That makes no sense. How could that woman live there? Rent free for 18 months without getting Evicted, not to mention thrown in jail for that kind of marrears. England's eviction policy is really stupid
HMOs are disgraceful. You can’t be an accidental landlord if you have deliberately split a property into tiny cells and no doubt charging an arm and a leg for all of them
@@krissander1 A nice slum is still a slum. There are nice HMO's yes but they are more expensive than anyone would reasonably pay, in my area it's like £600 for a room not that has any space for more than a bed and since most are on zero hour contracts they are pretty much guaranteed to get in rent arrears.
In the States you miss a months rent and the Police turn up and throw you out, there is a national database for bad tenants, once your on that, no more rental properties for you, UK is so soft, no wonder so many just take the piss.
In my last property I lived in (housing association) me and my daughter was nearly killed by a nightmare tenant living above us, as well as other threats and banging on my door with a hammer and other weapons. He did criminal damage to his own flat and the landlords never pressed charges, police couldn't do anything and also wouldn't. He got away with setting fire to the flat I was moved and he was put back in. He threatened to behead a woman on the street and he was finally evicted then. We are soft, we need to toughen up. Last I heard, he's in another property
That's not true. In the US, we have to go trough an eviction process and an eviction goes on your credit report which will result in it being very difficult to rent again.
@@ek2137 sounds a bit familiar to here, but if you claim you did antisocial behaviour because of drugs, alcohol and mental health issues, they get rehoused...at least my landlord association did, for it to start again to someone else. I hope all landlords aren't that soft. Should only be rehoused imo after something like that after rehabilitation
So debters prisons, go back to Victorian times, undo all progress made since then in society - good thing you lot have no say over anything lol, you'd destroy your own country given the chance
If everyone criminals nobody criminals you just make deflation of world you know who many ppl have problems with shit landlords who send mail about lv up costs of rent in 3 day or you need fak out from home ? And I'm not speak about drug addiction ppl normal ppl who work 2 jobs for not live on streets
@haroon4567 it not always possible move you probably not have kids and have lots money Moving it change school it find different programs it costs lots money ppl live from pay check to pay check gm rich kid life shit
Watching these videos make me feel like I’m living in an alternate universe 🤪 The laws overseas are extremely bizarre! I’ve heard of landlords who have literally pulled the doors off the hinges to gain access and repossess their properties. Please don’t come to the states with a UK renter mentality…you will be in for a big shock 😳
Depends on the state. Some states lean on being more Landlord friendly, while others lean more in the direction of England where tenants have more power. In most cases though, once a court order is issued, our police actually will help remove trespassers
I don't get the sober living places and people living in hotels/motels permanently. I guess that's what happens with two western cultures from different continents, it gets confusing.
The £11,000 arrears. [If] the tenant is in receipt of Universal Credit, paying the rent, how is it, that [if] the tenant is spending the money on anything other than the rent, surely they could be done for obtaining [state] funding by deception? They're not even paying the rent that UC covers! Do the Gov department ever go after these people for fraud? Just wondering.
The government made the mistake of stopping paying rent, directly, so these scumbags are getting in arrears. You cannot transfer responsibility to people who are just not responsible.
they pay the rent to the person who then has to use it to pay there rant, unless you ask them to pay the rent to the landlord its given to you 1st. they say this is so you can get used to paying your bills but it just makes people spend it on other things.
@@lynn5050If you're on other benefits you can ask for housing benefit to pay rent direct to your landlord. I'm on ESA & my Landlord will take people on it as a tenant , but only if the rent goes direct to him from the Housing Benefit Dept . It's a condition of the lease.
@@kimberlyruttenberg9567 they did at one point do that to stop you spending it, but they made the move to pay the person so they can get used to paying bills, but most of the time it don't work like that as people get so little they think why not spend a bit
These landlords aren’t rich people. They have mortgages to pay. No one has the right to lie and cheat to get properties and then live for free. The pressure to re-house homeless people should be the council and homeless charities. It’s not up to homeowners to re-house people for nothing.
@@toxiczombiewolf5692 Being a landlord is not a job, just like being a ticket scalper is not a job. Yes, they make money doing it, but they don't provide anything. Economists have known for hundreds of years already that those who profit from rent-seeking actually make the economy worse. They are parasites.
