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To think my landlord is a spiteful dickhead

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3kiddosandme · 08/08/2025 09:21

At this point im thinking my landlord is just a spiteful dickhead, I'll go into as much detail as possible here.
Earlier this year I was sent a section 21 notice out of nowhere, I questioned this and the landlord said because of significant damages to the property I have to leave. Now I have evidence that these significant damages are not my fault, I had the environmental health in because I was fed up of living in a shit hole basically, the whole house needs ripping out and fixing including floorboards and external doors according to the local council who did the inspection, the landlord also has to take up an asbestos survey due to damaged ceiling in the hallway.
I have 3 kids I the house, one is additional needs. I was offered a house by a housing association and I accepted, im yet to get the keys but the house was on major repair, I said this to the current landlord who said they were happy to let me wait it out, no repairs have done either by the current landlord as per the council report. They took me to court to evict me even though theyd said I could stay until my house was ready, ive never been behind on rent always paid in full and on time, a week ago the landlord turned up completely unannounced banging on the door I opened the door and I was told I should've moved out by now as the court stated the 25th july, I told them to get a warrant for eviction and come back with bailiffs, as of yet I haven't heard anything from the bailiffs. I emailed expressing that they didnt give any notice and they turned up with keys to let themselves in and since I haven't returned keys or made them aware that ive moved it was completely unacceptable. They stated that they sent a letter, they never did as ive still not recieved this magic letter they apparently sent. Anyway every single day they are emailing me asking for keys to be returned and I keep telling them I will return the keys once I have moved. At this point I just think they are being absolute dickheads. I hopefully should get the keys to the new property today.
Wibu to move and then throw they keys into their office in an envelope and leave without saying a word.

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KT1113 · 08/08/2025 13:04

Swiftie1878 · 08/08/2025 12:45

The court will have taken housing availability into account when setting the date.
She’s made no effort to comply, yet he’s the spiteful dickhead.

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It's not about making no effort to comply. You can't just magic up somewhere to go. If she needs help from the council, they will not do this until the bailiffs come.

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3kiddosandme · 08/08/2025 13:01

SloppyThePoodle · 08/08/2025 12:49

Gosh how unreasonable of us to expect the government to look after us 🙄

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When I first moved in here everything was freshly painted,.although a little rough around the edges so to speak so I thought I could decorate and make it nicer, which i spent hundreds on doing, with one child being additional needs and the other 2 being really young (youngest was just 2 weeks old when I moved in here, shes now almost 4) I try and keep on top of touching up paint etc as it is needed every few months or so, I put down new carpets in bedrooms because they were getting worn, I have done everything I possibly can to look after the house, the disrepair issues are not my issue to fix

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BloodandGlitter · 08/08/2025 13:00

Landlords are social parasites. This one sounds like utter scum. Stay until they bring in the bailiffs OP. Make their life as miserable as they've made yours.

HarlotOTara · 08/08/2025 12:53

Councils always tell renters to not leave until the date the bailiffs arrive, if they don’t and are in need of social housing then they are considered to have made themselves homeless and councils won’t necessarily help.

Please don’t take the advice offered here when posters are saying that you should leave before that.

SloppyThePoodle · 08/08/2025 12:49

DysgraphiaQueen · 08/08/2025 12:04

No the dim person is living in a shitty rental for years, that is due to be condemned and not doing fuck all about it until the landlord takes them to court.

Get some self-respect and be accountable for your own actions, face up to the responsibility for your family and move well before then. Wailing and moaning your being kicked out of a shit hole and leaving everything until you get evicted is dim as you put it.

At least i take responsibility for my actions and have clawed my way out of shitty living and took some personal responsibility blamed no one else for my failures and have done rather well then you.

Too may people expect the government, landlords and others to pick up their crap and look after them.

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Gosh how unreasonable of us to expect the government to look after us 🙄

beAsensible1 · 08/08/2025 12:48

The council should to put you in temporary accommodation until the house is ready.

but I imagine they will tell you stay put until evicted via bailiffs so they don’t have to
do anything.

but you staying isn’t reasonable

Swiftie1878 · 08/08/2025 12:45

Livpool · 08/08/2025 11:29

She doesn’t have anywhere else to go…

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The court will have taken housing availability into account when setting the date.
She’s made no effort to comply, yet he’s the spiteful dickhead.

KT1113 · 08/08/2025 12:44

ByMerryDeer · 08/08/2025 12:39

OP your ‘entitlement’ is quite simply outrageous.

Expecting a LL to follow correct process isn't entitlement. The landlord expecting a tenant to leave without following correct process, is.

KT1113 · 08/08/2025 12:43

ByMerryDeer · 08/08/2025 12:40

Would you rent your property to OP?

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Based on the information I have available, I'd have no reason not to. She hasn't done anything unlawful. And I'd certainly be glad of a tenant who paid rent on time and in full for years on end, while not having to maintain the property to any sort of decent standard.

