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Problem lodgers!

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  • Miss_Mary12
    Miss_Mary12 Posts: 11 Forumite
    No, they are not named on our Tenancy Agreement!
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    Miss_Mary12 wrote: »
    The following day, on the 6th we changed the locks and I ended up with the police at my workplace saying someone need to let them back inside the house.

    They asked about the house situation and I told them we are renting from an agency and we are subletting the lodgers room and even that is illegal according to the police..

    So the police think that you having lodgers is illegal but are insisting that you continue to do it?
  • Bossypants
    Bossypants Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    Miss_Mary12 wrote: »
    They asked about the house situation and I told them we are renting from an agency and we are subletting the lodgers room and even that is illegal according to the police..

    I've rarely heard such utter nonsense. Whether or not you are allowed to sublet is purely a civil matter between you and your landlord. The police would have no way of knowing what your contractual terms are, and even if you were in breach, it wouldn't in any sense be 'illegal'.

    If this isn't a wind-up, you need to march down to the police station and make a complaint about their handling of the matter. After you bag up your lodgers' possessions and change the locks again, of course.
  • Miss_Mary12
    Miss_Mary12 Posts: 11 Forumite
    It seems they think that way.
    I’m sorry if this seems crazy for everyone, but I literally don’t know how should I deal with them because they keep saying there’s no way we can make them go and it is really frustrating :-(
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 850 Forumite
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    Miss_Mary12 wrote: »
    It seems they think that way.
    I’m sorry if this seems crazy for everyone, but I literally don’t know how should I deal with them because they keep saying there’s no way we can make them go and it is really frustrating :-(

    Bin bag all there stuff, put it outside the front door and change the locks. If they call the police don't under any circumstances let them in and if they claim the same ask to speak to there boss and then keep going higher and higher till you find someone who has a clue!
    Those who risk nothing, Do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing
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  • Mojisola
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    Bossypants wrote: »
    I suspect they may have misrepresented the situation to the police, the police wouldn't get involved in a dispute like this, nor would they know the rules relating to it.

    Have a read of this and stop letting them push you around: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-a-home/subletting-and-lodging/lodging/what-rights-do-lodgers-have/

    If it would make you feel more comfortable, you can have a solicitor draw up a statement of your legal position, which you can stick to your front door or show to the police should they come round again.
    chunkytfg wrote: »
    You make them leave by changing the locks when they go out and when they call the police you point out they are wrong from the outside with the door locked behind you. If the police decide they will arrest you they will have to tell you why and they wont be able to come up with anything. but if they do the lodgers still can't get in as you changed the locks.

    My guess would be the police somehow got the impression they were more than lodgers and had the rights tenants do.
    Miss_Mary12 wrote: »
    It seems they think that way.
    I’m sorry if this seems crazy for everyone, but I literally don’t know how should I deal with them because they keep saying there’s no way we can make them go and it is really frustrating :-(

    Follow the good advice in the posts above.
  • Bossypants
    Bossypants Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    Miss_Mary12 wrote: »
    It seems they think that way.

    Who cares what they think?

    Once again, they are lodgers. They have exactly zero rights to your property. The law is perfectly clear, and it is completely and utterly irrelevant what they think about the matter.

    Edit: As for what to do about it, the advice you've received here has been clear and consistent. You can either follow it and get the job done, or remain mired in your own fretting and be stuck with them indefinitely. Your choice.
  • Miss_Mary12
    Miss_Mary12 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Understood! I would like to thank you all for your time!
  • Bossypants
    Bossypants Posts: 1,286 Forumite
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    Good luck with it!
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 850 Forumite
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    Bossypants wrote: »
    Good luck with it!

    Agreed. Good luck.


    It wont be easy but stick to your guns and you'll be fine. It'll be easier if you can kick them out while your all in the house too. don't do it on your own if you can. Strength in numbers and all that
    Those who risk nothing, Do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing
    MFW #63 £0/£500
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