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Posted by [deleted] 11 months ago
Evicting Non-Paying Tenants: UPDATE

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Posted by dapper_1 11 months ago

>Additionally, the local council has settled the outstanding arrears, which I am now using to undertake much-needed renovation works at the property.

Wow.

Just read previous thread. I am glad you arent out of pocket and hopefully property wasnt trashed.

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Posted by everybody_wake_up 11 months ago

Thanks! Nothing too critical! They forced damp in the property apparently which knackered all external facing walls on the ground floor which has been a bit of a pain but replaced air bricks and had the walls redone / get air flow back rather than pay lots for voodooesque damp treatment after the stories I have heard! The rest is more wear and tear with a few additions on my end! I was baffled at the positive result! After the feedback I received on the original post I thought I'd have to call it quits!

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Posted by Ok_Entry_337 11 months ago

How did you get the council to sort out the arrrears?

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Posted by everybody_wake_up 11 months ago

My property manager arranged that discussion with the local council. Effectively the tenants had started claiming benefits after 4 years of being in the property and paying privately... They had some agreement that the local council would put up a couple of months of their rent so that they could go into temporary housing eventually moving into a council house. None of that happened due to housing shortages and the council still honoured paying up until they moved out!

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