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KAgantua

3,875 posts

131 months

Wednesday 29th March 2023
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Pit Pony said:
KAgantua said:
How did it go mate?
Been away over the weekend, so this evening I will be handing him notice of just over a month.

Wife is really concerned that he might be a tt and not leave.
If hes a lodger, he has no real rights.
best of luck

Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Wednesday 29th March 2023
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alcatrazarmando said:
from reading this its pretty clear that poor chap needs some help - is the onus on a landlord to do this? probably not but you dont need this extra trouble. If you have contact details of next of kin - try contact a brother or relative and let them know that he is ****** and needs some help?
I don't have contact details.
The mother of his kids lives with them in a village about 4 miles away.

Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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Well eventually managed to give him his notice in writing, which was kind of surreal. I just hope he leaves without a fuss.

After which I'm looking to simultaneously sell and find a job closer to where my wife would prefer to live.

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

8,591 posts

121 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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I did a reference for him on open rent today, so here's hoping that he's gone by the end of April.

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

8,591 posts

121 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Spoke too soon. Apparently it's difficult to find something to rent in Staffordshire. If that's true, why have I just done a reference? More lies?

stuthemong

2,278 posts

217 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Have a look on gumtree for a room in shared houses, sure there will be some & also this is his problem, not yours.

KAgantua

3,875 posts

131 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Mate, dont go down the route of searching for houses for him!!

Let him sort his accomodation out, if you need to throw him on the street do it!!

Youre his landlord not his social worker...

shtu

3,455 posts

146 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Pit Pony said:
Spoke too soon. Apparently it's difficult to find something to rent in Staffordshire. If that's true, why have I just done a reference? More lies?
Just like it's difficult to find a job he wants to do.

I recommend buying yourself one of these, https://badobsessionmotorsport.co.uk/shop/nmfp-mug...

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

8,591 posts

121 months

Sunday 16th April 2023
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KAgantua said:
Mate, dont go down the route of searching for houses for him!!

Let him sort his accomodation out, if you need to throw him on the street do it!!

Youre his landlord not his social worker...
I'm not looking for him, but I did check out how many listing's there are on Spareroom. Co.uk in Staffs and Derbyshire. 400 plus.
I'm back there tonight, and will be pointing out that his has 2 weeks to contact all 400 and move out. Not my problem.

KAgantua

3,875 posts

131 months

Sunday 16th April 2023
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Pit Pony said:
KAgantua said:
Mate, dont go down the route of searching for houses for him!!

Let him sort his accomodation out, if you need to throw him on the street do it!!

Youre his landlord not his social worker...
I'm not looking for him, but I did check out how many listing's there are on Spareroom. Co.uk in Staffs and Derbyshire. 400 plus.
I'm back there tonight, and will be pointing out that his has 2 weeks to contact all 400 and move out. Not my problem.
Nice one. Hope it all goes well mate.

Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Sunday 16th April 2023
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Just got back from. Weekend away at my parents.

He's paid a deposit on a house to rent, (which is the one I did a reference for on Openrent).

He seems much more coherent and energetic.

Is doing MOT training tomorrow for most of the week.

Biggy Stardust

6,904 posts

44 months

Monday 17th April 2023
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Pit Pony said:
I don't want to be the bloke that puts him out on the street,
Ultimately it's him that would be responsible for being out on the street, not you. If you've played fair then you need feel no guilt whatsoever.

Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Monday 17th April 2023
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Biggy Stardust said:
Pit Pony said:
I don't want to be the bloke that puts him out on the street,
Ultimately it's him that would be responsible for being out on the street, not you. If you've played fair then you need feel no guilt whatsoever.
Had this conversation with my mother. A born again Christian. She said in her experience, they need to loose everything before they can be helped and they will take everyone down with them if they have the chance. My job is apparently to make sure he leaves on the day he is supposed to leave.

Which I am determined will happen.

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

8,591 posts

121 months

Friday 21st April 2023
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Pit Pony said:
Just got back from. Weekend away at my parents.

He's paid a deposit on a house to rent, (which is the one I did a reference for on Openrent).

He seems much more coherent and energetic.

Is doing MOT training tomorrow for most of the week.
And the lies continue? Probably.

He told me on Monday, that he gets the keys today, so he will have a week to move his stuff in.

Last night he tells me, that the landlord has decided he gets the keys next Friday, because she needs to put some blinds up.

I just said, well that's fine, you've got til Sunday to move your stuff and I'll be here starting to decorate over the weekend.
What's the bet, there will be a 'problem' next week.?

carreauchompeur

17,847 posts

204 months

Friday 21st April 2023
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Poor bloke, but you’ve got to row your own boat in this life and I agree that he’ll start to drag you down if you engage too much.

The depression but I feel a lot of sympathy towards…the blatant lies not so much.

Make sure once he’s gone that you pop a Crimestoppers report in, given what you’ve said he is almost certainly drink driving and that needs stopping!

Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Thursday 27th April 2023
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And now the bullst continues. I think.

He told me all week, that he is getting the keys to his new house tomorrow.

Or rather he told me last Friday, and I referred to that conversation every day in passing, in terms of well, you'll be packing ready to take all your stuff once you get the keys.

He's just told me, that he's struggling to get hold of the landlord, "the bloody bh doesn't return my emails". He also told me he's been in bed most of the day.

I suggested that as he has her phone number, he phones her to organise a time to pick up the keys.

I want to believe him, but a sober person would ensure they had that arranged from the point they signed the AST.

I want to scream "prove you've even signed a Tenancy Agreement, and you've not been stringing me on"

My stress levels are raised now, because catastrophising I can see that on Sunday he won't have gone and I will be changing the locks, and he'll be banging on the door. Probably

Taita

7,604 posts

203 months

Thursday 27th April 2023
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Change locks, call Police if required.

Job jobbed.

You can't wipe his arse forever.

In advance of this I'd make it very clear to him that he and his belongings will be leaving at the end of his notice period, with any issues being his to fix.

KAgantua

3,875 posts

131 months

Thursday 27th April 2023
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Pit Pony

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8,591 posts

121 months

Thursday 27th April 2023
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Oh, that's the plan, but occasionally over the last 4 weeks, I thought, you know he might just leave without a problem.


vindaloo79

962 posts

80 months

Thursday 27th April 2023
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Book him a week somewhere and be done with it. Think of it as a leaving present