‘Councils perceive landlords as dubious and don’t understand their statutory duties’
3 years ago | 11 comments
Local authority tells tenants not to leave the property?
12:03 AM, 7th July 2023, 3 years ago
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Hello, tenants were due to vacate the property this weekend. However, the tenants have told the management agency that they have been advised by the local authority to stay put as they are a couple with a young child.
Where do I stand on this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Sheila
Editors Note: You can check out Property118’s investigation on councils telling tenants to stay put here
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Member Since May 2023 - Comments: 206
7:40 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Peter Newman at 07/07/2023 – 10:48
Hi Peter are you sure about this? In similar situation.
Member Since May 2023 - Comments: 206
7:44 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Golfman at 07/07/2023 – 10:52
Why does a bailiff take 6-8 months? In in a similar situation also tenant not giving me access what can I do.
Member Since May 2023 - Comments: 206
7:44 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Why does a bailiff take 6-8 months? In in a similar situation also tenant not giving me access what can I do.
Member Since July 2020 - Comments: 29
8:02 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Happy housing at 08/07/2023 – 07:44
Depends on appointments in your area. London a nightmare. Times reducing now.
Suggest you look at paying slightly more for high court bailiff. The court system is broken and only serves those who fight justice.
End to end, everything is stacked against good people and good landlords. Tax, regulation, council taxes, registrations and licensing scam, EPC drama, evictions, fees, courts…truly a broken model. Nobody in government will ever bother to fix this mess.
Wish you well.
Member Since July 2020 - Comments: 29
8:12 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Ma’at Housing Solutions at 07/07/2023 – 11:40
Sure – but the spirit of the law was never that every eviction needed to be approved by the courts!
Anything beyond a notice is basically enforcement action. I think you e missed the point here – the default should be that tenants move out – except if they have a valid claim to challenge. In my books a valid claim against a landlord does not equate to generally insufficient social housing stock. Can you see how this might be self defeating?
Member Since May 2023 - Comments: 206
8:30 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Golfman at 08/07/2023 – 08:02
One question what by if there sub letting not granting access as well?
Member Since January 2015 - Comments: 1435 - Articles: 1
9:32 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Marie Lee at 07/07/2023 – 17:09
If using a letting agent always insist on getting a copy of everything they serve. The buck stops with the landlord as the letting agent is your servant
Member Since May 2022 - Comments: 5
11:00 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by at 07/07/2023 – 10:02
It took me 3 years to evict a sublet tenant through Stratford Family Court they are a nightmare to deal with, they are so rammed with cases and short staffed and I guess under funded like the whole court system in our broken country.
Avoid counts if possible it’s cheaper to pay a tenant to leave
Member Since May 2023 - Comments: 206
11:05 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
What even with a possession order?
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11:13 AM, 8th July 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Bernard Purcell at 08/07/2023 – 11:00
I dont understand if you don’t renew the hb, the Council usually ask them for renewal from the landlord, then I presume they stop paying so does this not give you sufficient on s8 foe eviction
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