The Bailiffs are calling today.

The Bailiffs are calling today.

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Wings

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5,817 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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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.

missy-a-k

403 posts

193 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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oh dear! Good Luck!!

MrVelox

2,974 posts

188 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Take pictures!

Ahhh Moneypenny

4,100 posts

223 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.
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'

johnfm

13,668 posts

251 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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video?

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Best advice is probably to stay out of the way and let the pros. get on with their jobs. If you get too close to the tenant, you might become a target.

LadyHayles

1,113 posts

190 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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In my experience if you want to lighten your day get chatting to the bailiff - they have some fantastic stories about situations they've had to deal with.

Whenever I am required to attend site with a bailiff I always have a good chat with them.

Last site visit when I was evicting someone from their house due to their bankruptcy and failure to co-operate with us I had her whole family screaming at me and calling me allsorts and it did leave me a little shaken afterwards. The bailiff turned round to me and said it could be worse - he had attended an eviction the day before where the guy refused to come out and then when he did slashed his wrists while stood on the doorstep (the guy had a history of mental illness by the way) expecting the bailiff to leave. All he did was ring an ambulance who took the guy away for hospital treatment and he purely stepped over the puddle of blood and secured the property and stuck eviction notices up!

Priceless!

Steamer

13,871 posts

214 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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I bet this will be a huge weight off your mind when its sorted.

(I wouldnt worry too much about revenge attacks either, this kind of person will be making someone else's life a nightmare before the month is out!)

Edited by Steamer on Wednesday 15th October 11:10

Fittster

20,120 posts

214 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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How did you end up with this tenant?

What sort of property are you renting to him?

turbobloke

104,131 posts

261 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Hope it all goes well for you.

JVaughan

6,025 posts

284 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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be prepared for "little presents" in in-expected places too.

Wings

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5,817 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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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'
Yes I got references, that was 4 years ago when he was starting out as a college student, I also met his parents, but then the experiences of life has changed his character.

Dealing in drugs, GBH offence, together with non payment of rent, has only happened over the past 9 months.

Morpeth

666 posts

196 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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<gulp>

Wings

Original Poster:

5,817 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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LadyHayles said:
In my experience if you want to lighten your day get chatting to the bailiff - they have some fantastic stories about situations they've had to deal with.

Whenever I am required to attend site with a bailiff I always have a good chat with them.

Last site visit when I was evicting someone from their house due to their bankruptcy and failure to co-operate with us I had her whole family screaming at me and calling me allsorts and it did leave me a little shaken afterwards. The bailiff turned round to me and said it could be worse - he had attended an eviction the day before where the guy refused to come out and then when he did slashed his wrists while stood on the doorstep (the guy had a history of mental illness by the way) expecting the bailiff to leave. All he did was ring an ambulance who took the guy away for hospital treatment and he purely stepped over the puddle of blood and secured the property and stuck eviction notices up!

Priceless!
Thank you for your comments. I expect the flat to be completely vandalised, with dogs and human excrements 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.

Ahhh Moneypenny

4,100 posts

223 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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LadyHayles said:
In my experience if you want to lighten your day get chatting to the bailiff - they have some fantastic stories about situations they've had to deal with.

Whenever I am required to attend site with a bailiff I always have a good chat with them.

Last site visit when I was evicting someone from their house due to their bankruptcy and failure to co-operate with us I had her whole family screaming at me and calling me allsorts and it did leave me a little shaken afterwards. The bailiff turned round to me and said it could be worse - he had attended an eviction the day before where the guy refused to come out and then when he did slashed his wrists while stood on the doorstep (the guy had a history of mental illness by the way) expecting the bailiff to leave. All he did was ring an ambulance who took the guy away for hospital treatment and he purely stepped over the puddle of blood and secured the property and stuck eviction notices up!

Priceless!
Bet that has cheered Wings up no end!!

B.J.W

5,786 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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"Me and me Rotties are not going anywhere and no bd copper is goin to take me alive".



Best of luck, old chap.

Zeek

882 posts

205 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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LadyHayles said:
In my experience if you want to lighten your day get chatting to the bailiff - they have some fantastic stories about situations they've had to deal with.

Whenever I am required to attend site with a bailiff I always have a good chat with them.

Last site visit when I was evicting someone from their house due to their bankruptcy and failure to co-operate with us I had her whole family screaming at me and calling me allsorts and it did leave me a little shaken afterwards. The bailiff turned round to me and said it could be worse - he had attended an eviction the day before where the guy refused to come out and then when he did slashed his wrists while stood on the doorstep (the guy had a history of mental illness by the way) expecting the bailiff to leave. All he did was ring an ambulance who took the guy away for hospital treatment and he purely stepped over the puddle of blood and secured the property and stuck eviction notices up!

Priceless!
Yep! My mate is a bailiff in Bristol and deals with a lot of these...He's got some fantastic storiessmile

Mc Lovin

5,588 posts

222 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.
one question, why did you let the house to them, there would be no chance in hell i'd let a property to a person with that sort of history.

Steelnads

171 posts

274 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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SNAP !

The balifs should have gone in for me on Monday but the scrotes managed to postpone the order so the balifs are going in Friday.

I bought the property as a buy and let back 2 years ago, took them as tennants... nutters then and still nutters now.

They stopped paying the rent in order to get a council house which has backfired on them.

Who wants to see some pics of the inside come Friday....shocking state !

Repo tip of the day. Park your car in the next street out of sight

Timsta

2,779 posts

247 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Mc Lovin said:
one question, why did you let the house to them, there would be no chance in hell i'd let a property to a person with that sort of history.
Read the thread.