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[JK0]

Ah, I see...

You intend to prove to the tenants that they are causing the problem, and then they'll only be too happy to change their behaviour?

They won't, my friend....

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Let them leave, surely?

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Not even then!

Is there no tumble drier/ washing line? The guy sounds like a complete f***wit if he is drying clothes with a hair dryer.

My advice remains, s21....

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Further thoughts added....

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I'd guess the sensible thing would be for all leases to be extended to 999 years at once, isn't it?

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I'd just point out the council tax records to the council. (Presumably you were paying in the interim.)

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I'd forget about buying the place IIWY. Those standards are getting tighter all the time.

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Presumably you issued an EPC when they moved in? Point to that, and say 'Not my problem'.

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{Mod - you were correct, people did complain, you did knowingly breach forum rules, so why do it?}

S21 asap.

(BTW, come back tomorrow, & I bet this post has been edited for racism.)

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JPK, do these 'no win, no fee' merchants not obtain any insurance against opponent's legal costs?...

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Oh, well with hotels you usually pay after your stay, so there is no disputing how many nights you stayed....

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And poster is going to give them a new tenancy! ...

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Should have paid the rent then! You would be mad to let them stay!...

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Hmm. Frankly your own solicitor sounds almost as bad as your tenant's one. £1800 to write one letter you could have written yourself, is outrageous.

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Not even fraudulent I believe. If you did not receive the goods, you can request a chargeback. Now, imagine a tenant pays a month's rent by credit card, and then moves out after one week. I bet they would give him three weeks money back and take it out of your account, if he refused to pay the whole...

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Chargebacks?

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Oh, you didn't supply a gas certificate, you did not protect the deposit, you did not send me details of it when you did, you didn't give me a how to rent book...

That do you, KTC?

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Oh, there is no reason required for the s21. However, they now only last 6 months, and can be scuppered by vague claims of disrepair. That's why I suggested the possession order on the strength of the s21 presently in force.

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Hmm. Doesn't sound like you're quite out of the woods yet. Personally I never let tenants paint, as they always do it so carelessly, I would have preferred it not done at all.

FTA: If you really want to 'jack up the pressure', go and get a possession order. I recently learned they last...

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Might still be a trap... What has he told the council regarding liability for council tax?