Advice on how to make eviction as smooth as possible for 'good' tenants

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deannagone said:

So many people going on about paying the tenants to move.  But how useful is this going to be in reality to the tenants?  If they are so short they are waiting for a council place, how the heck do you think they can afford to move in the hope that they wlll get a 'big' wad of cash after moving out.  They don't have the big wad of cash that moving to a new rental requires, that's why they are assisted by the council.  The promise of this money will change nothing. They can't afford to move. In this particular situation its not worth suggesting. 

The OP's rent is paid, he's willing to wait.  There's just no need for suggestions like this in this situation.

You are quite right, that there are practical issues about helping the tenants to move out to a new tenancy. But, it's not insuperable. The tenants only need to pay the deposit on the new place on the day they move out of the old place.

Besides that, on the council schemes that I have seen, they are entitled to keep the deposit originally paid by the council to their current landlord.

Holding deposits and removal costs are quite modest, compared to the costs of evicting tenants.  Somebody can take a view on that. 

As to where they will move to, assuming they are paying market rent, they will find another rental at market rent. That might take a while as things are currently, but it will be a lot quicker than evicting them.  

macman

canaldumidi said:

london21 said:

MaryNB said:

london21 said:

Just read your tenancy agreement to see what the requirements are.

You might need to give them 6 months’ notice.

Eviction can be stressful and long but isn’t always the case.

Start the process and go from there.

S21 notice periods are standard and not subject to tenancy agreement clauses. The S21 notice period was 2 months before covid, 6 months for a while during the pandemic, later reduced to 4 months, and reverts to the standard 2 months from today. 

True but depends if the tenancy agreement is directly with the council or with the tenant directly.

If Witt the council directly their agreement usually has a 6 months notice period. 

In which case a S21 is irrelevant. The 'occupant' is the council's tenant, so only the council can evict. The property owner has a commercial contract with the council which is not subject to the Housing Act and is therefore dependant on contract law.

No. Only a court can evict, or the tenant can leave of their own volition.