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Can a tenant let someone stay in rented property when they are away

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  • aitchjg
    aitchjg Posts: 10 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    Good luck evicting them, I suspect you won’t be able to


    Not "evicting" , ending tenancy which I am fully entitled to.
  • aitchjg
    aitchjg Posts: 10 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    So the family are still tenants...

    You should be paying the council tax


    I paid council tax on the empty property for 2 years whilst probate was sorted and house was being renovated. Of course if family move in they will pay council tax but selling it is another option.
  • BoGoF
    BoGoF Posts: 7,098 Forumite
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    And they are entitled not to leave.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    aitchjg wrote: »
    Not "evicting" , ending tenancy which I am fully entitled to.

    NO you aren’t
  • grumiofoundation
    grumiofoundation Posts: 3,051 Forumite
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    aitchjg wrote: »
    Not "evicting" , ending tenancy which I am fully entitled to.

    Oh dear.....
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Could those of you who are experienced and knowledgeable landlords just please give the OP the benefit of your experience, without the nasty undertones? That way they might learn how to be better landlord.
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  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    aitchjg wrote: »
    It's my family.... will be their home so no rent. Inheritance.

    They will still be your tenants, if the house is in your name, and you will still have to abide by the rules of being a landlord.

    If their names are on the deeds, then fine, it is their house.
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  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    Does the tenancy specifically exclude the loft as one of it's terms ?
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Comms69
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    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    Could those of you who are experienced and knowledgeable landlords just please give the OP the benefit of your experience, without the nasty undertones? That way they might learn how to be better landlord.



    Fair enough.


    OP a landlord can never, ever end a tenancy in the UK.


    ONLY a tenant or a court can.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,703 Forumite
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    aitchjg wrote: »
    Firstly I am not a lazy landlord. I have arranged appointments, she has let traders down .........
    Thank you for your kind reply: Presumably in response to my
    It is for landlord to arrange , supervise and let in engineers and workpersons. Sometimes tenants will agree to do so but don't have to. Why should a tenant take time off work and lose wages to accommodate a lazy landlord, please?
    I was merely asking a calm, polite question, a general question at that: Did you have an answer, please, to that general question?

    I fear you may not be aware of the consequences of not having had a GSC done promptly: Possible criminal offence & fines (sadly rarely enforced...) and possible invalid s21..

    In your shoes I would have ensured I was there ensure gas engineer gained access: For MY sake.

    btw the approach I take (3 of my properties 1,000 mile round trip away, 10hr each way drive ...) is to offer rent reductions if tenants could kindly assist with essential repairs: They usually agree, but when they don't I drive, hotels, etc etc.. It's all part of the fun of being a landlord: Oh, and perhaps not having a thin skin.

    I see others have pointed out YOU are responsible for paying council tax. Hopefully your esteemed tenant will be viewing this thread and can start proceedings to get their money back.

    So you're going to give notice eh, after tenant has done nothing unlawful? And landlords wonder why there is pressure to abolish s21..


    Best wishes to all


    Artful: Landlord 19+ years.
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