Does an emergency eviction exist

Landlord Discussion New Laws & Regulation Changes
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An alternative approach: I had a vicar friend of mine accompany me to witness a deed of surrender . He wore his dog collar. :laughing:

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My daughter has two large Alsatian dogs, will that work? I do not know any vicars. No exalted circles for me.

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Did they sign a deed of surrender? If not, you may be at risk of them claiming illegal eviction.

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Relevant grounds

  • Ground 12 – breach of tenancy obligations

  • Ground 14 – nuisance, annoyance, threats, violence

Why Ground 14 matters

  • No notice period

  • Proceedings can start immediately

  • Designed specifically for:

    • Threatening behaviour

    • Harassment of other occupiers

    • Serious ASB

  • Evidence required

  • Incident logs

  • Complaints from other tenants

  • Texts / emails / recordings (lawful)

  • Police incident numbers (very strong)

  • Ground 14 is discretionary, but when threats are proven, courts take it seriously.

4. The “victim” point — critical clarification

You must not:

  • Serve Section 21 or Section 8 on the victim

  • Frame eviction as “protecting them”

  • Pressure them to leave “for safety”

Doing so risks:

  • Harassment claims

  • Unlawful eviction

  • Council enforcement

  • Licence breach (HMO)

  • Your legal focus must be the offender, not the affected tenant.

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ah… ya gotta love AI :laughing:

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Yes. All done through open rent cancelling the tenancy as per their request.

The reason for me claiming the deposit was in lieu of notice

The supporting WhatsApp conversation discussing the end of tenancy financial agreements were uploaded into the deposit claim

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