My tenants made me homeless 

Thanks for all the supportive kind comments ❤ for those that seem hung up on them being served notice I want to just clarify a couple of things as I clearly wasn’t clear enough… 1. The tenants were the ones that chose to leave. I was happy to continue and would have given them alternative accommodation (through insurance) while the building work was being completed but they said they wanted to move out of London anyway. They were told they could go whenever they wanted with no penalty by me if they wanted to leave early. They chose a date 4 months in the future and we all agreed to it and even with checking in days before they were confirmed to be leaving but the hour before, they changed their plans. The notice was only served as it was being managed by a company and regardless of who makes the decision to go, said company always serves it officially. 2. I found them through a national company who does checks, financial and reference. I also personally interviewed them and they both had well paid jobs and are private tenants. (I only mention them being private tenants because it was commented that they are overstaying because of seeking council housing but that’s not the case, my mum was a council tenant, I loved our home) 3. Aside from being fully managed, I also had landlord insurance so apart from having a crystal ball I’m not sure how I could have foreseen what was to come. 4. Don’t talk like I’m a bad landlord and ‘shouldn’t be providing’ accommodation to people… I rented it BELOW market value because it was only to cover the costs while I was living elsewhere, not to become rich. £1200 in Greater London for a 2 massive bedroom property in greater London with private garden, a driveway, an attic and basement one bedroom with a walk in wardrobe, private side access, freshly decorated throughout and I offered to GIVE them the TV kettle and microwave which they could take when they left. I also immediately fixed any and every issue, not waiting and even when they were at fault for blocking a drain TWICE I paid even though legally they are responsible for that type of issue. I feel you’ve had a bad landlord experience and I’m sad for that. But if decent landlords like me are scared away from renting their properties due to situations like this, how much worse would the rental market be?

It is your home but you're going to have to play a longer and legal game to get it back. This is why I will never ever rent out my place initially because its not worth it tax wise but also because people are selfish as sadly you're learning. You'll have to stick to the laws and possibly get to court but you will get them out - eventually

I would also like to point out that "my tenants made me homeless" is plainly incorrect. You left your previous place gambling on the property being vacant on a specific date and essentially made yourself homeless in the process. A section 21 notice does not end a tenancy. At the expiration of that notice, you can start a court process to end a tenancy. Only courts and tenants can end tenancies. What you do is educate yourself on housing rights BEFORE you become a landlord.

Rich or poor we all have these hard times whatever the situation, health money etc. It's all a part of life and let's be honest life would be boring if we didn't have difficult situations to get around. You will get things sorted in the end. Take care.

It sounds like you need a different solicitor with some better legal advice, because there are next steps to take, and "well, it's their house now" is really crap legal advisement, and just not true. You should be able to serve a legal eviction notice if they've overstayed their contracted tenancy. If they refuse to vacate by the date on the eviction notice, you can apply for an order for possession. If you're not asking for unpaid rent, then it can be a quicker process. They will have an opportunity to object, but will have to pay your court fees and leave the premises if the order is upheld. If they still fail to vacate, you apply for a warrant of possession, and then a bailiff will come and oversee them moving out. The bad news is that this can take a while, and you'll have to find a place to stay in the meantime. But you do have recourse and legal rights, and will get your house back.

Hug 🤗

This is a crazy situation😮 I hope this gets resolved quickly 😟

The law here in Ireland is totally skewed in favour of the tenant as well it’s not fair on those landlords like yourself who aren’t doing it to make lots of money. I am very sorry to hear that you are going through this 😢

This will take 6 months.. I would hope that you can chase them with debt collection, but yes they are now squatting and for some reason they have those rights.. Its like noisy neighbors - theres nothing you can do to stop people playing loud music overnight and destroying your working life. Also say to the tenants that you will be chasing for all costs related to this - meaning missing rent, money incurred by you staying (your friend charging you money as an example) and legal fees.. so it's in their interest to leave as quickly as possible.

This is really sad. I can't believe these tenants ! They are horrible people.

This came across my recommendations. Feel for your very unfortunate situation 😢

I am so sorry that you are in that situation. I hope things gets resolved quickly and you can be in your usual bubbly spirit. Huge hug.🤗💜🫰

It sounds like you were neither ready nor informed about what being a landlord may entail, in which case you definitely should not be providing housing to people.

Here's the thing: I think it's unbelievably naive to trust that someone is able to find a new home in the greater London area in just four months. That's close to impossible. Especially if your tenants are not super well off themselves. Initiating your return without your tenants out of your house was definitely a mistake. I guess you can blame them for exerting their rights but imagine yourself in their shoes, you can't just move your furniture and all your stuff around to other people's places until you eventually find a comparable place for yourself.

Unfortunately this is going to get worse for Landlords as Labour are changing the rules even more for tenants rights. I would never rent out my property now due to situations like this. Best of luck with this and I hope it sorts out ASAP.