A familiar story I believe?
I have issued a S21 to a tenant. I need to sell the house (they have never been a great tenant!). The council and Shelter have apparently advised the tenant to stay put – a familiar story I believe?
The tenant says the council has said some social housing is being built and she will get one, but even if true there is no timescale.
I have checked and double-checked and the S21 notice is valid – safety certs, deposit, prescribed info etc are all compliant. So my question is, can I go it alone or is it sensible to ask a company, or a solicitor to handle it?
I haven’t done this before. I don’t mind paying out to ensure it goes through, but who do I use?
I’ve only heard of Landlord Action.
Thanks
Annielandlord
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4:21 PM, 22nd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Get an eviction specialist ASAP! The process can take a year (has just done to me). The LA will lie to the tenant to give false hope, so that you don’t evict (they did to my tenant, I have seen the emails).
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8:20 AM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Chris at PossessionFriend knows his stuff like some say above.
As does Landlord Action.
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8:23 AM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Annie Landlord at 22/04/2022 – 11:52It is likely they will get a “bed and breakfast” or if they are lucky a flat in a brutalist high rise with dual purpose elevator urinal and discarded needles in the stairwells and neightbours with big dogs and ASBOS. If they are lucky?
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8:23 AM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
As others have said, it can be a 3 stage process if tenant doesn’t vacate: s21 – court for accelerated possession – bailiff
I have done it myself but this time I have just authorised a recommendation: https://tenantserve.co.uk
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10:17 AM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 23/04/2022 – 08:20
Thanks Mick
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10:30 AM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Great advice above.
Councils were told by one of the better Housing Ministers several years ago that they should not tell tenants to wait for the courts to order possession but still this continues as they argue that tenants who leave before would have deliberately made themselves homeless, making them ineligible for (further) taxpayer funded housing.
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2:12 PM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Reply to the comment left by raj beri at 23/04/2022 – 08:23
Thanks Raj. I’ve not heard of tenantserve so I will look them up
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2:16 PM, 23rd April 2022, About 4 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Rod at 23/04/2022 – 10:30
Thanks Rod. I am aware that councils shouldn’t be advising tenants to wait for the bailiffs. To be fair, I only know what the tenant has told me. They may have been advised by the council to clear the arrears and keep the rent up to date because a private landlord won’t touch them otherwise. The tenant is banking on being first in line for a new social rent house that hasn’t been built yet. That’s risky