Would love to buy our disabled son a flat one day- he's got grandparents that will leave us/him enough to be able to do so. But this show makes me worried for his future. How many people are living next to disgusting, lawless neighbours? Im just left feeling bad for those living above, below and next to these low life that bring drugs and rubbish and god knows all what else. I dont want my boy exposed to it, but how can one ensure to avoid it🤷. We were ideal renters, even through the pandemic, keeping house and garden, and always always paying rent on time. I'm hoping this show is showing a small small minority of people out there🤞🤞.
That girl gives me a heart attack while driving she fails to stop at a zebra crossing 34:36 and every time I see her drive she gives me anxiety. Would never pass a test nowadays
I've got no sympathy for that guy renting rooms for over £600 a month it's pure greed on the landlords part. Yes the woman owed ths rent but he's just a greedy man & the rent for all his rooms would be well over the mortgage amount for the property makes me sick these people deserve to get scammed
Clearly you own nothing and freeload. If you owned anything and depended on it for your needs you might understand. Its leechy entitled trash like you that cause these actions. If living conditions are so bad why would people be in it. Its all poor excuses for sorry people that want others to pay their way. Grow up moron
I feel so bad for the landlord having to deal with that woman. I must admit that, if it were me in that situation, I would be tempted to take a less legal route. Pay a few of "da boyz" to get her out rather than going through the legal system.
You can't be in love with or attached to your rental property. It's a business and needs to stay that way with no personal feelings about the property. If you can't do that sell the property, you are not ready to be a landlord
@lothar3610 it's dog shit most places I'm 25 and will never have a chance to own a property because health issues too me out of work past 3 years nobody wants to hire me. And my parents house is falling apart and unlivable but it's all we got. Makes you feel hopeless
Because of the housing shortage letting rooms gives more than one person somewhere to live, but I believe the landlord shouldn't be charging so much. A fairer rent is ideal and fair.
@ranbitcaroline666 We all know if you were rich you’d buy property and let people live there for free😂 Wealthy people can’ give all their $ away or they’d be poor and couldn’t provide jobs. Et the government provide affordable housing instead of stealing from people with $ that earned and deserve it. Socialism is not a good system with many failures.
"Accidental landlord" - what bullshit! No one forces anyone to rent out their *surplus* property, and if for whatever reason he feels he 'must' rent it, instead of selling, then at least be a decent human being by renting it affordably to a family in need instead of individual rooms for higher profit. These exploitative liars playing the victim make me sick.
@@cdrone4066 you can spin ot however you like, but unless you are a non-profit bona fide *"housing provider"* being a landlord is freeloading exploitation, getting other people to pay for your "investment asset". Get a real job.
@@lynb1022 Exactly - and given the fact that people are unreliable, why trust a complete stranger to consistently pay for your 'investment'? (especially if they are on a low wage, or no wage.)
@@cdrone4066 It isn't a business. Just like patent trolling isn't a business, and ticket scalping isn't a business, and running a protection racket isn't a business. All of these things share the same thing in common with being a landlord which is that they are rent-seeking, parasitic behaviours. These people produce nothing of value and simply extract value out of the economy like leeches.
How can a landlord owns 100 properties plus ,what about other people who does not even have one small house Government must stop this culture of rich people of wanting to buy the whole town houses/land , restrictions should apply when it comes on buying properties/owning properties
Dude business is business! However he makes his money is his own business. If a MF doesn’t like it become a home owner and pay your own damn mortgage. That simple 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
The HMO landlord cracks me up, fair enough it’s bad not paying rent. But getting out the violin for the loss of his house/money when he’s got another 5 rooms being rented out for £3k per month!!! (he’s not literally out of pocket £11k) He fully made it a HMO to maximise his profits and that’s the risk you run (especially when it takes you 18 months to serve notice and not get a tenancy agreement!)
The warehouse - the owner is trying to let the place, why don't they just let it & pay the utility bills like every other person has to, instead of moaning that they have to leave their rent free place that does not belong to them.
In England squatting in private residential property became a criminal offence in about 2012 so squatters often turn to commercial properties instead as on the one with the solicitor helping get them squatters out. It is appalling people don't pay rent. Many landlords earn less than their tenants even and have to pay their own mortgage. They should start by removing the iphones some of these tenants have to sell them for say £800 towards £11,000 of rent owed. Then move to their jewellery and car if they own one and other possessions, but instead they seem to disappear and never pay.
