on their hands.



I would need a source, as the only reference I have seen of this is your previous post:

A lot of tenants who need to be evicted in such a manner require social housing, at least in part due to finances, but often because LLs advertise 'no DSS' - which just worsens the problem.

The council won't help until they are evicted, or on the brink.

Or they borrow money they can't afford to repay and the situation simply spirals.

http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2015/11/17/new-nightmares-for-landlords-using-high-court-sheriffs-to-evict-tenants/
- I was slightly incorrect and hold my hands up: the tenant must be given notice of the application, which at least forearms that a no notice eviction may take place. They can take this to the council.

[Deleted User]

When I was evicted because the LL wanted to sell, I paid the £280 costs for the possession order and £110 costs for the bailiffs from my deposit. I didn't suddenly get rich. I highly resented having to pay this, but as the council wouldn't act (consider me homeless, give me temporary accommodation) until the day of eviction, I had absolutely no choice.

I also used a friend to help me move my stuff into storage. No cost.

I could not find a single LA who would take a benefit recipient as tenant, no private LL's (live in a high demand area) and couldn't move areas due to the care being provided for my special needs children.

I remember posting on here about the difficulties and being told I should move to a cheaper area - imagine dragging two autistic children around an unknown area trying to find letting agencies and properties to rent lol (single parent, no family to help look after the children). My older son has been known to collapse physically when he's really stressed because he's in an unknown area (he's taller than me) - not easy when I've got my younger son with me too. So not an ideal situation.

So some of us really do not have a choice. Thank goodness its not possible to do as you suggest with no notice for the bailiffs visit and punishing a tenant for not moving out on the date of the possession order. I begged my council to help me sooner. They refused. Thesaint you say this process costs you money and then sarcastically say tenants seem to be rich enough to pay the court costs, bailiff costs and removal costs?

thesaint

deannatrois wrote: »

Thesaint you say this process costs you money and then sarcastically say tenants seem to be rich enough to pay the court costs, bailiff costs and removal costs?

No.

It was said that tenants can't move because they are poor.
I said that this process doesn't suddenly render them richer, but adds considerably costs onto them.

So that comment makes no sense.

zebulon

deannatrois wrote: »

So some of us really do not have a choice. Thank goodness its not possible to do as you suggest with no notice for the bailiffs visit and punishing a tenant for not moving out on the date of the possession order. I begged my council to help me sooner. They refused.

If there was no notice for the bailiffs then the council would have to help you sooner.

Guest101

zebulon wrote: »

If there was no notice for the bailiffs then the council would have to help you sooner.

Not true, some councils wait until the day of eviction (IE literally when bailiffs are there)

Guest101

thesaint wrote: »

No.

It was said that tenants can't move because they are poor.
I said that this process doesn't suddenly render them richer, but adds considerably costs onto them.

So that comment makes no sense.

No it makes them more in debt. I don't see how that helps...


If you cant afford to move, then you cant afford to move. Adding costs doesn't help, but really having even less of nothing doesn't matter at that stage

thesaint

Guest101 wrote: »

No it makes them more in debt. I don't see how that helps...


If you cant afford to move, then you cant afford to move. Adding costs doesn't help, but really having even less of nothing doesn't matter at that stage

I really don't think you know what you are arguing about.
I initially said sitting it out doesn't make tenants richer, quite the opposite.

Guest101

thesaint wrote: »

I really don't think you know what you are arguing about.
I initially said sitting it out doesn't make tenants richer, quite the opposite.

Are you really so simple as to only make judgment on the balance of a bank account?


The tenant cant get any poorer than £0, they can owe money out, get CCJs etc, but ultimately sitting there and waiting is the only option is you have £0

Miss_Samantha

All very nice, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the issue of bailiffs giving yet another notice, does it?

Guest101

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

All very nice, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the issue of bailiffs giving yet another notice, does it?

Perhaps not in your eyes