The Bailiffs are calling today.

The Bailiffs are calling today.

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10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

219 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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eharding said:
Fittster said:
So what happened?
10 Pence Short made some rather unwise comments. Taita got some popcorn. Nothing much else.
Look, there goes a 'woosh' right over your head.

LadyHayles

1,113 posts

191 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Glad to see it didn't end too badly and also glad you gave the dogs a home for the night and kicked the non-rent paying scum out on the street!

Broccers

3,236 posts

255 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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So how are his dogs ?

Poledriver

28,665 posts

196 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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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.
Just out of interest, where is this property?

Catz

4,812 posts

213 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Wings said:
agreed with the evicted tenant this his dogs could stay over night in the premises, and after I took them for walkies,
As much as I love dogs why did you agree to that???

Also if he had parents around when he first saw the flat didn't you get in touch with them about his behaviour? (I have not read all of the thread)

Scraggles

7,619 posts

226 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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would have kicked the dogs out, or did the OP want one last lot of doggy diarrhoea and droppings all over the house for old times sake ?

house reads as it is trashed, something to be said for getting an estate agent to manage and be responsible for damages

Wings

Original Poster:

5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Poledriver 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.
Just out of interest, where is this property?
North Bristol.

Wings

Original Poster:

5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Catz said:
Wings said:
agreed with the evicted tenant this his dogs could stay over night in the premises, and after I took them for walkies,
As much as I love dogs why did you agree to that???

Also if he had parents around when he first saw the flat didn't you get in touch with them about his behaviour? (I have not read all of the thread)
The dogs were not in arrears with their rent.

The parents have moved since he moved in, although I possibly could trace them, although I believe as he is an adult it should be between just me and him.

Wings

Original Poster:

5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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FarleyRusk said:
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. yikes

Edited by FarleyRusk on Wednesday 15th October 21:59
He owns you now, if you mean what I think you mean, you could be right, for after replacing front door and fitted new 5 lever dead locks, he still managed to gain entry about 1 am this morning.

Entry was made by removing the double glazed window seals/beading, then removing double glazed unit and climbing in.

In the process of contacting the freeholder of the leasehold flat to see if I can/or they will board up the windows with marine ply.

I am trying to deal with the situation in a way that he will not kick off again, 6'6", 16st. male on coke is not an experience I want myself or the property/flat to face.

Wings

Original Poster:

5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Broccers said:
So how are his dogs ?
Two very friendly dogs, lots of weight behind them, do not like being locked up, but when out on the lead very friendly. Although I still would not like to be about if they were told to "kill".

Poledriver

28,665 posts

196 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Wings said:
Poledriver 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.
Just out of interest, where is this property?
North Bristol.
Damn, too far!

vehiclesystems

2,265 posts

216 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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This thread has left me feeling quite depressed.

WTF is going on with these people, it seems to be more common, the people with that mentality wander the streets at night amoungst us all.

FFS.rolleyesrage

ali_kat

31,998 posts

223 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Wings said:
He owns you now, if you mean what I think you mean, you could be right, for after replacing front door and fitted new 5 lever dead locks, he still managed to gain entry about 1 am this morning.

Entry was made by removing the double glazed window seals/beading, then removing double glazed unit and climbing in.

In the process of contacting the freeholder of the leasehold flat to see if I can/or they will board up the windows with marine ply.

I am trying to deal with the situation in a way that he will not kick off again, 6'6", 16st. male on coke is not an experience I want myself or the property/flat to face.
Christ frown Ok, he'll have been cold, and lonely without the dogs possibly, and wanting to be with/worried about them?

I take it he had not bothered to find anywhere else to go. Your capitulation on allowing the dogs to stay was certainly his reason for re-entry, although we will never know if he would have broken back in again.

However, as he has actually now forced entry aka broken in, can you not involve the BiB?

Wings

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5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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hora said:
wings in respect you worried about the property being targetted later on. borrow a estate agents 'sold' board. If you cant locate one, pop in and say you will be putting the flat on the market soon but to stop any attacks mid-refurb etc could you borrow a sold board in the meantime - added bonus it will get the agents name free 'sold' advertising.

This way the Ex-tenant will think its no longer yours to attack no?
Good thinking, and thanks.

xllifts

3,724 posts

205 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Wings said:
hora said:
wings in respect you worried about the property being targetted later on. borrow a estate agents 'sold' board. If you cant locate one, pop in and say you will be putting the flat on the market soon but to stop any attacks mid-refurb etc could you borrow a sold board in the meantime - added bonus it will get the agents name free 'sold' advertising.

This way the Ex-tenant will think its no longer yours to attack no?
Good thinking, and thanks.
On a slightly different tack if you would like the person shown the options he has left i know of a good Firm in Cardiff wink

Wings

Original Poster:

5,819 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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ali_kat said:
Wings said:
He owns you now, if you mean what I think you mean, you could be right, for after replacing front door and fitted new 5 lever dead locks, he still managed to gain entry about 1 am this morning.

Entry was made by removing the double glazed window seals/beading, then removing double glazed unit and climbing in.

In the process of contacting the freeholder of the leasehold flat to see if I can/or they will board up the windows with marine ply.

I am trying to deal with the situation in a way that he will not kick off again, 6'6", 16st. male on coke is not an experience I want myself or the property/flat to face.
Christ frown Ok, he'll have been cold, and lonely without the dogs possibly, and wanting to be with/worried about them?

I take it he had not bothered to find anywhere else to go. Your capitulation on allowing the dogs to stay was certainly his reason for re-entry, although we will never know if he would have broken back in again.


However, as he has actually now forced entry aka broken in, can you not involve the BiB?
Another poster made reference to the dogs, and the possible reason for gaining entry, so you could both possibly be right. This afternoon I managed to board up all the windows, and whilst doing the same, the evicted tenant arrived in a van. He removed some personal items, together with the dogs.

Now the windows are boarded, together with a new door and secured locks, should he attempt or gain entry again, then the Police will become involve. I did speak to the police this afternoon, and I have been given a log number, in case there should be any further incident, hopefully there will not be.

ali_kat

31,998 posts

223 months

Thursday 16th October 2008
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Fingers crossed biggrin

Wings

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5,819 posts

217 months

Sunday 19th October 2008
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Well Friday decided to start removing furniture and the evicted tenant’s personal effects and papers. Usual sort of bank, credit cards, benefit agency and recruitment agency pay slips, together with hundreds of papers etc. etc.

So for a 22 year old young man there was nothing unusual that distinguish him being different to any other young man of his age group, there was the X-box, mobile phones, computer, music centre, the odd item of a female’s underwear, porn mags., martial art material.

However, what I did find concerning were the couple of baseball bats, military style trousers, lots of martial art material, together with a bundle of foreign currency, some being One Dollar notes, others 1000 Afghanis notes from Da Afghanistan Bank, 500 Rupees from Reserve Bank of India and lastly currency from the State Babk of Pakistan.

Before leaving the flat the tenant made a concerted effort to burn documents, but left other convicting documents, evidence of benefit fraud, were left.

shadowninja

76,574 posts

284 months

Sunday 19th October 2008
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Hey, what's wrong with combat trousers and martial arts equipment, then? What ya saying???

curse

CrashTD

1,788 posts

206 months

Sunday 19th October 2008
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The Daily Mail said:
Wings evicts Al Queda Benefit Cheating Ninja from property