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  1. Thanks Ericsbrother, you are right. I think I've just been lucky with my tenants and never come across this before. I've taken it too personally, live and learn. It's countdown anyway and I have already filled in the form and in contact with the bailiffs.
  2. In all my years of doing this I have never come across anyone like her. There is no logic to what she is doing. I found out yesterday evening that she isn't getting housing benefit anymore so her only income is whatever social security she is getting. She cannot afford to stay. I see now why the Judge gave her the maximum, it's the end of the line for her. It will come down to bailiffs getting her out. She took a chance with selling her house, privately renting and hoping someone else would pick up the cost. What annoyed me about the Judge was she shouted at me before I even spoke. Said if I wanted a ruck to take it out in the street. I turned around thinking someone else was in Court. Maybe a bad day for her too. Thank you for the reply.
  3. I rented out a property in 2017 for 12 months to a lady who had sold her house. Due to a poor credit rating she paid 12 month upfront. It quickly became apparent that she had sold her house to then expect housing benefit to cover the rental at the end of the contract. I served her all the correct paperwork telling her she would have to vacate at the end of the tenancy. She refuses to leave, she is not eligible to the amount of housing benefit to cover the rental. The housing benefit she is receiving she is keeping it herself so is in arrears. Last week we were in Court for a possession order. She was given notice in September 2018 but simply doesn't want to leave. I ticked the box requesting that the hearing be heard in my absence but was given a hearing date. The Judge on the day said she didn't know why this was and was clearly annoyed. It all went downhill from there. The tenant just stated that she wanted to stay, was told that it was not an option and must vacate. With the minimum 14 days to the maximum 42 days, the Judge gave her 42 something I thought was for extreme cases of illness. Clearly there was an error somewhere along the line and if the decision had been made when the possession order was looked at, the week prior, I would be 35 days into this period instead of 42. She has had over 3 months to find alternative accommodation but with a worse credit rating than when she started, housing benefit, no reference and only trying private landlords she won't be vacating anytime soon. I feel I have been unfairly treated by the Judge. I would have expected 28 days for her to vacate and the Judge to see through the obvious lies the tenant was telling in Court. Have I got a valid complaint about the Judgement, I understand it won't change but I feel my position hasn't been taken into account.
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