We have a property. BIL is tenant.
Everything fine until a couple of late payments which got worse and it got to over £3500 arrears. We issued a section 21 on advice as he had effectively moved out and was working in a different city.
His dad cleared those arrears but we're back up to over £2500 now.
He'd had an accident at his previous work and had been moved job internally but didn't like it and is waiting for a industrial injury claim.
The house is stuffed to the gills with crap.
He's had an operation on his neck in this city and drove back to the other city within a couple of days. Something that I think will have exacerbated his problem.
He's messed up with universal credit as he's told them he's been evicted and walked out of his job by effectively resigning by text in response to a message from them saying they were letting him go at the end of the pay period as he'd asked them to align with his UC reporting period.
This is his excuse/reason for not paying rent.
He says he can't use his arm so can't clear anything. But is driving about between cities.
His next op and recovery time would leave him 3 months further in arrears. Assuming it doesn't get worse by him being an idiot and driving too soon. Also I think this additional wait will further delay any payout he gets.
We asked UC to pay rent direct but they've said no.
So we have a tenant who isn't paying rent and has promised he'll pay from his industrial payout and then he'll be able to pay someone to clear and store all his shit.
But he has an an IVA so if he gets a payout surely they'll automatically grab any money first. He had an IVA when we took him on as a tenant and didn't take a deposit.
This effectively voids our insurance on the property as it needs to have someone living there. Winter is coming and the property will be at risk of a problem happening and no one being there to notice.
Our household income is affected which is going to bite as other income sources have stopped too.
My BIL is an idiot but I feel completely lost and not in control of the situation. I'm really angry and frustrated. Both with bil and now husband for him listening yesterday at their parents house to this tale of nonsense about not paying the rent and then staying for a couple of hours to chat with him as of nothing was wrong.
If you got through this rambling rant then thank you.
I know legal advice would be sensible but I suspect a divorce would be easier to resolve.