Feeling under pressure to move out

Crashy_Time

Step back from the situation (whatever you see it as) take a deep breath, and mentally visualise a few other outcomes for yourself (I always visualise very cheap rent, with me saving/investing at least double that rent every month) and stop being fearful of the future. You could even help the landlord by holding his hand and telling him that there is life after over-leveraged land-lording (He is just a small animal getting scared as the Big Panda (Government/HMRC) comes over to urinate in his sand pit) Feel the love, and let the landlord know that he is loved too.

AdrianC

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Step back from the situation (whatever you see it as) take a deep breath, and mentally visualise a few other outcomes for yourself (I always visualise very cheap rent, with me saving/investing at least double that rent every month) and stop being fearful of the future. You could even help the landlord by holding his hand and telling him that there is life after over-leveraged land-lording (He is just a small animal getting scared as the Big Panda (Government/HMRC) comes over to urinate in his sand pit) Feel the love, and let the landlord know that he is loved too.

This post should be very helpful to you, OP. It should help you realise that, no matter how bad you think your mental health problems are, there are always those far worse off...

Crashy_Time

AdrianC wrote: »

This post should be very helpful to you, OP. It should help you realise that, no matter how bad you think your mental health problems are, there are always those far worse off...

Tells us a lot when society has bred a generation that thinks (or could even joke) about renting cheaply while saving/investing much more per month as a bad choice. The housing bubble/Ponzi has encouraged Moronism to the extreme, lets hope it`s days are numbered.

Pixie5740

FBaby wrote: »

Maybe your landlord is not happy with how his flexibility was used and has now realised that renting is a business if that if you don't follow strict rules, it can come to bite you and costs you dearly.

What flexibility? Does letting a property to someone claiming housing benefit make a landlord flexible or is that perhaps the kind of tenant (s)he was targeting and/or the property is suitable for?

FBaby wrote: »

It's not clear what he is doing that mean you think you have no choice but to move. Is it that he used to be flexible about you paying rent a bit late and now he has enough and is insisting on a direct debit on the day it is due, or something like that?

The OP states that the rent is paid on time so the landlord isn't being flexible with payment dates. I also very much doubt that a one-man-band landlord, or in fact most letting agencies have the capability to administrate direct debits.

wordsfan wrote: »

I've been I think an ok tenant, pay rent on time, don't disturb neighbours etc.

glasgowdan

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Tells us a lot when society has bred a generation that thinks (or could even joke) about renting cheaply while saving/investing much more per month as a bad choice. The housing bubble/Ponzi has encouraged Moronism to the extreme, lets hope it`s days are numbered.

Can't you even see how ignorant, rude and disrespectful it is to use everyone's discussions as soundboards for your opinions and taking things off track, again?

csgohan4

OP if you feel uncomfortable, have you considered moving? If you can't or won't move, You will have to bear with it, until he gives you a section 21.


Either way if you think the LL is harassing you, wouldn't it be easier to issue you with a section 21 forcing you to leave rather than play games??

wordsfan

Less a case of flexibility more a case they've been pretty disinterested until now. Not a rent issue that's always paid on time.

Crashy Time that post made me smile a little but is not really something I can do I wish it was. But thanks for your time and care anyway.

Where I live most tenants are on housing benefit - poor area.

I am considering moving. But don't have spare cash for deposit/rent/removal costs plus would need time to find somewhere and landlord is pushing for things to happen in next few days.

Landlord is someone generally reluctant to spend money and as I understand it eviction procedures would mean solicitor and possible court costs. So this may seem to them an easier and cheaper way to get me to leave.

Bossypants

It's possible that the forum will shoot me for this, but...

If you could go back to the way things were, would you want to stay now?

If so, and if you are correct about the LL wanting a rent increase (which sounds likely) and you are still willing and able to pay it, you could always open the conversation yourself. I'm not saying go to them saying 'please let me pay you more money', but a polite opening of 'so, I've been here five years now, what are your plans for the property?' might give them the confidence that you are aware that an increase is due and willing to work with them on it.

Obviously they should ideally have approached you from the get-go instead of making you feel uncomfortable, but sometimes it's more useful to deal with the situation in front of us, rather than what should be there.

wordsfan

Bossypants I don't want anybody shot!

Rent is not the issue I've been clear I have no problem paying or with landlord increasing I've made that clear to landlord too.
So that shouldn't be the issue.

I have been completely honest with them from the beginning but not sure they are now being with me.

I had a conversation with them where I asked outright what their plans were, if they were looking to sell/for me to leave they said no.

paddypaws101

Wordsfan, they cannot do ANYTHING legal to get you to move in next few weeks so do not, whatever you do, leave the property at this stage.
IF he wants you out then there is a clear legal process to go through and it would take several months.
I think you need to have a proper chat with Shelter as it is very difficult to advise you as you do not want to share more details on a public forum.