One of the advantages of this forum is that it really does help. And the more I read how leases are seemingly "Totally" ignored by tenants to such an extent that its hard to believe that the tenants actually read the lease.
Its obviously difficult when you have problem tenants and what you are going to have to do is "Throw money at the problem"
1. I would go to the tenants and tell them that you are going to re-apply for possession and that if they go you will give them £500 (in cash) and that will be between you and them. Now as the Local Authority will re-house them somewhere else, for your tenant to have £500 in his hand this will perhaps be an unusual event.
2. You take your "Failed" application to a Specialist Solicitor and find out what was wrong with it.And get it done properly.
You have a word with a Local Councillor who is on the Social Services Committee and explain why you refused to repair the damaged gutter, and you have since repaired it, you then arrange a meeting with the housing people and perhaps the Councillor who you now should have on your side may also be their and perhaps their stance may altered.
3. When you have repaired the gutter have somebody with you and take a dated photo,
then it will pulled down again, dated photo, you repair it, dated photo, etc, with any luck if they keep doing it the more evidence to submit with your revised application.
In another blog the other day a prospective tenant was concerned that a Chinese lady seemed to be requiring "over the top" references such as contacting his employer, previous landlord, bank statements. But to me this isn't over the top. It should be normal.
I also feel that the "Landlord Zone" should start a petition for greater support for landlords and the legal complexities for applying for possession should be simplified.
Its obviously difficult when you have problem tenants and what you are going to have to do is "Throw money at the problem"
1. I would go to the tenants and tell them that you are going to re-apply for possession and that if they go you will give them £500 (in cash) and that will be between you and them. Now as the Local Authority will re-house them somewhere else, for your tenant to have £500 in his hand this will perhaps be an unusual event.
2. You take your "Failed" application to a Specialist Solicitor and find out what was wrong with it.And get it done properly.
You have a word with a Local Councillor who is on the Social Services Committee and explain why you refused to repair the damaged gutter, and you have since repaired it, you then arrange a meeting with the housing people and perhaps the Councillor who you now should have on your side may also be their and perhaps their stance may altered.
3. When you have repaired the gutter have somebody with you and take a dated photo,
then it will pulled down again, dated photo, you repair it, dated photo, etc, with any luck if they keep doing it the more evidence to submit with your revised application.
In another blog the other day a prospective tenant was concerned that a Chinese lady seemed to be requiring "over the top" references such as contacting his employer, previous landlord, bank statements. But to me this isn't over the top. It should be normal.
I also feel that the "Landlord Zone" should start a petition for greater support for landlords and the legal complexities for applying for possession should be simplified.
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