Problem lodgers!

Comms69

Simple solution really if the police turn up and arrest you; you sue them.


I don't see what the fuss is here.

Honeylife

This happened to my cousin and the Lodger called the police screamed that her father was a lawyer and the police and her father told her to stay put!

I went down having printed out the legal clause on lodgers being excluded from the landlord having to go to court to get them out, but the police said they had to speak to their supervisor on the matter, who wasn't around that night. I stayed with my cousin overnight and when the lodger went to work the next day. We went to the CAB early next morning and confirmed all that the gov website had said online. Returned to the property and changed the locks.

On returning to the property, Again the lodger called the police. Again we presented the evidence from the CAB and they accepted it.

However we asked that the Police remained so the lodger could enter the house and remove her property. they were very annoyed but we refused to let the lodger back in without their presence and that was how it settled. Two days of major drama!

Having the facts printed and the confirmation from the CAB meant that we knew we were not doing anything illegal.

The dispute was regards outstanding rent and the lodger became aggressive and shouty when repeated reminded. There was no written agreement either.

The lodger's father was a lawyer but knew nothing about Housing Law! He drove up to pick her up and never approached us to speak either just threw her belongings in the car and they left! I guessed by that time he had done his research and realised we were in the right to change the locks.

Get your facts printed out and hand to the police. You do not have to go to Court to remove Lodgers, but you do have to give them the opportunity to collect their property and you can ask the police to be present when they do so.

Comms69

Honeylife wrote: »

This happened to my cousin and the Lodger called the police screamed that her father was a lawyer and the police and her father told her to stay put!

I went down having printed out the legal clause on lodgers being excluded from the landlord having to go to court to get them out, but the police said they had to speak to their supervisor on the matter, who wasn't around that night. I stayed with my cousin overnight and when the lodger went to work the next day. We went to the CAB early next morning and confirmed all that the gov website had said online. Returned to the property and changed the locks.

On returning to the property, Again the lodger called the police. Again we presented the evidence from the CAB and they accepted it.

However we asked that the Police remained so the lodger could enter the house and remove her property. they were very annoyed but we refused to let the lodger back in without their presence and that was how it settled. Two days of major drama!

Having the facts printed and the confirmation from the CAB meant that we knew we were not doing anything illegal.

The dispute was regards outstanding rent and the lodger became aggressive and shouty when repeated reminded. There was no written agreement either.

The lodger's father was a lawyer but knew nothing about Housing Law! He drove up to pick her up and never approached us to speak either just threw her belongings in the car and they left! I guessed by that time he had done his research and realised we were in the right to change the locks.

Get your facts printed out and hand to the police. You do not have to go to Court to remove Lodgers, but you do have to give them the opportunity to collect their property and you can ask the police to be present when they do so.

I had a similar issue once, with the 101 operator telling me that I would be arrested if I changed the locks - I asked the police to attend as the lodger refused to leave.


Subsequently I made a complaint, the supervisor rang me about a week later to tell me they accepted my complaint, apologised and said that whilst they would normally take disciplinary action the person was in fact no longer employed by the service.


I suspect I wasn't the first complaint, but sounds like I was the last...

Slinky

Honeylife wrote: »

Get your facts printed out and hand to the police. You do not have to go to Court to remove Lodgers, but you do have to give them the opportunity to collect their property and you can ask the police to be present when they do so.

We had the police helicopter hovering overhead when somebody in a HIMO was collecting their posessions, it obviously all went very badly! At about 1am. Was not impressed!