Colin,
We will all be paying for the current crisis for years maybe decades to come regardless of our employment situation.
The good thing is the government has put measures in place to help most people… Landlords won’t be able to evict anyone or even start proceedings for at least 3 months so it might be best to keep that relationship, it could well cost 8 months time and rent.
so right John. I do have good tenants . Some for 20 years. some renting shops. I remember when i was a tenant i fell behind with the rent, the landlady did not evict me . I caught up and she sold me my first home and provided a private mortgage ! I have never forgotten and if a tenant is striving hard I will help. I have not forgotten what its like to struggle with money
Hi there,
Firstly, I’d say this could be very genuine and supporting the mother and child would be the decent thing to do. I myself have been in a similar situation, me being the abused with a small child. The problem is the abuser almost never really leaves even with a court order. So you need to bear this in mind. I’m assuming it’s his child but perhaps not. So he will be back & not having his name on the tenancy is a good idea. As long as his name is on that tenancy agreement, he will feel he has the right to come back & he does have the right to come back unless there really is a restraining order. You should require from her evidence of such injunction/restraining order and an address where to reach him for any arrears currently or in future & also to ask permission to end the tenancy. These are fair things to require from her. As others have said, he’s still liable for rent and you must not sign another tenancy without his agreement to end the current one. He may want to end it so he’s no longer liable. It’s really up to them right now. But once you see evidence that he has had a restraining order. You need to make a decision. Either way you need his contact details from her as a requirement to continue the tenancy. But may I also point out that she may not want to do this as this may exacerbate the situation and she & child may be put at risk. It may be that having his name on the tenancy is safer for getting child support etc, in my case, I just needed him to stay away & chose not to get any support from him whatsoever but it’s up to her. Just checking they both have right to rent? It’s a very tricky one because keeping tenancy as it is might be some security in getting rent paid & not exacerbating situation. Yes, it’s a bit more work for you but as others have said, sometimes it’s the the people most in need that make sure they always pay on time. But you need to ask for evidence from her in order to firstly know if they are scamming you or not, and also to know how you can move forward. I hope this helps. Did you meet both of them before renting to them? Kind regards