Car parking space - WWYD? (No diagram Required)

[Chorizomoon]

Hello,
so I’ve lived in a new build house for a few years. Hard to explain but in a desirable area of the SOuth east. I have a car parking space attached to my property which I own but it’s a five min walk away (estate with sep parking).

i gave up my car in Covid because I was wfh and didn’t need it and like walking so am renting out the space (perfectly fine and done thing to do). Had a few offers, gave to the first person who messaged me. Very cheap for the area.

we drew up a contract for payment of first of the month, paying forward for the month ahead not in arrears. But every month so far there has been a problem with it coming on time.

1. direct debits don’t come out on a weekend so check Monday - it didn’t come on Monday and had to chase
2. issue with the bank so it’s not come out - had to chase
3. she has so many direct debits coming out they got stuck but she’s cancelled one so mine can come out
4. messaged 3 days ago about when it was due, no reply.

have offered to alter the payment date to her payday, never been anything than cordial but firm. It’s not a massive amount of money but it pays off my DDs from that day if that makes sense (I could also change this).

i don’t know what else to say. Don’t want to kick her off and I know it’s a cost of living crisis but it is genuinely money I need - mortgage has gone up and have people to support etc hence why I’m doing it. How would you say you must now reply / what action to take? Again feels too harsh to kick her off at this point as she has always paid, just always several days late

You gotta do what you gotta do. Re hire it.

Well what’s in the contract regarding non-payment? You would do whatever it says.

If there's a contract, what are the terms?

Every month?

Jesus what would you do if this was a customer or client.

I'd be ditching right now. She's not reliable. She's getting a good deal. If she can't pay you're not a nanny service. Unless you really love chasing up every month and have nothing better to do

The ignoring of messages would be it for me...

I agree you shouldn't feel bad about ending the arrangement, but how are you going to practically enforce it? If you give her notice, then arrange something with someone else, what will you do when CF is still parked there anyway on Monday morning?

Don't be so wet. "Your late payments are causing me problems so I'm terminating our agreement. From X date my parking space will not be available to you and you'll have to park elsewhere."

Hello,
ive got a security deposit which amounts to one month of payment and if worst came to worst, I’d get a friend to park in the spot. But that wouldn’t be a permanent solution and it’s low stakes (not the same as renting a property out, eg. It’s quite a small amount of money BUT one I budget with now)

the contract says lack of payment will amount to termination of the agreement. But I want to keep things cordial (yes, I know).

it’s been every month since the start bar one. I hate chasing because I have a lot on. And as I said she does usually pay I’d say 2-3 days late which isn’t an enormous deal.

I’ve offered an alternative payment date but now need to put my foot down but not sure how to escalate from here to say last chance saloon

I would say what AmWrestlingWithChasNDave says but instead of am terminating, say if the next month is not on time that you will be terminating the agreement.
I would say something about the effort and stress it’s causing you to have the chase all the time and would also say that it had been every month bar one.

The late payments are either a problem or they're not. I don't get it. If you're fine with her dicking you around then crack on

What are you asking advice for? How to be nice to a cf?

I don't understand all the stuff about 'stuck' direct debits or an issue with the bank, it wouldn't be a direct debit. She would have had to set up a standing order to be paid on the same day each month, or a bank transfer which she'd have to do on the day.
I agree with PP, let them know if it's late next time that's it and the contract is ended.

If you've offered her a different payment date, and are able to re-work your finances to a new date, why can't you just treat it like she pays on, say, the 7th of each month and plan accordingly.

Don't tell her that the date's changed (in the same way that you might tell a perpetually-late person that an event starts half an hour before it does), but just save yourself all the stress and be realistic in what the situation will be (I know it shouldn't be that). Yes, it's a hassle that she's a few days late every month, but she does pay up every month - and you do have her security deposit.

You could 'sack' her and find that her replacement doesn't pay at all or is otherwise a complete nightmare, far worse than being consistently a couple of days late in paying but otherwise great.

Oh good how do I delete so tired I didn’t mean to post on here 🤦‍♀️

X, im really sorry but as per our contractual agreement, i will be terminating our agreement on the basis of late payments.
I feel i have been fair in offering alternative payment dates, but these have been rejected. Every month bar one has resulted in me having to chase you for payment. I have neither the time or energy to have to do this, so i will be finding someone who respects the payment terms and pays on time/everytime. I will give you until 31st December so you can make alternative parking arrangements.
Regards,

X