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What are my rights as a land lord ? Friend advised but not sure if to go ahead.
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""they will let themsleves in to check on the property."" -- no no no no - neither you nor your agents are allowed to do this ........ even tho you have an agent, YOU are responsible for all their actions - even the illegal ones. Tenants cannot be allowed to suffer if you use an incompetent agent.0
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LizzieandThomas wrote: »Have an inspection arranged for the end of the week and a friend (also a landlord of many props) has told me if he doesnt pay me to refuse to leave and say im evicting him and give him some time to clear his stuff and then change the locks.
She told me letting agents with advise to take the court procedure but it is a very lengthy process and to do this - she tells me it is not a criminal offence its a civil matter and the police have not been bothered when she has done this in the past."
Your mate should spend less time talking through it and more time sitting on it - it's a serious criminal offence!LizzieandThomas wrote: »So can i do this what will the comeback be on me ? Its not something i would want to do but he cant stay there forever and is showing no signs of making any effort to pay , apologise or move.
Go through the proper procedure to evict through the County Court....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
It is very easy to find information on how this would be an illegal eviction, and the potential penalties should the police decide to prosecute.
But what happens in real life if a landlord decides to evict someone in this way? The OP claims that their friend has done this and the police are uninterested. Is this typically the case? Do police just fob people off if they are being illegally evicted?0 -
most definitely illegal, your friend has been lucky so far as it would be something the police would be interested in.
I know as a previous house I rented was owned by a landlady who thought she was above the law and used to let herself in all the time. We gave our notice to leave but were really concerned that during this time she was going to throw our stuff out on the street when we were out at work, so we phoned the local police and they were really helpful. Gave us direct lines to two local officers and said if she even so much as entered the property without our permission to give them a call and they would treat it as a criminal matter. (we do live in a sleepy town so I guess police don't have that many other pressing things to do!)0 -
But what happens in real life if a landlord decides to evict someone in this way? The OP claims that their friend has done this and the police are uninterested. Is this typically the case? Do police just fob people off if they are being illegally evicted?
I don't know the percentage of cases where a prosecution is brought, but they certainly are brought. I've prosecuted 4 myself....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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