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Social housing landlords record this, don't know if they are included in this 'statistic'....

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Wade through this;

https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2020/09/ev...-and-contempt/

It seems in very limited circumstances a tenant can go to prison for not paying rent arrears if they are in contempt of a court order.

(I wouldn't get your hopes up too much but it might...

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It seems they can, at least a lot more than I thought.

A bit more about it here (I didn't really know either);

https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co...ocial-landlord...

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That has changed quite a lot recently, many can use s21. Very roughly a quarter use s21.

Anecdotally I've heard s21 is the method of choice for social ASB as s8 is next to useless for dealing with it.

A snapshot here from Wales (p.23 on);

https://gov.wales/sit...

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"This is vital to the long-term health of the private-rented sector."

A long time since they've given a toss about the private-rented sector.

Must be getting worried.

Too late methinks.

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It is the way in which it is questioned, as I've said, I don't take DD....

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It takes about a minute, a couple of times a day whilst doing concurrent activity. I check more often if I'm concerned about a tenant or customer but still less time than it took you to write your post.

Because it is an early warning sign of a tenancy going awry and a landlord

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It's just one of many, many things that come up during a natural conversation with a prospective tenant. E.g "How are you paying the rent?"

DD & SO are often used interchangeably. I've lost count of the amount of times I've explained it. A tenant knowing the difference wouldn't...

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Because a tenant who knows the difference between a SO and DD is smarter financially than most normal people. A potential tenant arguing (or being 'tricky') about how I do business is a warning sign.

Being paranoid when a new tenant can't legally be evicted before 2022?
I'll be searching...

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That might be one small benefit of requesting DD rather than SO.

To flag up smart tricky potential tenants.

90% of normal people don't know the difference....

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No, but if it goes to full hearing it may. Although I suspect that is for more complicated cases than just straightforward rent arrears....

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Yes. Not allowed to advertise but you should be able to find them with a quick search.

It costs a couple of quid per transaction, which is why I stick with standing orders....

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You could re mortgage the property. Enjoy the proceeds, pay someone to manage it and pass on any remaining equity to your niece free of CGT or inheritance tax (depending on your full situation).

Depends which is more important to you, getting out of BTL entirely or saving tax.

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See the stickies in the 'insurance questions' forum;

https://forums.landlordzone.co.uk/fo...eaks-in-Flats=

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Assuming deposit custodial scheme, you put in a claim for the deposit.
If the tenant fails to respond after 14 days (DPS) or 15 working days (TDS), you complete a statutory declaration witnessed by a solicitor, magistrate or commissioner for oaths.
If the tenant fails to respond they pay...

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I thought it was because of huge amounts of Airbnb converting to resi?...

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https://news.rla.org.uk/landlord-con...-consultation/

“Section 21 notices are not used for no reason; our research found that of those who had used the process, 84 per cent had used it because of tenant rent arrears, 56 per cent

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The tenants placed by the council (sic) are the ones they don't want in their own properties.

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Incidentally;

@LandlordLiaisonOfficer,

It's now approaching midnight on a Friday evening, is your phone now switched on to deal with;

"intensive wraparound tenant service user support"

(mine is)

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AIUI, they can come up with flexible solutions of how it is structured.

Their funding seems to come from central government/ local authorities.

They can pay some of the potential damages, arrears, legal costs etc but it seems limited to about a couple of grand.

Nevertheless,...