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Dodgy landlord- re-advertising a property under threat of repossession.
pinklady21
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Just moved out of a rental property in Scotland. Slightly earlier than we had intended to - long story, rental was temporary while we do up a house we have bought.
Anyway - in November a calling up notice from the lender arrived, addressed to the occupier. Basically the lender saying they are calling in the loan. I called the lender to advise we were the tenants. Found it very stressful.
Anyway - we moved out recently, and understood that Landlord intended to sell the house. (he had previously allowed an estate agent access without telling us.)
Today I am gobsmacked to see that he is advertising it for rent again via local social media.
Now, it could be that the mortgage co are no longer pursuing him, there is no indication if this is a short term rental arrangement, and of course as I am no longer his tenant, it is not my business any more....but....
houses like that for rent are sought after in that area, and I would hate for some unsuspecting tenant and their family to be caught out, and find themselves having to meet the trouble and expense of an unexpected move.
He failed to fulfill many of his landlord obligations, including failure to record the deposit properly with a recognised scheme, which I may decide to pursue.
What would you chaps do in the circs?
Anyway - in November a calling up notice from the lender arrived, addressed to the occupier. Basically the lender saying they are calling in the loan. I called the lender to advise we were the tenants. Found it very stressful.
Anyway - we moved out recently, and understood that Landlord intended to sell the house. (he had previously allowed an estate agent access without telling us.)
Today I am gobsmacked to see that he is advertising it for rent again via local social media.
Now, it could be that the mortgage co are no longer pursuing him, there is no indication if this is a short term rental arrangement, and of course as I am no longer his tenant, it is not my business any more....but....
houses like that for rent are sought after in that area, and I would hate for some unsuspecting tenant and their family to be caught out, and find themselves having to meet the trouble and expense of an unexpected move.
He failed to fulfill many of his landlord obligations, including failure to record the deposit properly with a recognised scheme, which I may decide to pursue.
What would you chaps do in the circs?
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Hope that the next tenants ask the right questions and leave them to it.
It could all be sorted and whether he fulfils his obligations isn't your problem anymore.
Harsh as it sounds.0 -
Sue for up to 3x deposit if you want to.
The rest is nothing to do with you.0 -
Nothing beyond sorting out your own deposit or anything else which hasn't been tied up.pinklady21 wrote: »What would you chaps do in the circs?
A calling-up notice is a relatively early stage in the repossession process, and often results in arrears being sorted and the borrower getting back on track.0 -
I don't really see what you can do beyond risking litigation by noting the notice you saw(with the risk it may have come to nothing) on the social media posting (and you will probably find your post will be removed).0
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