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Order for possession money owed

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  • Android07
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    user1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
  • silvercar
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    Android07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • saajan_12
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    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Well no, theoretically it shouldn't which is why the necessary fees are generally recoverable (ie you can add it to the ex-tenant's debt). Not all as you chose to use a solicitor not diy. 

    However initially it costs money to search so someone has to outlay the money and then recover it from the ex-tenant. If the ex-tenant never pays, then surely that shouldn't come out of public funds.. 
  • Android07
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    silvercar said:
    Android07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.

    I was checking the payslips submitted by the estate agent and this shows the employer's name. Does this information help me?
  • poppy10_2
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    Android07 said:
    silvercar said:
    NoAndroid07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.

    I was checking the payslips submitted by the estate agent and this shows the employer's name. Does this information help me?
    No.       

    poppy10
  • silvercar
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    Android07 said:
    silvercar said:
    Android07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.

    I was checking the payslips submitted by the estate agent and this shows the employer's name. Does this information help me?
    Attachment of earnings? I would think you would need to go to court for that. I wonder if you inform the tenant that you will be requesting a deduction from earnings from the employer might help. Employer will say ‘nuffin to do with them’ but maybe the tenant may not want their boss knowing their personal financial problems??
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • ChirpyChicken
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    edited 21 December 2025 at 8:23PM
    silvercar said:
    Android07 said:
    silvercar said:
    Android07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.

    I was checking the payslips submitted by the estate agent and this shows the employer's name. Does this information help me?
    Attachment of earnings? I would think you would need to go to court for that. I wonder if you inform the tenant that you will be requesting a deduction from earnings from the employer might help. Employer will say ‘nuffin to do with them’ but maybe the tenant may not want their boss knowing their personal financial problems??
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-n337-request-for-attachment-of-earnings-order
    Fee is about £100
  • user1977
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    Android07 said:
    silvercar said:
    Android07 said:
    Kuser1977 said:
    Android07 said:
    Surely, someone ignoring a court order should not require me to go and spend some more to get the first money back?
    Who else do you think is going to cover the costs for you?

    The tenant has been taken to county court for non-payment of rent. The court ordered them to leave and also pay me £500 as compensation. 

    So, he has cost me quite a bit in lost rent. I also had to pay solicitor charges to take him to court in the first instance.
    At least you have the property back!

    If he doesn’t have the money there is not much you can do without incurring further costs yourself.
    I was checking the payslips submitted by the estate agent and this shows the employer's name. Does this information help me?
    How long ago was that? Does he have the same employer now?
  • Android07
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    I presume so. The tenant was with the same employer in April.
  • molerat
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    Android07 said:
    I presume so. The tenant was with the same employer in April.
    There is a cost to obtaining these orders so throwing more money around on an assumption is not a good plan.  You are already down and seem to be hell bent on making that loss even larger.

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