Sharon Betton
Sharon Betton
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Reply to comment left by Luke P at 10/10/2016 - 10:16
Reply to the comment left by "Luke P" at "10/10/2016 - 10:16": My understanding is that there is a rental liability until the date the court orders possession. Once that date is passed, as he is there illegally, there is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 10/10/2016 - 10:16
Reply to the comment left by "Luke P" at "10/10/2016 - 10:16": My understanding is that there is a rental liability until the date the court orders possession. Once that date is passed, as he is there illegally, there is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mandy Thomson at 05/10/2016 - 16:39
Reply to the comment left by "Mandy Thomson" at "05/10/2016 - 16:39": Of course, Mandy, though must say in our region paying to get under the s.8 rent arrears criteria seems to happen quite rarely. Better a section 8 done...
Read More →5th October 2016, 10 years ago
I think it is easier to distinguish the section 21 pre-and-post 1st October. If the tenancy started post 1st October, form 6A must be used. It can also only be issued with paper documentation - it cannot be done on-line....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Romain Garcin at 15/09/2016 - 12:24
Reply to the comment left by "Romain Garcin" at "15/09/2016 - 12:24": Oliver, I would expect Homeless Officer to investigate, but rent arrears almost always can be put at some failure on the part of the tenant - failure to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Price at 15/09/2016 - 12:39
Reply to the comment left by "David Price" at "15/09/2016 - 12:39": I think I am quite conversant with the Councils obligations, having worked for a council for years. My stance was always to make sure prospective homeless people were...
Read More →15th September 2016, 10 years ago
Who's told you that, Daz? I thought lots of landlords served both so that if the s.8 case is struck out, you can go for the section 21. Sorry, no definitive answer to your questions, but wanted you to know...
Read More →Reply to comment left by juliet bonnet at 15/09/2016 - 10:24
Reply to the comment left by "juliet bonnet" at "15/09/2016 - 10:24": Juliet makes a cogent point - that rent arrears should make the tenant intentionally homeless, at which point the assessment for homelessness priority should stop. The intentionally homeless...
Read More →14th September 2016, 10 years ago
I don't think that the failure to pay rent means he is an illegal occupier. That can only apply once a Court has granted a possession date, surely? I would be concerned about the insurance issues, though, if you believe...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sri Vadana at 28/07/2016 - 13:36
Reply to the comment left by "Sri Vadana" at "28/07/2016 - 13:36": Not sure how much good it wll do with such an unreasonable sub-tenant, but first things first: Write her a letter asking her to vacate within a specified...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Robert Mellors at 22/07/2016 - 22:01
Reply to the comment left by "Robert Mellors" at "22/07/2016 - 22:01": I have written frequently to "Inside Housing", championing the private sector and complaining about the lack of coverage of private sector issues. More and more housing professionals, like...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 26/07/2016 - 18:52
Reply to the comment left by "Old Mrs Landlord" at "26/07/2016 - 18:52": I may be missing something, but on a fixed term agreement, the s.21 cannot take effect until the expiry of the agreement. If the tenancy agreement says...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gary Nock at 22/07/2016 - 09:17
Reply to the comment left by "Gary Nock" at "22/07/2016 - 09:17": I agree with the Manager analogy, Gary. I offer advice and training sessions to our members and have found that the charges made (very low and to cover...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Kelly Joanna at 14/07/2016 - 12:40
Reply to the comment left by "Kelly Joanna" at "14/07/2016 - 12:40": There is a rental liability on the tenant until the date the Court orders possession. Only after that date, when they become illegal occupiers, must you not accept...
Read More →19th May 2016, 10 years ago
If you pursue the course of action of writing a letter (though a visit is always good practice), make sure you state in the letter that failure to respond by the given date will be taken as agreement, rather than...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Chris Lucy at 07/05/2016 - 17:24
Reply to the comment left by "Chris Lucy" at "07/05/2016 - 17:24": It may be worth reminding them that any notice you serve is likely to be followed-up by the Council. If so, you would have no choice but to...
Read More →5th May 2016, 10 years ago
No such thing as an abandonment notice? What do local authorities use to end a tenancy where the tenant has abandoned? A notice to quit, which is the formal abandonment notice. The notice should only be used if the tenancy...
Read More →27th April 2016, 10 years ago
I would be very surprised if serving a section 8 notice, with 14 days notice, means possession would be recovered within 2 or 3 weeks. In my area, getting a court date, following expiry of the notice, can take a...
Read More →31st March 2016, 10 years ago
With the huge rise in Court costs from 21st March, I think more and more landlords would be inclined to offer a lump sum to vacate. I could be wrong, but I think this tenants circumstances do not lend themselves...
Read More →9th March 2016, 10 years ago
Our local authority would be unlikely to think a property without central heating wasn't habitable - we were told that the roof had to be off to be considered uninhabitable!
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