Evicting tennants with section 21 notice

Nebulous2

coachman12 wrote: »

Why is it " curious" that the O/P has remained silent ? The O/P has a right to join in again or not; and they might just be waiting to hear ALL contributions before deciding what to do. Perhaps it is the members who are "curious" that are the most curious , especially as they come up with no bright ideas at all

Where are these members you speak of?

Offering an incentive would certainly appear the best way forward. Starting solicitors letters would very quickly lead to a deterioration of the relationship.

There are a lot of unanswered questions however. I’m not clear what the OP means by ‘inherited.’ If his father was still making decisions 6 months ago the property may still be in the estate.

It would also be interesting to know whether some of the basics of self-preservation, such as getting a gas certificate, have now been done.

lookstraightahead

coachman12 wrote: »

Why is it " curious" that the O/P has remained silent ? The O/P has a right to join in again or not; and they might just be waiting to hear ALL contributions before deciding what to do. Perhaps it is the members who are "curious" that are the most curious , especially as they come up with no bright ideas at all.
BTW, I agree with the posters who suggest offering financial incentives to the sitting tenants and see whether it works. If it doesn't, then the good old-fashioned "solicitor's letter" is always good as a scare tactic

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and the threat of court action in the letter could be a clincher, and the solicitor's letter would cost far less than the "bribing" option. Good luck to O/P.

Threat of court action? It's the tenant who should be threatening!

Crashy_Time

BombayBadBoy wrote: »

No gas safety cert, £30,000 fine, so stop telling people you haven’t got one, get a gas man out asap to do a gas safety inspection and issue you with a gas safety certificate at once, cost under £100.

Good advice.

coachman12

Nebulous2 wrote: »

Where are these members you speak of? /QUOTE]
Are we not all "members" of this Forum ? That is the meaning unless you require a more nebulous definition...........

Jasonf900

Thanks for replies.

They have told me they will leave end of March but would be still good to know where I stand if they end up staying.

My dad left his room with all his furniture in there and paper work etc. But I can't say for sure he would ever have moved back

Can I get the paper work in place just in case or is the damage already done?

I am also still waiting for probate to go though and there is that there is a loan against the house which I may not be able to pay. So obviouly it will have to be sold.

DoaM

theartfullodger wrote: »

& Serious point: Paperwork matters with eviction & courts and if you can't spell e.g. even just tenant or lodgers correctly might find your paperwork might get chucked out..

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Have your served notice(s).....

Got to admit the irony made me smile

(Yes, I know ... it's grammar not spelling ... but even so)

Murphybear

Jasonf900 wrote: »

Thanks for replies.

They have told me they will leave end of March but would be still good to know where I stand if they end up staying.

My dad left his room with all his furniture in there and paper work etc. But I can't say for sure he would ever have moved back

Can I get the paper work in place just in case or is the damage already done?

I am also still waiting for probate to go though and there is that there is a loan against the house which I may not be able to pay. So obviouly it will have to be sold.

As others have said, get a gas safety check done now. The penalties for not doing so can be severe. See the following from government HSE website

“What happens if I don’t maintain my tenants’ gas appliances?
Failure to do so may result in loss of life. Not only that, you risk being prosecuted, and this could result in you facing imprisonment or a fine of up to £20 000, or both, for each offence. If the case is then referred to the Crown Court the maximum penalty may be imprisonment, or an unlimited fine, or both.”

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Jasonf900 wrote: »

Thanks for replies.

They have told me they will leave end of March but would be still good to know where I stand if they end up staying.

My dad left his room with all his furniture in there and paper work etc. But I can't say for sure he would ever have moved back

Can I get the paper work in place just in case or is the damage already done?

I am also still waiting for probate to go though and there is that there is a loan against the house which I may not be able to pay. So obviouly it will have to be sold.

Get it in writing that they will be vacating the property at the end of March, or more specifically get your dad's estate to get it in writing.