Tenant Eviction and Notice - Our Rights?

Johnhowell

chanz4 wrote: »

go on landregistry online it will give you the owners address

However, this could be the rented property itself, as many people do not update their details with HMLR. I deal with lots of Land Registry titles and so many have had out of date information for the Proprietor's address.

OP - why not write to the landlord C/O his agent's address (not the agent, just the address - the agent should forward it, not open it)?

Good luck,
J

G_M

Johnhowell wrote: »

I understand that the law does not state it has to be the LL's actual home address, just a UK address suitable for receipt of communications.

J

There are two quite separate relevant laws. One I quoted above requiring an agent to provide the LL's actual address when asked for in writing by the tenant ( Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 )

The other requires a LL to provide the tenant, in writing, at the start of every tenancy, with AN address (as you rightly say anywhere in England and Wales [not the UK]) "for serving (official) notices" on the landlord (Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 S48 ).

48Notification by landlord of address for service of notices.

(1)A landlord of premises to which this Part applies shall by notice furnish the tenant with an address in England and Wales at which notices (including notices in proceedings) may be served on him by the tenant.

(2)Where a landlord of any such premises fails to comply with subsection (1), any rent [F203, service charge or administration charge] otherwise due from the tenant to the landlord shall (subject to subsection (3)) be treated for all purposes as not being due from the tenant to the landlord at any time before the landlord does comply with that subsection.

Johnhowell

Good point G_M

So the LL/LA could be failing to both Acts?

G_M

Johnhowell wrote: »

Good point G_M

So the LL/LA could be failing to both Acts?

Don't think the OP has suggested this.

1) has he actually written to the agent requesting the LL's address (and waited 21 days)?

2) does the OP's tenancy agreement contain an address in Eng/Wales "for serving notices?"

pinkshoes

Another vote for doing nothing.

Just ignore them for now and see what happens.

In reality, your LL probably has no idea they are threatening eviction. The agent just wants some money!

Do nothing, ignore any emails, and let us know what happens next!