Landlord wants to evict me and move back in!

Person_one

MrNiceGuy_007 wrote: »

This just in!

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"If you wish to come to an arrangement before the court hearing please let us know."

Person_one wrote: »

Then why did he say 'make me an offer' in his latest email?

FBaby wrote: »

They didn't. OP went too far and they decided to move with the notice instead, which is exactly what they've done. No more options for offers any longer it would seem.

They clearly did, the LL wants to come to an arrangement because that's still going to be what's easiest for him. I think £1300 plus immediate return of deposit is pretty good and the OP should take it and move on, that must not be as exciting though...

deFoix

Yes and there also runs the risk that if the OP keeps goading the LL in this way then LL just turns up with the boys turfs out content and change locks before the police come and the fly straight back to UAE out of the reach of UK law for practical purposes.

franklee

Regarding the landlord writing in the section 8 that they cannot rent due to no job over here, they can rent somewhere without employment reference if they offer six months cash up front for a six month tenancy. Really if they had no alternative at all and a baby due then they would be offering the tenant a decent deal so it's balderdash.

jadex

teddysmum wrote: »

Out of curiosity I looked up the cost of birth in the UAE.


The straightforward birth, alone, costs from approx £1500 to £3000, depending on whether in a government or private hospital (in hospital stays extra) and a caesarean is about £5500, plus the cost of hospital stays.


It's quite cheap compared to what these would cost the NHS.

Money might not be the only issue here, in fact, it might be secondary one or even irrelevant one...
It could be that the very main issue here might be about things like citizenship and nationality - we just do not know that.
If baby is born to UK nationals in the UK then it is very straightforward: UK birth certificate -> Register Office -> British nationality and then UK passport in a few weeks -> job done;
Oh, and kid will never need to translate/validate his/her birth certificate, ever...

Things are getting more complicated for giving birth abroad if for instance DIL is not British, or the couple is not married (you have to be married to deliver baby in hospital)
http://www.livingindubai.org/giving-birth-in-dubai-as-an-expat/

david1951

Boler1985 wrote: »

Yes and there also runs the risk that if the OP keeps goading the LL in this way then LL just turns up with the boys turfs out content and change locks before the police come and the fly straight back to UAE out of the reach of UK law for practical purposes.

...but not out of the reach of a money judgement entered in the UK. The OP could file various civil claims and enforce the judgement in a court in UAE, or hand to an international debt collector.

GDB2222

franklee wrote: »

Regarding the landlord writing in the section 8 that they cannot rent due to no job over here, they can rent somewhere without employment reference if they offer six months cash up front for a six month tenancy. Really if they had no alternative at all and a baby due then they would be offering the tenant a decent deal so it's balderdash.

The whole of the S8 notice is silly. There is no point to it, as the court cannot make an order for possession before the end of the fixed term.

If I were the LL, I would give up on the OP and simply rent somewhere else. It would be cheaper to do this than to give in to the OP's exorbitant demands.

Plus, the LL really needs to get this sorted out very soon indeed, as the DIL can't fly after 36 weeks, at the latest.

The OP would then get nothing at all, which would give the LL a certain amount of satisfaction. I think that's the way this is heading, which is the worst outcome all round.

silvercar

All the talk of giving birth overseas and nationality problems is ridiculous. Plenty of people have babies while living in rented accommodation.

LL family could come to UK and rent in a cheap area until the end of the fixed term.

bouicca21

I don't think OP's demand is unreasonable, though I'd throw in an agreement not to sue for 3x deposit.

jimmy_cricket

bouicca21 wrote: »

I don't think OP's demand is unreasonable, though I'd throw in an agreement not to sue for 3x deposit.

Neither do I. If the shoe was on the other foot and it was the op who wanted to terminate the contract earlier, they would still be liable for the rent until the end of the contract, unless the ll was very sympathetic. I'm sure that any landlord who agreed to early termination would only do so if they were not out of pocket by doing so.

GDB2222

jimmy_cricket wrote: »

Neither do I. If the shoe was on the other foot and it was the op who wanted to terminate the contract earlier, they would still be liable for the rent until the end of the contract, unless the ll was very sympathetic. I'm sure that any landlord who agreed to early termination would only do so if they were not out of pocket by doing so.

The LL is entitled to rent only until the property is relet, and he has to make reasonable efforts to relet. That would not take 3 months.