Lucky those kids never walked out onto the road at the zebra crossing 34.36 mins into the video....driving the car with no care ...just rushing from job to job
I'm always amazed by how those people in so much rent arrears able to find their next house to rent? I always pay my rent on time and have a full time job but still struggle when looking for a new place and worry about the referencing...ummm...
I know! It’s mind-boggling! If I go into a restaurant and order a bunch of food and then refuse to pay for it, they can call the cops. If it’s closing time in a store and I’m just laying there sleeping on the floor and refused to leave they can call the cops and they can drag me out. Why is it not the same for squatting and someone else’s property?
So here in norway the social service pays land lords with big houses to house a bunch of addicts or outcasts at tremendous prices like 18000kr for one bedrom(and nothing else, shared kitchen and bathroom for like 8 people) so 1800 quid for a small bedroomin a house where no one sleeps and fights all the time, and the land lords will just unlock your door(bedroom door) whenever he wants
I don't understand how that lady was let in when she hadn't even signed a lease. What kind of idiot lets a person into a shared house without making them sign a lease first? I don't think he actually has a case since she doesn't have a lease that says she's supposed to be paying...
Those guys squatting in the warehouse were taking the piss - if they can afford all that expensive gear, they could have easily used the money to rent a place instead - they were just wanting free accommodation so they could spend their money on what they wanted.
I dont get how people can just trash properties that dont belong to them, i have to live in a van with no bathroom no toilet, as i cant afford todays rents, i would treat a even a bedsit like it was a palace coz id be grateful for a roof over my head and running water
How does the eviction process work in England? Do they have to wait 18 months to start the process then another 4-5 months for a judgement? Or did he just chose wait that first 18 months? On "Call the bailiff" one man had two rent arrears judgments totalling £180,000. I don't understand how that's possible.
It’s not possible. It’s clear that the landlord didn’t take action when they could. If there was no rent, they could have served notice after two months of no arrears and started court proceedings
Es increíble que no tengan penas estrictas para esas personas que no pagan por meses y aunque se vayan, no pagan. Que frustración para los dueños de las propiedades.
KEEP IT SIMPLE!!!! this is a huge problem….. no one should be homeless…. shelter … food…. healthcare…medical and education people!!!! Once these basic needs are deprived you will have issues… FOREVER ….
Only way to do that is to make the government responsible for it which means making the tax payer pay for it. All of that would need to be done through getting a mandate which either means a General election or a Super-majority Referendum. Do you think the British electorate can be convinced to foot the bill?
@@keithd26 you're already footing the tax bill for big companies, I'd rather pay for people who need help, than pay for super rich companies who can afford their own bills.
@Simatra Good luck with that! Government doesn’t care. The people need to get together to make changes.. That doesn’t mean taking from the rich to make them poor. It’s about communities coming together, purchasing a site and then building cubicles as their are to many people to house. The more illegal immigrants the greater the demand. We can’t house the world!! Let’s come together to take care of our own citizens first!!
@@Alexandra_HillI agree. An allowance covering the basics for those who genuinely need it. Everyone needs a roof over their head, enough food, medical care etc and educational opportunities to better themselves. But again as someone has already said, the natives need to be looked after first!!
@@f.ikrama.leader6378 any 1st world country can do both and also if you think the Irish government is treating refugees better than its citizens - you’d be sadly mistaken, the way the refugees are treated here is disgraceful, look into direct provision here and how ppl there are treated, also there are ppl coming here that should be turned around , they rip up their papers etc because they’re from countries that aren’t considered unsafe, that annoys me and the government have it that way, they’re trying to change it but it’s too slow.
Is UK the only country in the world with such ridiculous eviction laws? 😳😳😳 no point to own any property there if it can be legally taken over by anyone for months or years 🙅♀️⛔️🙅♀️ no point to pay rent if you can live for free for months. Who is behind this ridiculous law?
Don't you just hate when you accidentally don't put a home up for sale, accidentally convert it to multiple occupancy, and accidentally become a landlord?
IF SHE LEFT THE HOUSE CAN HE NOT JUST CHANGE THE LOCKS STAY IN HOUSE MAKE SURE ITS SAFE 4A WEEK OR SO... GIVE HER BACK HER STUFF HE HAS 2DO THAT MUCH ANYWAY. SMALL CLAIMS COURT 4OWED RENT.. OR RIGHT THAT OFF. JUST MOVE ON.
