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To find my landlords behaviour very intrusive!

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ThatPinkAnt · 19/12/2024 08:44

So my 11 year old Dd and I got served with a section 21 no fault eviction back in June because they say they want to sell their property. We were given until mid August to move and were later served with court papers through which I stated my side of the story.During our 6 years stay in that flat,we were faced with months of no water or electricity and out landlord was very uncooperative.They only compensated me £127 pounds recently just to look good in the eyes of the court.They only just installed smoke and fire alarms, a new hot water cylinder inside our property right shortly before sending us the eviction notice.Prior to that,It was a nightmare just to get a plumber to come and fix our problems. I had to buy a heater for my Dds room because their ones would not last for some strange reason.Taps would not last and leak because the plumbers they sent us used secondhand taps and we live in an area of serious hard water.
We are not the only tenants this landlord is evicting, they are accused of extortion and are currently being investigated. Anyway onto my landlord's behaviour, we went into court a few weeks ago and agreed on the date we should be out before bailiffs. The judge said I could ask for some more time if needed.So now weeks down the line I receive in my post companies offering hire services to help us move, I have never contacted any of these companies. Then a week later one of the employees of my landlord sends me a text at around 5pm, asking me if they could send down an auctioneer to view the property the following day.Now to me this was rather shortnotice and I was not okey with it,so I kindly declined.Later I see a missed call from the so-called auctioneer,I did not call them back nor consented to my number being given out like that.Then yesterday, I receive an email from the landlord/lady claiming that she heard that we moved out last weekend and if I could please hand her the keys.I never told her or anybody such a thing and it really annoyed me.I have responded back to her asking where she got that info and that I find it rather creepy and intrusive.Anyway we do have a new property lined up for end of January and I was going to ask for some more time as the tenant in there is vacating in the beginning of January, but judging by my landlord/lady's behaviour I don't see it happening. Their behaviour is really ruining my Christmas.

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liveforsummer · 19/12/2024 16:58

Bizarre post. I doubt this landlord is able to do you any favours. I know of you need to get a council property you are told to sit tight but this doesn't seem to be the case here. It's not really the landlord who is spoiling Xmas?!

LindorDoubleChoc · 19/12/2024 16:55

The poor behaviour of your landlord throughout your tenancy has no bearing on the court process that you opted to go through by not moving out and is irrelevant.

Why can't you move into the new property as soon as the current tenant vacates? Why do you want yet more time in this current property which you hate so much?

Hoppinggreen · 19/12/2024 16:53

You were supposed to be out by August!
Your Christmas would be so much better if you were settled in a new home already.
Your LL does sound awful and if they behaved illegally they should be reported but the fact that a judge allowed your eviction suggests its valid.

Porkyporkchop · 19/12/2024 16:52

You just need to leave.

WiseLurker · 19/12/2024 16:51

You were asked to leave a property you rent from someone else, refused and made them go through court (and the associated costs) to get you out and now you're angry because you got some leaflets through the door and they asked if an auctioneer could view the property?

I suspect the answer will be a resounding no to the favour you're about to ask them about extra time.

SometimesCalmPerson · 19/12/2024 16:49

I don’t think you’re in a position to complain that they are ruining Christmas when you should have been out of their property months before Christmas and you have probably cost them a small fortune.

You got a shit landlord, and your landlord got a shit tenant.

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