Evicting tenants via court and bailiffs

Smi1er

If the tenants claim housing benefit or whatever it's called these days then councils now work with the LL to stop eviction.

With tenants like that I'd gladly pay for the HCEO's

Kynthia

The only advice we could have given would be to have done everything quicker, as it sounds like you're already following the correct process.

As soon as 2 months rent is outstanding, not in arrears but the day after the second months rent was due and not paid, is when you can serve the S8. Then 2 weeks after that you apply for a court date. Once the judge gives them 14 days to leave and they don't you immediately apply for the bailiffs. This minimises the time it takes as otherwise it takes a while which can be painful with no ren't coming in. It took ten weeks for bailiffs to be available in my area which was bad enough, even though I had insurance covering the rent! However It's not usually that bad in most places.

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The tenants may still come unstuck. Unless they can prove that they did everything possible to keep the rent debt to a minimum, the council will find them voluntarily homeless, even with children. Because of the children, they may be offered 30 days housing, but unless a miracle happens, that will be it.

Well in most cases anyway lol. Who knows, they may be the exception?

Even if they were regarded as officially homeless many councils will place them in emergency accommodation anywhere in the country as long as its cheap. Unless they can prove they need to stay locally to attend a job or other needs. Picture a dive room with a shared kitchen and bathroom (been in one of these places. Lets just say what was suppose to go down the toilet didn't)
surrounded by other bedsits and you've got it about right.

Some people deserve it, but not all.

Smodlet

Kynthia wrote: »

The only advice we could have given would be to have done everything quicker, as it sounds like you're already following the correct process.

As soon as 2 months rent is outstanding, not in arrears but the day after the second months rent was due and not paid, is when you can serve the S21. Then 2 weeks after that you apply for a court date. Once the judge gives them 14 days to leave and they don't you immediately apply for the bailiffs. This minimises the time it takes as otherwise it takes a while which can be painful with no ren't coming in. It took ten weeks for bailiffs to be available in my area which was bad enough, even though I had insurance covering the rent! However It's not usually that bad in most places.

I thought non-payment of rent was a Section 8; is this not so?

Cakeguts

Get a CCJ. The council need to know that they stopped paying the rent and have rent arrears. Many councils will not rehouse anyone who has not paid their rent because there is no need for that with benefits available. It will also make it difficult for them to rent again in the private sector which is what they will have to do if the council decide that not paying the rent was done on purpose. If their previous landlord had got a CCJ you probably wouldn't have let to them.



Don't let them play the system by making life difficult for others and trying to jump the housing queue.

Get the bailiffs to do the final eviction.

Pixie5740

Unless there's an abundance of social housing in the area I think the tenants are in for a rude awakening. That's if the council choose to house them at all. Councils have a responsibility to house people who are unintentionally homeless, those who stop paying rent and are evicted via the Section 8 route are making themselves intentionally homeless by being gits.

Have you made it clear to the housing officer how and why they are being evicted? I also think it would be worth kicking up to the High Court to accelerate getting the scrotes out.

How did you find these tenants? Had they rented before?

Computer_Beginner

I think if these tenants were really trying to deliberately "play the system", they would have turned up to court and offered to pay a small amount. Or at least made some kind of case to the judge.

I suspect that they may well have genuine financial problems and are "in denial" ie not really facing up to the situation.
The landlord hasn't mentioned discussing the tenants financial situation.
Maybe the tenants could offer a reduced rent?

Computer_Beginner

Smodlet wrote: »

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The consensus around here is she was a prostitute .

And how was such a consensus reached?

Computer_Beginner

Smodlet wrote: »

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couldn't get a female bailiff"; who the hell cares? .

Perhaps the male bailiff, who would prefer not to be accused of sexual assault..?

Smodlet

The evidence of our own eyes... And ears, and video and sound recordings...

With that many witnesses? What a joke. As if bailiffs ever work alone.