The Bailiffs are calling today.
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Mc Lovin said:
Wings said:
the tenant not only has history of GBH, drugs dealing, but also has several dogs which he has been known to be breeding to act aggressively. Should be an interesting day, one that I could do without.
Wings said:
Ahhh Moneypenny said:
Wings said:
Seven months down the road from first starting possession proceedings against my tenant, for non payment of rent, anti social behaviour, including physical assault against another tenant, I will be in attendance with the Bailiffs and Police today, when they seek to gain possession of my property.
This is not an experience that I am looking foreword to, since the tenant not only has history of GBH, drugs dealing, but also has several dogs which he has been known to be breeding to act aggressively. Should be an interesting day, one that I could do without.
Didn't you get references from the scroat before you gave him tennancy? ie you said 'he has a history of GBH and drug dealing'This is not an experience that I am looking foreword to, since the tenant not only has history of GBH, drugs dealing, but also has several dogs which he has been known to be breeding to act aggressively. Should be an interesting day, one that I could do without.
Dealing in drugs, GBH offence, together with non payment of rent, has only happened over the past 9 months.
Edited by Marf on Wednesday 15th October 11:48
Wings said:
Thank you for your comments. I expect the flat to be completely vandalised, with dogs and human excrement every where. Subject to what I find, I may just make the property secure, in order to wait and see if any further repercussions are taken against the property.
To be honest normally if you prepare for the worst its not usually as bad as you think. And people like that will quickly find someone else they want to annoy far more than you.Would advise though that if he is a drug user that you get your local environmental health team to clear the flat as there may be needles etc laying around. I've had to call them out on a couple of occasions - they do a really good job and obviously dispose of everything for you and not too pricey.
ish places (in sofas, under banisters etc).
Ive just managed to get rid of a non paying tenant after a battle lasting nearly 6 months.Baliffs were not required in the end,they left after they heard of the possesion order being granted by court.
The house we rented to them was my one my partner lived in before we met,and when she moved in with me we decided to rent it,it was kitted out to a very high standard.
It is now wrecked and we have been spending the last week ripping everything out.Animals were kept at the property despite us forbidding this,and as they were not house trained they have urinated everywhere-they have chewed the newish kitchen units.Young children have been allowed to wander around the house without nappies on and they too have urinated everywhere and scribbled all over the walls in every room.
We were told from the neighbors that the couple who rented the house had a breakdown in their relationship and were often fighting,both inside and outside the house at all hours,and by the front door there are traces of blood on the wallpaper.
You may ask why did we rent to them in the first place,but when they moved in 2 years ago they had good references,and the male was earning a decent ammount holding down 2 jobs.
The house we rented to them was my one my partner lived in before we met,and when she moved in with me we decided to rent it,it was kitted out to a very high standard.
It is now wrecked and we have been spending the last week ripping everything out.Animals were kept at the property despite us forbidding this,and as they were not house trained they have urinated everywhere-they have chewed the newish kitchen units.Young children have been allowed to wander around the house without nappies on and they too have urinated everywhere and scribbled all over the walls in every room.
We were told from the neighbors that the couple who rented the house had a breakdown in their relationship and were often fighting,both inside and outside the house at all hours,and by the front door there are traces of blood on the wallpaper.
You may ask why did we rent to them in the first place,but when they moved in 2 years ago they had good references,and the male was earning a decent ammount holding down 2 jobs.
LadyHayles said:
Wings said:
Thank you for your comments. I expect the flat to be completely vandalised, with dogs and human excrement every where. Subject to what I find, I may just make the property secure, in order to wait and see if any further repercussions are taken against the property.
To be honest normally if you prepare for the worst its not usually as bad as you think. And people like that will quickly find someone else they want to annoy far more than you.Would advise though that if he is a drug user that you get your local environmental health team to clear the flat as there may be needles etc laying around. I've had to call them out on a couple of occasions - they do a really good job and obviously dispose of everything for you and not too pricey.
Arrived just before the designated time, on parking my car, I could see ahead a red metro, with sat inside two mid 30s gentlemen. When they both approached me and introduced themselves to me, they simply did not match my impressions of what a Bailiff would look like. One was slim, about 5’10” and in his late 30s, more the type you might see in your local Spar shop, the other east European appearance, 5’6” in his late 30s, the type working in your local pizza shop.
We all approached the main door of the flat that was to be repossessed, there were no locks on the door, with an indication that previous false entry had been made on the premises. Looking through the letterbox there appeared to be furniture propped up against the main door, this stopping the Bailiffs gaining entry. A walked round the exterior windows, indicated that by removing the outer seals/beading of the windows we might be able to remove the double glazed units and gain entry that way. As I started to do the same, one of the Bailiffs called out that he had pushed aside the furniture and gained entry into the property.
Parts of the flat/property was trashed, items such as bathroom sink, toilet, shower tray, kitchen units, carpets and central heating boiler all need replacing, together with general repainting of the flat. As I was looking over the flat the evicted tenant appeared, I greeted him by his Christian name, and as a matter of fact asked him when he might complete removal of his personal affects.
I replaced and fitted the front door, making secure all windows, agreed with the evicted tenant this his dogs could stay over night in the premises, and after I took them for walkies, I locked up the premises for the refurbishment to start in earnest tomorrow.
Wings said:
I replaced and fitted the front door, making secure all windows, agreed with the evicted tenant this his dogs could stay over night in the premises, and after I took them for walkies, I locked up the premises for the refurbishment to start in earnest tomorrow.
Capitulation is such an ugly word. Did you smoke his pipe too whilst you were about it?He owns you now.
Edited by FarleyRusk on Wednesday 15th October 21:59
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