I might be naive, be what's the point of letting your property through an agency if they have no responsibility towards lost rent and damaged property?
My god don’t be ridiculous! They cant make programs out of great tenets! Infact it’s the landlord that is notorious for being money grabbers before a tenant. There are more good tenants than bad significantly but that won’t make good tv. Dont be a sheep … have independent critical thinking… if you had money to buy to let you should have the critical thinking to be able to research and not watch 12 year old programs about problems only! It’s a ridiculous statement you made
Never where I'm from. W0e can remove front door to gain access whether occupied or not. The outstanding rent is payed to the coirts by court order or wages, social security are all garnished until the dept is paid. It usually takes 12 weeks start to finish.
Unfortunately turning off electricity and water can get the landlords in trouble. One land lord just removed all doors and then windows, worked very well.
@@mimiity9585 now that sounds like something I would do since you can’t turn off the electricity take the front door. Oh, I’m just taking the door to be refinished. It’ll be ready in 6 to 8 months.
The home where the so called lady rented a room and not paid for 18 months, he should have rented it out as a family home and got their real estate agent to do their homework who they let live there..
These people really p**s me off, pay your dam rent! The rights tenants have over their landlords is scandalous, the fact people can owe £10,000, £11,000 and just walk off without paying it, is utterly scandalous, it makes me so angry!
The landlord should have had the water, heat, and electric cut off, as soon as he discovered that it was not empty. Why was he paying for the utilities to be on.
I just don’t understand how squatting isn’t a criminal offence. If you broke into someone’s home or entered without permission, that should be enough to have someone removed. This law is insanity.
People who are homeless and destitute dont give 2 craps about paperwork or anything rich people have to say because they feel they have been failed by society and are not interested in your process
So those people expect to live in someone else's personal property at their expense? If you believe they should be able why don't you invite a few to live with you?
This has nothing to do with the gap between rich and poor and where the two meet. Seems to me those who are relying on rental income are right in the middle but dependent on the poorest m! Doesn’t seem like a good idea to me!
im not saying its right to avoid paying rent, we all have bills but i felt a bit bad seeing them fake a reference like that, its clear they just need a house and a job
I find it really really HARD to understand u know , how can somebody walk in , Live , and trash other people's properties or houses WITHOUT paying their rent ?and they still have the nerve to face the owners ,taLk rubbish and even the peopLe who are kind enough to Let u stay in their properties ? With a lot of people ended up homeless , living in gutter these peopLe have roofs over their heads , have warm comfy beds to fight the cold so in terms of ' give and take ' law all they need to do is to pay rent on time and heLp the owner to take care of the properties it's that simpLe YET their brainless heads can't seem to grasp that idea 🥴 . Back in my earLy teen years , in the country where i live my mum and i moved a lot . Rent one house to another in few different locations and towns , in between 6 years alone we've moved about 3 times at that time i used to wonder why my mum made so much efforts to keep the house intact like no drawings on the walls , no picture frames hanging either cuz she doesn't want the to leave marks , if there is a garden or plantations surround it we'd do some gardening once a week , why should we do all that i mean it's someone else's house snd we pay the rent but she says " Paying the rent isn't your only responsibility u need to take care of it too bcuz well u rent it , don't u ? If anyone was to borrow something from u i'm sure u want them to return it to u exactly the way it was before ,so it's the same thing with renting a house cuz u basically borrow it from them " and we never had any issues with any landlords of the houses where we rent , i carried that advice till today in my adulthood and one of the owners of a flat i used to rent when i was 23 and worked outside of town even try to persuade me to stay Longer few weeks in advance before i was moving out saying that she Liked the way i took good care of it , i missed her homemade cookies though .
How do you let a person run up with £11,000 in rent arrears in the first place should of done it along ago before it got to that amount if she is claiming benefit they get housing benefit her must of been spending it the government should have her for fraud its stupid it should be paid straight to the landlord mine was when i was off work for 6 months
Dont believe for a second he bought that home for his mum. Hes one of the people who took out a second mortgage around 2008 with a view to rent and probably found himself in negative equity, greed. pure and simple
@@SLATEX1 you've missed my point entirely. He bought the house to make money - like a lot of people in the mid 2000s, to take advantage of low interest rates. Which badly contributed to rising rents and lack of properties. I think thats karma tbh
