Stories from those who stayed past the Section 21 date

[JustWonderingHere]

I’ve noticed that when people post about being served a Section 21, the advice is often very consistent: don’t panic, you don’t have to leave on the date given and stay until you’ve found somewhere or it goes to court. What we don’t seem to hear as often is what actually happened next.

Just wondered whether anyone here stayed past the date on their Section 21 and how it played out in real life, for example: how long you stayed, whether it went to court, whether the landlord withdrew it or how you eventually moved on?

I think hearing real examples might really help people who are currently going through it or renters who want to understand the process if it ever happens to them.

That's awful. If my ll served a section 21 I'd at least pay the rent if I stayed....talk about ruin your chances of renting ever again

Depends on the terms of the contract you signed when you borrowed the car I guess.

You can have any opinion you like, of course. But the law doesn't change depending on peoples opinions of it. A tenancy is a lawful contract, it doesn't leave room for emotion or opinion.

I would have agreed to give the reference to their future landlord and told the truth

Indeed. When you realise how widespread the attitude is, the prevalence of many other behaviours start to make sense: littering, dangerous driving, queue jumping, playing things on speaker in public, spreading germs in offices/social settings, train fare evasion, tax evasion, not turning up to medical appts, Leaving chilled or frozen items in random aisles to avoid walking back, not picking up dog poo etc ....

I’ve been both a decent LL myself and the victim of bad LLs. I wouldn’t do either again! The law helps no one.

It financially ruined her. Single parent, tiny children, low paid job, covering two mortgages. It makes me so angry that people think it’s ok. She wasn’t a career landlord, it was a property she bought when she left home but when she married they agreed to keep it to fund future university fees or retirement. The ex left her for somebody else and he got all the equity from the property. Yet the shitty tenant thought it was fine to just stop paying and put his fags out on the carpet and furniture. It still enrages me to this day. I thought she was going to die with stress.