ByMerryDeer · 08/08/2025 12:40

KT1113 · 08/08/2025 12:35

Not if the law says that isn't the correct way for a landlord to gain possession. Which lowlifes? The one's that can't find somewhere else to live through no fault of their own, or the ones that have no hope of social rented accomodation?

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Would you rent your property to OP?

MtJaro · 08/08/2025 12:40

@3kiddosandme

Has your LL protected your deposit in a scheme?

thebraveryofbeingoutofrange · 08/08/2025 12:39

Lemonadeat8 · 08/08/2025 10:55

If the new keys are ready today make post the landlords through the letterbox once you’ve moved your stuff.

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OP, also date stamp the envelope and take a photo of it being posted through the letterbox.

louderthan · 08/08/2025 12:39

Lavender14 · 08/08/2025 11:18

It's also very possible the landlord is evicting op to try and avoid being held accountable by environmental health for the structural and health related issues in the property and take on a new tenant without spending on doing proper repairs. This happens far more than it should. We don't know that op has caused eviction worthy damage.

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This exact thing happened to my neighbours: they complained about damp (they had a newborn baby); LL evicted them, and new tenants moved in within less than a week. The damp has most definitely not been sorted.

ByMerryDeer · 08/08/2025 12:39

OP your ‘entitlement’ is quite simply outrageous.

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3kiddosandme · 08/08/2025 12:38

DrPrunesqualer · 08/08/2025 12:34

Tenants are given two weeks notice and an actual date that bayliffs will be attending

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It was done without a hearing, but I sent back a defence form and all pictures and evidence but I dont think they even looked at it to be honest

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KT1113 · 08/08/2025 12:35

Moana987 · 08/08/2025 12:32

Just the same as I'm not bothered about what you think.

Tenants should vacate someone else's property when given notice instead of being a cunt and clinging on until the very end. Same old low lifes that do this.

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Not if the law says that isn't the correct way for a landlord to gain possession. Which lowlifes? The one's that can't find somewhere else to live through no fault of their own, or the ones that have no hope of social rented accomodation?

DiscoBob · 08/08/2025 12:35

DrPrunesqualer · 08/08/2025 12:32

Dealing with asbestos whilst a property is occupied is very dangerous
In fact I’d say almost impossible

The landlord could be opening himself up to court cases and manslaughter charges if the tenants become ill down the line

Safer to end the tenancy now and make the property safe.

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Maybe so but he shouldn't have been letting it out in such a condition in the first place.

KT1113 · 08/08/2025 12:34

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Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Despite being told twice they had a full time job? that was your response?

DrPrunesqualer · 08/08/2025 12:34

Thelittleweasel · 08/08/2025 12:29

@3kiddosandme

Did you go to the Court hearing? With all your documents [photos of damage and so on]. The bailiffs - if from High Court - can [and probably will] attend without any notice early in the morning.

Tenants are given two weeks notice and an actual date that bayliffs will be attending

Imisscoffee2021 · 08/08/2025 12:33

Surprised at the interrogation you're getting op, why doesn't the landlord take some responsibility and rent out a house with comfortable liveable conditions? Must want it sold. Typical to pass blame on to tenant, I see you're between a rock and a hard place.

DrPrunesqualer · 08/08/2025 12:32

DiscoBob · 08/08/2025 12:03

What?! Her house was completely falling apart because the landlord refused to do anything. To the point environmental health needed to be involved. And they still haven't commenced work to make it liveable. Slumlord. Scum.

How can you defend this?

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Dealing with asbestos whilst a property is occupied is very dangerous
In fact I’d say almost impossible

The landlord could be opening himself up to court cases and manslaughter charges if the tenants become ill down the line

Safer to end the tenancy now and make the property safe.

Moana987 · 08/08/2025 12:32

goldenquestion · 08/08/2025 12:13

I'm sure a few of you are. No one who's opinion I'm bothered about though.

For avoidance of doubt, following correct legal process doesn't make you cunt. Treating private rental tenants like lepers, does.

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Just the same as I'm not bothered about what you think.

Tenants should vacate someone else's property when given notice instead of being a cunt and clinging on until the very end. Same old low lifes that do this.

Aspidistree · 08/08/2025 12:30

It is just horrendous that people are put in the position of having to disobey legal notices or the council won't help them. It's the definition of stressful and I'm so sorry you are having to go through it.

I really hope you get your new house today and can start to move on with your life. Whatever state you get it in, it'll be yours and this distressing situation will be over.

Thelittleweasel · 08/08/2025 12:29

@3kiddosandme

Did you go to the Court hearing? With all your documents [photos of damage and so on]. The bailiffs - if from High Court - can [and probably will] attend without any notice early in the morning.

Moana987 · 08/08/2025 12:29

Housechallenge · 08/08/2025 12:09

Its the system not the tenant. Tenant doesn't want to go through eviction anymore than the landlord does. Blame the council

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They could just move out then if they would like to avoid it....