Its just me im sure . Useful son , whos been in his flat a few years has a new landlord whos informed him he needs to get out because he can get 500 quid a month with a new tenant for a his dilapidated flat with one bedroom in a listed building with no fire exit ...AAARRGGHH ...he goes back to work in a week and usually works for the old landlord to clear any arrears but his old landlord sold the building because it needs so much work to bring it up to code . Its a total clusterfuck the councils telling him the landlord cant do this as hes a sitting tenant and will be making himself intentionally homeless if he leaves . But the blokes saying hes changing the locks and can take his stuff or end up with nothing hes already intimerdated the other tenant out of the next door flat . He needs legal advice badly but he just thinks he can move here at a push and the council would agree because we have a spare bedroom the size of a broom closet , the trouble is his job is 15 miles away and he doesnt drive which would mean we have to take him to work and back twice a day or should i say i would be expected to . Living out in the middle of nowhere this would be interesting in bad weather . Just to make matters even more fun hes just found out his girlfriend is pregnant . Not a clue what to do about any of this and nobodies interested in my opinion about any of it anyway . I just want to pack a bag and run
This is happening everywhere now . The council will not help him if he has arrears in which case the landlord can serve a section 8 or a no fault section 21 he still has to give two months notice.
ReplyDeleteThese landlords! Greedy bastards! The units don’t cost the owners any more month to month but they jack up the rent! Don’t even do incremental increases, gotta go for the big bucks…rant over.
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If son can pay the money he owes the old landlord he is in a much better position. No new landlord wants to take on someone who has not paid the rent owed. To be fair £500 in most places would be considered very cheap private rent. Here renting a spare room is £600 plus a month. As a couple pooling resources expecting a new baby, the last place they would want to live is in mums box room with a new baby or a run down flat.
ReplyDeleteMy friend owns properties and she's just had one heckuva job evicting a tenant that has not been paying rent for nearly two years. She had to take him to court and even then he was given plenty of warning to move out. She resorted to asking the courts permission to employ bailiffs to remove him. It's cost her an absolute fortune so tell your son to refuse to leave. The courts will be on his side if he can prove he's been paying the rent.. and if he hasn't then I've no sympathy whatsoever having seen the nightmare and sleepless nights my friend has endured.
ReplyDeleteIf I were you, my bag would be packed! Sorry to hear that all the family’s troubles come to your door and they expect you to sort them out. Hugs. Catriona
ReplyDeleteSending good vibes for your son!
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