LL attempt to threaten and discredit

prowla

So, the landlord wants the money he is rightly owed?

BrassicWoman

What is damaging your character is not paying the rent. If that is true, and the landlord is stating a truth, you’ll be laughed out of court.

try Shelter for housing advice?

RelievedSheff

Spaceman450 said:

Annisele said:

I don't see that an action for slander is going to help you in the slightest. They're extremely expensive to bring (IIRC they're a High Court only thing). And from your landlord's perspective, "truth" is a complete defence to a slander allegation. From your other post it sounds as though you haven't paid your rent, so a slander case would fail at the first hurdle.

You *might* get somewhere with the Information Commissioner's Office for a GDPR breach, if your landlord has been sharing your personal information with people he shouldn't have been. But that still won't remove your obligation to pay your rent.

Given you say your landlord already has a "legal team", that suggests he's well on his way to pursuing you for something - and I guess the something is unpaid rent. Talking to him about what you can pay is likely to be a far better use of your time than trying to find things you can counter sue him for.

This is about what is right and wrong for me

i want justice 

Justice would be paying your landlord the money that he is owed.

Now stop being a drama queen and find ways to get yourself out of the situation that you have gotten yourself into.

You have no case against your landlord, he/she however has a building case against getting you evicted from the property.

davidmcn

Spaceman450 said:

we are arranging a counter suit against his legal team and will be bringing a suit against him.

I think somebody's been watching too many American tv shows - we don't have "suits" in the UK.

If you can afford something as expensive as a libel action (which is strictly a rich person's pastime) then I suggest you use the money to pay your debts instead.

theartfullodger

So may I humbly enquire, can we all take it that you owe landlord significant amount of rent arrears?  And you are happy to post yourself about this debt on a public free forum with 10s or probably 100s of thousands of forum members?

Yet seem displeased with your creditor about his mentioning your endebtedness?

Would some people perhaps think you have damaged your character yourself by doing so, please?

I'm not suggesting that is the case, merely raising the question.

Oh well, takes all sorts eh?

[Deleted User]

What you are seeking to do is not justice, no case will be successful.  Perhaps it might be an idea to see your GP or a debt counsellor if you can no longer deal with your landlord. Please try and concentrate on the more important issue to yourself, paying back the money you owe for rent so you don't get evicted.

Snooks2

Spaceman450 said:

Annisele said:

I don't see that an action for slander is going to help you in the slightest. They're extremely expensive to bring (IIRC they're a High Court only thing). And from your landlord's perspective, "truth" is a complete defence to a slander allegation. From your other post it sounds as though you haven't paid your rent, so a slander case would fail at the first hurdle.

You *might* get somewhere with the Information Commissioner's Office for a GDPR breach, if your landlord has been sharing your personal information with people he shouldn't have been. But that still won't remove your obligation to pay your rent.

Given you say your landlord already has a "legal team", that suggests he's well on his way to pursuing you for something - and I guess the something is unpaid rent. Talking to him about what you can pay is likely to be a far better use of your time than trying to find things you can counter sue him for.

This is about what is right and wrong for me

i want justice 

I wonder if that's how Britney Spears felt when Fred Durst went on Howard Stern and said they slept together. Problem was she couldn't sue because it was true. 

Comms69

Spaceman450 said:

Our LL has attempted to threaten, discredit and slander my family by telling friends and family and others that we have large debts rent areas. 

 We now wish to file a suit for extortion. As debt is a civil matter under the law. Any contact of your LL with any members of your family or friends or work colleges or neighbours or member of your congregation or anyone else may damage your character. No matter how inadvertent it can be grounds for a lawsuit. 

It’s too late to go back now. He has already done it and it has damaged my character 

We will not respond in anger to our LL but just mention we are arranging a counter suit against his legal team and will be bringing a suit against him.

Ye... no. 

Do you have rent arrears? If so, you are basically out of luck. Slander / libel have an absolute defence of the truth. 

eidand

Snooks2 said:

Spaceman450 said:

Annisele said:

I don't see that an action for slander is going to help you in the slightest. They're extremely expensive to bring (IIRC they're a High Court only thing). And from your landlord's perspective, "truth" is a complete defence to a slander allegation. From your other post it sounds as though you haven't paid your rent, so a slander case would fail at the first hurdle.

You *might* get somewhere with the Information Commissioner's Office for a GDPR breach, if your landlord has been sharing your personal information with people he shouldn't have been. But that still won't remove your obligation to pay your rent.

Given you say your landlord already has a "legal team", that suggests he's well on his way to pursuing you for something - and I guess the something is unpaid rent. Talking to him about what you can pay is likely to be a far better use of your time than trying to find things you can counter sue him for.

This is about what is right and wrong for me

i want justice 

I wonder if that's how Britney Spears felt when Fred Durst went on Howard Stern and said they slept together. Problem was she couldn't sue because it was true. 

lol, probably. 
I expect there will be another .." justice" or "freedom" shout pretty soon. It's gotta be a wind-up post surely, this is more of a scenario for a modern and entitled version of Braveheart!
Imagine the nerve of the landlord to expect to be paid for housing such a celebrity character!

Comms69

The OP is going bankrupt to write off the rent arrears - which is basically going to do the LLs job for him - as it will be very public at that point.