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Tenant wont leave!!

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  • mozza78
    mozza78 Posts: 93 Forumite
    csgohan4 wrote: »
    To those who read this forum, it's not all easy being a landlord and the pitfalls once can come across.


    The op likely has had no rent since March 2016 at least and it's now August


    But, but, but all landlords are vile and literally ANYBODY can make money hand over fist from being a corrupt capitalist monopolising the housing supply.
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    How does it feel to make someone homeless?
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • mozza78
    mozza78 Posts: 93 Forumite
    stator wrote: »
    How does it feel to make someone homeless?


    I should imagine not fantastic but how do you know what the circumstances are behind the landlords reasons?
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    mozza78 wrote: »
    I should imagine not fantastic but how do you know what the circumstances are behind the landlords reasons?

    It's all irrelevant.


    The LL is entitled to evict


    The tenant is entitled to stay until evicted


    The reasons are really not relevant (except that a s.8 notice could be given also) - morality shouldn't come into it, this is all legalities.
  • mozza78
    mozza78 Posts: 93 Forumite
    Guest101 wrote: »
    It's all irrelevant.


    The LL is entitled to evict


    The tenant is entitled to stay until evicted


    The reasons are really not relevant (except that a s.8 notice could be given also) - morality shouldn't come into it, this is all legalities.

    100% agree but was speaking as a landlord who has had to ask a very nice tenant to leave recently. It's never ideal but that's life and the poster had no right trying to guilt trip the OP.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    edited 17 August 2016 at 10:01AM
    stator wrote: »
    How does it feel to make someone homeless?
    Suggest you ask your local council, local housing associations, hostels, hotels, "park home" sites,the armed forces, the Crown, employers providing "tied" housing, the many mums & dads booting out the kids and all the many, many building societies & banks who repossess.

    You'd get a much larger, balanced, view than from just a few private landlords on a minor forum ...

    Or trot along to your local court & observe the day (usually/often once a week.,) where possessions are handled: Free to the public. e.g.
    https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/slough-county-court-and-family-court

    But I doubt it usually feels good: Except where whoever is made homeless is an out-and-out crook, cheat and blot upon the landscape... (very rare I would guess: for most it will be a sad muddle, probably..).

    And of course often the innocent kids and/or spouse suffer where the other party (mum or dad) through their actions (eg not paying rent or mortgage) has made those innocents homeless, so ask them (non-paying mum or dad) also how they feel?
  • Ozzuk
    Ozzuk Posts: 1,884 Forumite
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    stator wrote: »
    How does it feel to make someone homeless?

    I spent my mortgage money on beer this month - fancy paying my mortgage this month?
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    Guest101 wrote: »
    The reasons are really not relevant (except that a s.8 notice could be given also) - morality shouldn't come into it, this is all legalities.
    Morality comes into everything. If you live your life without care for morality you are inherently immoral.
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    stator wrote: »
    Morality comes into everything. If you live your life without care for morality you are inherently immoral.

    I find it perfectly moral for a LL to evict a tenant under the correct legally defined procedures.
  • anotheruser
    anotheruser Posts: 3,485 Forumite
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    stator wrote: »
    How does it feel to make someone homeless?
    Same way it feels to withhold money owed, which in turn could make the Landlord homeless if they can't pay their own mortgage.
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