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[Hudson01]

You are making the right decision, as said by another member your current business model is not working...... i know exactly the type of people you are dealing with, they will never change, you will not talk any sense or responsibility into them....... just avoid them like Covid !!! Your property appears...

[Hudson01]

I agree with you in regards evicting the tenant, given the low rent and the amount of money you are clearly going to spend on this you need to '' reset '' and have a tenant in who can pay the market rate. This tenant does not sound in that position and i cannot see a massive rent rise going down well...

[Hudson01]

I totally agree that if they did enter a premises with a different address to what was on the warrant then a case can be brought, not knowing the layout of the two premises it is difficult to say, but if they clearly have two different door numbers/post boxes etc then a mistake would be difficult to...

[Hudson01]

This would of been determined by the magistrate who granted the warrant....... the Police would have presented what they had in terms of '' evidence'' (which the public will never get to see) and the Magistrate then decides if it is enough to issue the warrant. They clearly decided it was enough and...

[Hudson01]

On the surface of it this sounds very unfair and over the top, it also makes a mockery of Charlies '' green '' credentials.

[Hudson01]

In my day job i have the pleasure of entering such dwellings on a rather too frequent basis so i am not surprised at all by the article, i have also entered some very expensive houses ( in six figures) only to find such filth.

How sad is it that we need a legally binding contract to ensure...

[Hudson01]

Agree that i would want the full cost of repair, i see that a totally new top maybe a step too far but a professional repair is something i would insist on, not a blob of Homebase filler which would look awful, a proper repair should blend in perfectly.

[Hudson01]

I also would concur....... get rid asap. There will be nothing but trouble when '' husband of the year ' exits Her Majesty's Prison service....

[Hudson01]

I let them treat it as i would my home as long as they bring it back to how it was ((as much as possible), i tend to go for tenants who want long terms let's so any ' damage ' is simply part of the long term investment picture. If i want to encourage a tenant to stay then not imposing too many restrictions...

[Hudson01]

With this Conservative govt being more '' Labour '' than old labour ever were...... god knows what they will do, my best bet is they will extend it, nothing to base this on, just a gut feeling.

[Hudson01]

Good lord...... that is uninhabitable. The local authority environmental department would condemn that on sight.

[Hudson01]

As above....... i have learnt all my lessons on high court bailiffs from Channel 5 !!!!

[Hudson01]

As above...... it would be pointless to change the locks now, he could just change them again...... concentrate on getting him out and have a locksmith there on '' kick out '' day.

[Hudson01]

The most important thing you say is '' tenant is going through a separation ''...........going through is not a full divorce with assets split and both parties moving on to new lives. All that you have been told could change very quickly if the separation goes bad. I would not get involved.

[Hudson01]

It may also be worth looking as some of the LL courses (i know Covid has had an impact here), the headline things you mention are of course something you need to consider but as said there is so much more to understand and know. The thing a spreadsheet cannot tell you is what happens when you get a...

[Hudson01]

A good point and one i had not thought of...... what would the LL insurance say about a total stranger not on the AST being the sole occupant of the property if ''' something '' goes wrong, and with the knowledge of the LL (as he gave the keys). There are all manner of things to think of here....

[Hudson01]

Totally agree....... the tenant has told you what they intend to do and has asked you to pass over a spare key simply because it is easier to do so, they could have not told you and simply sent their door key from abroad to this friend and you would know nothing about it....

[Hudson01]

Did she indeed pay the agent !!! As said, they are chancing their arm..... say as above and see what their next move is, i suspect nothing will be done given the bluff has been called....

[Hudson01]

Agree with above, the Curry's basic range may be the issue here, when i refurbished my properties about 7 years ago i fitted good quality hob's and cookers (AEG), Not an issue..... not a peep. As my old pal says - buy cheap, buy twice.

[Hudson01]

Totally agree with the above, i know the PRS has gone a little crazy lately but being asked to complete works on a property you are being denied access too seems madness, then getting a fine on top of that .......a conversation is needed with the council on this, they cannot be that half-witted.