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Weren't there two that has now become one?
Is she working?
If she is, send her a recorded delivery letter stating that you'll be contacting her employer?
If unemployed you'd need to see if you can get the benefit paid directly, I'm not sure if that is an option.
If it's clear that you've done everything you can to help her pay and find a solution with her, and she still doesn't pay. Then you can look at it as being her doing and kick her out after folling legal procedure. IMHO kicking out is the final option and not, as it seems here, one of the first.
If she has demonstrated a history of non-payment you might want to consider your vetting procedure too, which seems a bit weak.
Apologies if I came across as a bit hard but I don't play kiss-ass.
Business is not easy and comes with good times and bad times, the bad times are a period of learning.
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she doesn't work at all he was the bread winner so to speak and it seems he has left her.
they effectively didn't pay last month as it was paid by the guarantors wife.
if she contacted us to explain then I would be a bit more understanding but as she and the guarantors or ignoring everyone ......
So it's more a question that she's been dropped in the shit rather than being a habitual non-payer, which is a bit different and no, you're not a charity.
Looks like it comes down to communication, so talking and not threatening with eviction would be a good starting point.
She doesn't have the money, the council does, if she's on benefit she has access to housing benefit, so you need to work out how to get to that. I would also guess that the dude has signed and ultimately broken the contract. It is him you need to be chasing, and not her, with regard to the lost money. I imagine she's a bit pissed off all round and finding things difficult. She probably wants to find a solution too, but with no job and no money, she has no answers.
I get the feeling that ultimately it's going to be an expensive lesson in the end, which is a bummer.
I feel sorry for you O.P. and the poor girl left in the $hit.
😥 on Xmas as well.
Renton - the lesson here is
1) the agent you chose is useless. sack them immediatly. they got you duff tenants and then did not deal with issues
2) don't count or more than 9 months rent a year.
3) relax when there is nothing you can do.
If the tenants aren't paying you rent, it's generally coz they haven't got it. I doubt they are keeping hold of spare money just to annoy you!
Communication is the key.
just had a text off of her and she has said that her partner has led her to believe it has been paid ,seems it goes out of his bank and he is refusing to contact her to sort it out.
also said there are a few unpaid bills at the property too, will that black list the property or them??
also said there are a few unpaid bills at the property too, will that black list the property or them??
Progress if she's now talking, no?
Can't help on the bills, have a dicreet word with the utility company.
At least things are starting to move forward.
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not exactly talking more passed the buck onto her other half !!
I don't really see how she's passing the buck, without knowing full details.
If his name is on the contract, that's where you need to be looking.
If her name, as an unemployed person, is on the contract, you need to check your vetting and there might have to be a bit of accepting responsibility here aswell regarding the bills, if that does turn out to give you problems.
Guarrantor should be under some pressure too.
don simon, the finest game of devils advocate i've seen in recent times.
Renton, with you 100%, frustrated just reading this and personally I'd have the boys round; 1 month arrears with profuse apologies is acceptable, 2 months is taking the michael.
Folk don't become landlords to become counsellors but to get paid; ain't nothing going on but the rent
Rents, I hope you get it sorted soon mate. At the end of the day you are losing cash as I am guessing their rent goes towards your mortgage (can't be bothered reading it all). If I was in your situ (which I may be at some stage being in the same business as you 😀 ) goodwill wouldn't come into it TBH. As far as I'm concerned you aren't running a charity. Get some Bombers and go and own their ass out of "your" house.
Rents, I hope you get it sorted soon mate. At the end of the day you are losing cash as I am guessing their rent goes towards your mortgage (can't be bothered reading it all). If I was in your situ (which I may be at some stage being in the same business as you ) goodwill wouldn't come into it TBH. As far as I'm concerned you aren't running a charity. Get some Bombers and go and own their ass out of "your" house.
you are entirely correct I have had to pay a mortgage this month as well as rent on the house I live in too.
Ive got a family of my own to feed and look after too.
don simon, the finest game of devils advocate i've seen in recent times.
I think I should thank you.
Folk don't become landlords to become counsellors but to get paid; ain't nothing going on but the rent
Without pushing my luck, treat it like a business and be sure that you have sufficient cash flow to make the business work, there are reserves to cover the bad times and accept the shit when it happens, because it does happen and finally think very carefully about your customer relation skills if you don't have what it takes to be a counsellor. There's more to business than simply receiving money.
I appreciate it wasn't a career choice for Renton and he was forced into this and it's all a bit unfortunate but money is not easy to come by and it has to be worked for. For those that think renting is a way to make a fast couple of quid, good luck.
Hope it gets sorted in a satisfactoy way for everyone.
Merry Christmas.
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Personally, I'd thank her for the text, explain your situation and try to see if there is a way forward via housing benefit. Don't know how that would prejudice the notice though, you'd need specialist advice. I know thats going to be painful, but keeping a dialogue going has to be better than her sticking her head in the sand and trying to ignore the issue.