Comments on: Tenants legal help – how to protect yourself against rogue landlords http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/10/25/how-to-protect-yourself-against-rogue-landlords/ From landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tessa Shepperson http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/10/25/how-to-protect-yourself-against-rogue-landlords/comment-page-1/#comment-8488 Tessa Shepperson Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=367#comment-8488 What an awful story. You say that there are rent arrears. Have you considered trying to find a solicitor who could make a claim for compensation for this under a no win no fee agreement? Have a word with our referral service, they may be able to find someone for you: http://www.solicitorsinternetservices.co.uk/ (scroll down until you see the form) or ring 0800 157 7602. What an awful story.

You say that there are rent arrears. Have you considered trying to find a solicitor who could make a claim for compensation for this under a no win no fee agreement? Have a word with our referral service, they may be able to find someone for you: http://www.solicitorsinternetservices.co.uk/ (scroll down until you see the form) or ring 0800 157 7602.

]]> By: nina http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/10/25/how-to-protect-yourself-against-rogue-landlords/comment-page-1/#comment-8486 nina Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:19:32 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=367#comment-8486 I succeeded to an assured tenancy on the death of my father in 2008 - teh family are former owners, and the garden had mutual 'no build' clauses on it. The late owner was 95, and so stroke disabled she signed her will by motioning with her hand. her accountant was also LPA, though we never got a copy of the document. He stole our rent book and tenancy agreement - we were in the middle of several cancers in the family, wrote exhaustively for its return , but no show. He used an ARLA agent who conspired with him - refused to reissue a rent book so we paid without prejudice. We had 2 years of every trick in teh book tryign to get my Father and I out. Then he himself died - unlawful act manslaughter - he was in the mortuary for 5 months - and this bastard accountant wouldnt leave me alone! His arla agents failed to turn up at the jurisidciton meeting with teh rent book adn Deeds tothe garden . His builders threateened to smash the windows BY EMAIL ! and I still couldnt find a solicitor to help on legal aid, adn shelter oly give advice. IT was sold at auction in may this year - teh 'deeds' have been replaced by an ordnance survey map, without the no build covenants - !! It s been purchased by a recetnly discharged bankurpt 'property developer' who was put into involuntary liquidation in 2009. I've had two accusations of 'arrears', b een given a bogus account number to pay the rent into, had a bogus solicitors firm 'mediating ' between us, and had the bastard banging on the door demanding rent taht I couldnt pay because of the accoutn details, and asking neighbours about me. NO LEGAL AID SOLICITORS WANT TO KNOW - THE RENT , THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS , THE RENTAL PERIOD WERE ALL MISREPRESETNED IN TEH AUCTION CATALOGUE - and the council have said it cost s them too much money to take them to court!The police said 'fraud was nothting to do with them'. You just get sent to CAB, who tell you to see a solicitor - shelter jsut reiterate whats on their website , and tell you to see a solicitor - NO ONE CAN FIND ONE IN TIME. I gota crime number from 'actionfraud.co.uk'. The new pig has just sent a S. 132 notice asking for an 80% increase in rent - if i apply for HB, I lose the chance of a hearing at the RAC - its above the LHA allowance for a single person , and therer are so many repairs the accountant didtn do, I dont have a single room i coudl let out ot t a lodger. The law just lets them eat you whole now - i'v felt suicidal since the auction - teh agents published my name in the catalogue like i was a fixture rather than adecent human being - I dont have any arrears at all - we have never had arrears since 1933 - theh agents gave my private telephone number out to complete strangers , and I had months of fear whenever another prosepective BTL pig wanted a viewing - one refused to leave until i signed an assured shorthold tenancy on the spot - and the police wouldnt come!!! These people are scum! And the law is utterly unjust. I succeeded to an assured tenancy on the death of my father in 2008 – teh family are former owners, and the garden had mutual ‘no build’ clauses on it. The late owner was 95, and so stroke disabled she signed her will by motioning with her hand. her accountant was also LPA, though we never got a copy of the document. He stole our rent book and tenancy agreement – we were in the middle of several cancers in the family, wrote exhaustively for its return , but no show. He used an ARLA agent who conspired with him – refused to reissue a rent book so we paid without prejudice. We had 2 years of every trick in teh book tryign to get my Father and I out. Then he himself died – unlawful act manslaughter – he was in the mortuary for 5 months – and this bastard accountant wouldnt leave me alone! His arla agents failed to turn up at the jurisidciton meeting with teh rent book adn Deeds tothe garden . His builders threateened to smash the windows BY EMAIL ! and I still couldnt find a solicitor to help on legal aid, adn shelter oly give advice.
IT was sold at auction in may this year – teh ‘deeds’ have been replaced by an ordnance survey map, without the no build covenants – !! It s been purchased by a recetnly discharged bankurpt ‘property developer’ who was put into involuntary liquidation in 2009. I’ve had two accusations of ‘arrears’, b een given a bogus account number to pay the rent into, had a bogus solicitors firm ‘mediating ‘ between us, and had the bastard banging on the door demanding rent taht I couldnt pay because of the accoutn details, and asking neighbours about me. NO LEGAL AID SOLICITORS WANT TO KNOW – THE RENT , THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS , THE RENTAL PERIOD WERE ALL MISREPRESETNED IN TEH AUCTION CATALOGUE – and the council have said it cost s them too much money to take them to court!The police said ‘fraud was nothting to do with them’. You just get sent to CAB, who tell you to see a solicitor – shelter jsut reiterate whats on their website , and tell you to see a solicitor – NO ONE CAN FIND ONE IN TIME.
I gota crime number from ‘actionfraud.co.uk’.
The new pig has just sent a S. 132 notice asking for an 80% increase in rent – if i apply for HB, I lose the chance of a hearing at the RAC – its above the LHA allowance for a single person , and therer are so many repairs the accountant didtn do, I dont have a single room i coudl let out ot t a lodger.

The law just lets them eat you whole now – i’v felt suicidal since the auction – teh agents published my name in the catalogue like i was a fixture rather than adecent human being – I dont have any arrears at all – we have never had arrears since 1933 – theh agents gave my private telephone number out to complete strangers , and I had months of fear whenever another prosepective BTL pig wanted a viewing – one refused to leave until i signed an assured shorthold tenancy on the spot – and the police wouldnt come!!!

These people are scum! And the law is utterly unjust.

]]> By: Tessa Shepperson http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/10/25/how-to-protect-yourself-against-rogue-landlords/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Tessa Shepperson Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:19:49 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=367#comment-438 The only service available for tenants that I could find when researching for this article, was the one from RentChecks.com. This does not mean that there are not others, but if there are, they are not easily found via Google. The only service available for tenants that I could find when researching for this article, was the one from RentChecks.com. This does not mean that there are not others, but if there are, they are not easily found via Google.

]]> By: Lukie http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/10/25/how-to-protect-yourself-against-rogue-landlords/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Lukie Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:34:42 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=367#comment-437 I am about to embark on a research project into this matter. I myself am tenant, but have never experienced the repossession. I was astonished to find the huge gap in the market regarding tenant protection. To your knowledge, are the recently available landlord checker the only options out there?? I am about to embark on a research project into this matter. I myself am tenant, but have never experienced the repossession. I was astonished to find the huge gap in the market regarding tenant protection. To your knowledge, are the recently available landlord checker the only options out there??

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