cost for Tennant in a eviction

squizz11

my landlord has just asked where we are at with trying to find a house.   he has also mentioned taking further action  which I knew about but mentioned it being costly for both parties,   will there be any costs to me as a Tennant as I'm not aware of any.


Also when my s21 was done , a how to rent guide wasn't given,   when do I bring this up,  wait for court date or do it just before a court hearing.   they have been good landlords just they have to sell and we are struggling to find anywhere so need to buy more time.

AdrianC

Some back story would be nice.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6255609/is-my-s21-valid

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6190301/how-long-are-evictions-taking-now

So your six month s21 expired a week ago...?
And you still haven't found anywhere to move to?
But there's still some question about whether the s21 is valid because of lack of prescribed information?

Yes, any bills the landlord incurs in regaining possession can be passed back to you - via a small claim, if they're above your deposit.
If the court knocks his possession claim back because of invalid s21, that's a cost that can't be passed to you.

justworriedabit

Hi OP

By "costly" IMO the L meant L will sue/pursue you for all costs re eviction, EG solictors, court, bailiff costs, and any other related costs.

One of the family had to take court action after the renter refused to pay rent and was subletting - it was their first rental about a good 20 years ago.  The costs inc rent lost was thousands inc damages - The T worked in financial services and was citing, no money, no can do. But the L set out to take bankruptcy proceedings against the ex T.  That did the trick as to work in certain i not all fincial sectors you can't work if declared bankrupt.  More recently, a co-worker had damaged, ie car damage smelly pee, scratches all carpers, underflooring needed changing - the L pursued the T how worked and got bailiffs involved that did the trick they got a lump sump of 3k and then the rest of the money over 2 years I think.

so where there is a will, there is a way to recover ones costs.

RAS

justworriedabit said:

Hi OP

so where there is a will, there is a way to recover ones costs.

Stop scaremongering.

The OP has not damaged the house AFAWK so your stories are not appropriate. And the law has changed rather a lot in the last two decades.

OP the landlord can reclaim court costs. But if the S21 is incorrectly served, they can't do that. When you receive the paperwork, you need to defend on the basis of the faulty S21, promptly.

And the case is highly unlikely to get to court for 6 months or more.

So you have time to find somewhere, but you need to get your skates on. And perhaps remind the LL that in order to moved out you need a decent reference?

moneysavinghero

You could tell the LL that he won't be able to claim any costs because his S21 is invalid. He would then have the heads up, could issue you with the booklet and reissue the S21 - so another 6 months before he could apply to the courts. So maybe 12 months before you have to leave.

Or you could just keep quiet, wait for the court date (probably 6 months away) and let the court tell the LL the S21 is invalid. Then LL would need to reissue S21 (might only be 2 months notice by then) and wait for another court date. So maybe 12 months before you have to leave.