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Often when a tenant vacates a property and leaves owing a debt, whether through rent arrears or damages caused, a landlord will not be aware of where they have moved to. At Landlords 24/7, we can arrange to trace any debtor though our specialist agents.
Our fees for tracing are as follows:
Having located a debtors whereabouts we can then arrange to seek to recover your debt. At Landlords 24/7 we realise the importance in value for money and therefore have a number of options for you to consider when recovering debt.
An administration fee of £250.00 will be payable in advance. All future debt collection matters are on a No Recovery – No Fee basis. When successful in recovery, our fees will be limited to 15% of any monies received. For instance if your debt is £100.00 and we recover the full outstanding debt, our fees would be £15.00.
This option would be prudent to consider if you will have repeat instructions over a period of time.
Alternatively, for one off instructions we would charge out at a standard letter charge of £20.00 per letter, with all future work being charged at a further £20.00 per unit. A unit of time would be any telephone calls made or received, emails sent or received or letters sent or received. When debt is recovered on this basis, no further charges are applied and using the example provided above, you would receive 100% of the full debt, less any charges for works carried out.
At Landlords 24/7 we will do our utmost to recover all of your debt for both minimal risk and in a swift matter. Your instructions will be actioned within 24 hours of receipt. In the event that we are unsuccessful in recovering your debt on any pre-legal basis, you would need to arrange to issue a claim form for recovery through the County Courts.
If, or when, you have a judgment against your debtor and they have still not paid you, further options are available for you to consider by way of enforcing the debt. Typical options to consider are:
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Most tenancy agreements granted or entered into after 28 February 1997 will be deemed to be Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. Assured Shorthold Tenancies offer no long term security of tenure and they can be brought to an end by correctly serving the tenant with a Notice Seeking Possession pursuant to Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, as amended.
Providing that certain formalities are complied with, the Section 21 procedure is a robust machinery which allows all private residential landlords to recover possession of their properties. This is regardless as to if the tenant is in breach of any of their obligations under the agreement for example maintaining payments of rent.
Having been served with an appropriate Section 21 Notice, should your tenant(s) not vacate the property when same expires, Court proceedings will have to be issued for the Court to make an appropriate Order for possession for your tenant(s) to vacate. In default of your tenant(s) complying with this Order to vacate a Court approved bailiff will be required to execute and carry out a lawful eviction.
The possession process is a complex procedure, which can often become very costly if not dealt with correctly. Advice should be sought from a specialist so that any risk is minimised and any loss can be remitted.
At Landlords 24/7 our experts can prepare, draft and serve a Section 21 Notice from as little as £50.00.
Under Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988, a Landlord can rely upon 17 different grounds for possession which vary from the returning owner occupier (ground 1), to antisocial behavior (ground 14) and more commonly rent arrears (grounds 8, 10 & 11).
Similarly to the Section 21 process this is a technical procedure and Landlords should seek specialist advice before embarking upon the possession procedure.
More often that not, Landlords will use this route to recover possession when the tenant is not paying rent and it is therefore key to remit this loss by obtaining possession as quickly and as cost effectively as possible.
The possession process is a complex procedure, which can often become very costly if not dealt with correctly. Advice should be sought from a specialist so that any risk is minimised and any loss can be remitted.
At Landlords 24/7 our experts can prepare, draft and serve a Section 8 Notice from as little as £50.00.
There are some exceptions to when a tenants occupational rights are not covered under the Housing Act 1988 and are not therefore by their nature Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. Examples of this would be where a property is let under a company let or the tenant has lived in the property for a considerable period of time such as 20-30 years.
In these circumstances a Housing Act Notice should not be served but instead a compliant Notice to Quit should be considered as the tenants occupational rights will often be dealt with under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.
At Landlords 24/7 our experts can prepare, draft and serve a Notice to Quit from as little as £50.00.
The Law surrounding Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements is continually developing and changing through both legislation and caselaw. As such, up to date knowledge is key for the continuing success of any private sector letting.
So that the basis of all such lettings are correct the tenancy agreement is a vital document to draft and execute correctly making sure that all rights and obligations of both parties are met and adhered to from the outset.
At Landlords 24/7 our experts can draft, prepare and execute your tenancy agreements from as little as £100.00, giving you peace of mind that should any further action become necessary, the basis of any claim against the tenant(s) will be water tight.