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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2020 11:43:28 GMT
Wheeled my bike along the towpath earlier then rode it up the short steep hill that connects it with the road. Bike on sidestand so I could close the gate. Chap approaches "Do you know you're not allowed to ride motorbikes along the towpath?" Kind of week I've had, and everything else going on, my instinct was to engage in a conversation that would probably have resulted in me smashing him one right in the face. Somehow I resisted, kept quite calm and told him that I push it along the towpath, only ride it up the short hill because it's too steep to push it. I live on my boat, this is my only transport, is that OK? He walked off without saying anything.
Really, some people. You'd think he'd have more to think about right now.
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 21, 2020 11:56:06 GMT
You'd think he'd have more to think about right now. Too right... Like moaning on an internet forum about a silly old giffer moaning!π
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Post by phil70 on Mar 21, 2020 11:57:57 GMT
Ricco, you demonstrated admirable restraint well done. Phil
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2020 12:15:10 GMT
You'd think he'd have more to think about right now. Too right... Like moaning on an internet forum about a silly old giffer moaning!π Get your drift but I've lost most of my income, my dad is at home with suspected corona virus so I felt the need to spout off a little. Oh, and I'm being threatened with legal action over a council tax bill that's owed by someone else.
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Post by patty on Mar 21, 2020 12:55:32 GMT
Too right... Like moaning on an internet forum about a silly old giffer moaning!π Get your drift but I've lost most of my income, my dad is at home with suspected corona virus so I felt the need to spout off a little. Oh, and I'm being threatened with legal action over a council tax bill that's owed by someone else. Would that be someone in a rental owned by you?
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2020 13:30:54 GMT
Get your drift but I've lost most of my income, my dad is at home with suspected corona virus so I felt the need to spout off a little. Oh, and I'm being threatened with legal action over a council tax bill that's owed by someone else. Would that be someone in a rental owned by you? Yes Patty. I have a possession order for the house but the tenant ignored this. She informed the council that she'd left by email. Council took her word for it. I've provided proof to the council that she's still there but the council have chosen to accept her word over this. They've said I must pay the bill then dispute it later. If not, legal action will follow.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 13:42:14 GMT
Should wait for him and smash him in the face, then go find your old tenant and smash them in the face then go down the council and smash them in the face...
Would have made a good post that!
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Post by The Lockie on Mar 21, 2020 13:47:31 GMT
β They've said I must pay the bill then dispute it later. If not, legal action will follow. β If you have clear and irrefutable proof that the tenant is still occupying the property, I would call their bluff by saying something along the lines of βif you think you have a case against me then letβs resolve it in court, however in light of the documentary evidence presented to you, the court is likely to take a dim view of wasting the courts timeβ
I did this with a mobile phone co,they backed off pronto!
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2020 14:02:48 GMT
β They've said I must pay the bill then dispute it later. If not, legal action will follow. β If you have clear and irrefutable proof that the tenant is still occupying the property, I would call their bluff by saying something along the lines of βif you think you have a case against me then letβs resolve it in court, however in light of the documentary evidence presented to you, the court is likely to take a dim view of wasting the courts timeβ I did this with a mobile phone co,they backed off pronto! The evidence: Tenant has not surrendered the tenancy nor returned the keys. Tenant has not requested her security deposit be returned. Agent visited. No answer but movement was seen behind a set of curtains. Photographs taken of tenant's possessions through a gap in the curtains. I reckon that's pretty conclusive, but I'm not a judge. An access letter has been sent for next week but knowing the tenant as I do, I expect her to leave the keys in the door locks to prevent access.
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Post by patty on Mar 21, 2020 16:09:25 GMT
Would that be someone in a rental owned by you? Yes Patty. I have a possession order for the house but the tenant ignored this. She informed the council that she'd left by email. Council took her word for it. I've provided proof to the council that she's still there but the council have chosen to accept her word over this. They've said I must pay the bill then dispute it later. If not, legal action will follow. Its so difficult in these circumstances and justice is never seen to be done. I can never understand how people get away with behaving like this. I wouldn't pay..not now..maybe in the past when I was terrified of everyone and couldn't stand up for myself I would have done...but nowadays I take them on. I write diaries and document everything...they've been used twice in arguments with solicitors and twice I've won simply due to my documentation. I'll always do it now. If u have time/dates etc..bullet point the lot and send it in. Good luck.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2020 16:12:30 GMT
Why not wait outside the door until the rat emerges? Then slink into house and slam the door shut. Nice idea Foxy. Unfortunately if I step over the threshold uninvited, regardless of the fact that the court has ordered me possession, I'm committing a criminal offense. The tenant on the other hand may remove the boiler to sell on Ebay, lift the floorboards and burn them in a stove and remove all copper to sell to the local scrappy with complete impunity. 'A civil matter', according to plod.
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Post by dyertribe on Mar 21, 2020 16:20:23 GMT
Why not wait outside the door until the rat emerges? Then slink into house and slam the door shut. Nice idea Foxy. Unfortunately if I step over the threshold uninvited, regardless of the fact that the court has ordered me possession, I'm committing a criminal offense. The tenant on the other hand may remove the boiler to sell on Ebay, lift the floorboards and burn them in a stove and remove all copper to sell to the local scrappy with complete impunity. 'A civil matter', according to plod. Transfer it to the High Court and send the bailiffs in to evict
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 16:25:35 GMT
There was a case in the news a couple of years ago where a landlord acted outside of the law and illegally evicted the tenant. The former tenant sued the landlord and won. However the damages payable were less than the sum required to have evicted the tenant legally...
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Post by brummieboy on Mar 22, 2020 20:04:08 GMT
I had similar with Birmingham City Council to which I had sent a cheque with a letter telling them I had moved. Three years later I was sent a summons as I had not responded to letters they had sent (to the old address, of course). I told them I would see them in court when I would present them with a valid expenses claim, pointing out that they must have had my letter as they had cashed the cheque. I have a friend who rents out apartments, who had a tenant claiming housing benefit. The tenant never paid his rent and it took 6 months and much money to evict him. He should not have been claiming benefit which was paid direct to him (thanks to Tony Blair law to empower people). My friend was charged with having to repay said benefit even though he had not seen a penny of it. I would never consider renting properties out unless I had hundreds of such properties that could stand a small percentage of default.
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Post by bodger on Mar 22, 2020 21:16:36 GMT
local councils seem to work on the basis that they are right and it is unlikely they will be challenged. If you write a semi-legal letter to the chief executive they will probably back off.
When I worked overseas I was non-resident for tax purposes (HMRC definition). My wife claimed 25% discount for single occupancy. I wrote a letter for her to sign explaining the position. After 3 months she had not had any reply so I sent a reminder. By return of post I got a rather poorly written and un-grammatical letter from an underling stating that he 'deemed me to be resident'. I sent a snotty reply to the Chief Exec drawing his attention to the unreasonable tone of the last letter and asking what special powers this junior civil servant had to 'deem' me to be anything. Within a week I got a new letter stating that they had made a special exception in my case.
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