Bailiffs are our last resort

_Penny_Dreadful

Not only sacked @andelld but a formal complaint made and then escalated to the redress scheme of necessary. It’s utterly pathetic if a letting agent offers the service to set up a guarantor and then fluffs up the paperwork to leave their client thousands of pounds out of pocket. 

jillconey

Quick update.  3.30pm today we had phone call from solicitor that they  intend   to apply for postponement at 10am tomorrow. The baliffs are due at 11am. So more delay and more cost with absolutely no grounds. We have no idea of what her grounds will be, other than maybe to force us to give up due to spiralling costs.. I have lost all faith in the law. Sick of people (well meaning) saying get the police. No one understands this it not illegal, just immoral. 

Flugelhorn

jillconey said:

  Yes, my sister had 6 rentals and was landlord for several years but has now sold them all , along with several other landlords we know.  I do feel the new laws coming in regarding section 21 will mean lots of landlords will sell up.  

This is the problem, letting is getting so much harder for landlords but the demand is increasing 

BungalowBel

I feel for the OP and hope the tenants are out by 1105 today.

We have very good tenants, but due to the changes in legislation are going to sell up if they give notice.  If legislation changes any further to the landlord's  detriment, we will regrettably have to give them notice, just so that we can get our flat back.

theartfullodger

ProDave said:

jillconey said:

Any help would be appreciated.  The stress is unbelievable 
The tenants occupying my fathers home (I have POA) were served a section 21 14 months ago and since then have not paid rent. A section 8 was issued and ignored. Court case was postponed by tenant and Manatory Possesion granted in December, also ignored (so what dies Manatory even mean ???)
The section 21 was served as house needs to be sold as my father is self funding a care home..
Bailiffs are due next week and I’m not sleeping thinking they will pull some trick at last minute. 

Just seeking advise or reassurance really. Solicitors advise they have no grounds but are very tricky. They have history. 

Also they agreed to Manatory Order as “they had somewhere to go if we reduced arrears”

There needs to be a publicly accessible Landlords website to name and shame tenants that do things wrong like not pay their rent, to ensure no future landlord will give them a tenancy ever again.

& from OP """" Yes I agree a register would be good,   """""

There is a website/register of tenants who didn't pay rent:  Available 24x7, for free, to anybody.



 In a sensible country, Scotland. See..
https://www.housingandpropertychamber.scot/previous-tribunal-decisions

All decisions by Housing and Property Chamber, Scotland...

""" Eviction and Civil Proceedings decisions database

(decisions on applications by landlord for possession/eviction, and from tenant or landlord to raise civil proceedings arising from a tenancy for issues that are not covered by other Rules)

Letting Agents decisions database

(decisions on letting agent code of practice applications under Rule 95 of the Tribunal Rules)

Property Factor decisions database

(decisions on a homeowner application under Rule 43 of the Tribunal Rules(link is external))

Repairing Standard decisions database 

(decisions on applications by the tenant or third party under Rule 48 of the Tribunal Rules(link is external))

Rent and Terms decisions database  """"

Anyone - landlord, tenant, prospective landlord, prospective tenant can look details up.

Come on England, catch up!! 

jillconey

So I arrived at court this morning with tenant due at 10am.  She eventually arrived at 10.35. Then spent an hour filling in her forms. We weren’t able to get our barrister at short notice but appointed an advocate how said our chances were 50/50.  So very stressful. He had another appointment at 12.30 so we didn’t get into court until after 1pm. The tenant agreed the same as before, which had previously been dismissed. Only new thing was she was now having tests for cancer. The judge asked arrears at date of late hearing (£10,000) and now (14,000). Had she paid the reduced rent arrears agreed in Nov ? No. She then stated house was filthy (4 years after moving in and dangerous. Her daughter health visitor had advised her to move out as dirty and unsafe (she is 21). Agreed gas safety checks not due….we weren’t granted access.
Then the judge ruled in view of arrears and no new reassigns being given the baliffs would go ahead. She argued “breathing space” but judge said no.
So baliffs attended property were my sister was waiting. Unfortunately because they have a dog and tenant a was hiding in park, tenant b refusing to answer door, the baliffs couldn’t gain entry without a dog handler. This had been stated on baliff forms and although solicitor said down to court to sort , the baliffs said it was our responsibility.
So….we rebook for next week. 

Skiddaw1

Oh Lordy @jillconey it never ends does it?? At least judge sided with you. Here's to next week.

deannagone

It might not feel like it but you are further forward than you were.  I'd advise phoning at least the day before to make sure Bailiff will come with dog handler.

Emily_Joy

Sorry, is the main tenant 21 or is her daughter 21?

jillconey

The daughter is 21 and tenant has been using her past illness . I fear you are correct that house will be trashed. The former landlord (who they owe 30 plus grand too said their hime was filthy and furnished stolen m garden needed landscaping but it wasn’t trashed.