Landlord kicking up long-term tenant

Comms69

nudda wrote: »

find out whether they are a member of TDS, or that they hold the amount? or both ?

That the deposit is protected. But ring all three schemes to check as they can switch round which they use,

nudda

which 3 schemes please?

Crashy_Time

https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21732481-new-regulations-and-cooler-market-are-causing-landlords-sell-up-britains-buy-let-boom?cid1=cust/ddnew/email/n/n/20171212n/owned/n/n/ddnew/n/n/n/nUK/Daily_Dispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch

m0bov

When does the AST end? Can you scan and upload a copy of the S21 with the personel details blocked out? Do you have a UK address for the purpose of serving notice?

clairesilverspar

https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection
Details on deposit protection schemes are in the above link. There are three main schemes in England. Links are there to take you through to each scheme. You can contact each scheme, give them details of the address etc and they will tell you if they have the deposit.
Only the court has the power to evict tenants, and it will cost the landlord money and time to go through the process. Until someone (potentially a bailiff) knocks on their door with a court writ, they do not need to leave. However this is likely to be very stressful for them, so would be best to find a new place sooner rather than later.

Margot123

Give the housing charity Shelter a call: https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help

They will assist people under threat of eviction and find free, local, legal help for them if necessary.
Just a call to them could be very reassuring.

catshark88

nudda wrote: »

It's a nightmare situation because xmas is effectively ruined ...

That's why people need to avoid rent payment "hiccups". Don't expect it is much fun for the LL either.....

xylophone

old and frail describes them well right now.

Have you checked with the local authority on the availability of sheltered housing for the old and frail?

Have they checked on the availability of any benefits to which they may be entitled?

lisyloo

Do they need any outside help? (apologies if wrong end of the stick sa frail covers quite a lot).
If they need help then get in touch with social services.
I've had good experiences because whilst sending in carers costs money local authorities know it's a lot less than hospitals, ambulances and care homes, so will do their best to help.
If they need visits then they may not have to pay.

Do they qualify for attendance allowance or carers allowance.
They might be able to qualify as carers for each other.

Do you have any other family members who can help out?
To start sorting their stuff into chuck out, charity shop and possibly family storage?
Maybe other siblings/grandchildres/sisters/brothers could help sort out and minimise their stuff and possibly even store some temporarily to help with the move?

Smodlet

Whilst it is horribly stressful being under threat of eviction, the eviction process (in England) is far from a shoo-in. I feel for you and for your parents but you all need to stay strong and ride this wave. It will get better.

We live next door to the (private) tenant from hell, who has not paid rent for months. The letting agent has disappeared and the LL is now expecting us (whose only crime is to have the misfortune to live next door to his appalling tenant) to help him to get her out. She, apparently, has a lawyer and a barrister lined up (entirely at tax-payers' expense) to defend her (imho) indefensible case (why she is not walking around with one of those ankle bracelets on is beyond me; she has a record as long as her leg)

It seems the LA had all the paperwork and now the poor, defenceless LL has no ammunition without our, our neighbours' and the council's help to evict her without shelling out for lawyers, which of course should be our priority: No-one would want the MD of a factory to be out of pocket for being a totally irresponsible LL, would they?

Hang in there, it is not as easy as you think to evict someone, even when the LL is not completely useless. Here's to you finding somewhere better for your parents to live very soon.