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Taking over from Letting Agent at Eviction Stage - Questions

  • 27-04-2015 10:01AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭


    Hello, I’m hoping to get some more good advice from forum users. First time letting out a property, nearly two years in – currently without rent for three months. Letting agent advised me that delay was simply down to Rent Supplement review. It now transpires that RS was cashable by tenant (news to me) and has been spent.

    So I’m letting agent go and taking over. I’m hoping to get help with the following:

    To be safe and follow PRTB directions to the tee I am going to proceed with intial arrears warning(!!!) , of one week, then the 14 day notice and the 28 day notice.

    · Will a letter sent registered post be enough for the PRTB or would any claims by tenants that they didn’t receive them be taken seriously?

    · It seems ludicrous in this situation to give any more than one week for the initial notification of arrears but to be safe in case of dealing with the PRTB should I make it two weeks?


    · Any and all other advice you can think of - my personal debts are getting deeper by the day as I don’t want to go into arrears on the mortage as it might prevent me buying a family home in the future.

    Thanks


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭Gasherbraun


    Swift66 wrote: »
    Hello, I’m hoping to get some more good advice from forum users. First time letting out a property, nearly two years in – currently without rent for three months. Letting agent advised me that delay was simply down to Rent Supplement review. It now transpires that RS was cashable by tenant (news to me) and has been spent.

    So I’m letting agent go and taking over. I’m hoping to get help with the following:

    To be safe and follow PRTB directions to the tee I am going to proceed with intial arrears warning(!!!) , of one week, then the 14 day notice and the 28 day notice.

    · Will a letter sent registered post be enough for the PRTB or would any claims by tenants that they didn’t receive them be taken seriously?

    · It seems ludicrous in this situation to give any more than one week for the initial notification of arrears but to be safe in case of dealing with the PRTB should I make it two weeks?


    · Any and all other advice you can think of - my personal debts are getting deeper by the day as I don’t want to go into arrears on the mortage as it might prevent me buying a family home in the future.

    Thanks

    Use Swift Post (advice given to us from PRTB).

    A person can refuse to sign for a registered letter but with Swift Post recipient does not have to sign for letter but you get proof of delivery.

    All the links given in the previous post should be read thoroughly; It is very easy to make a small error on a tenancy termination that will cost you dearly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,677 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    <Mod Snip>

    Please don't post on this thread again.

    Thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Swift66 wrote: »
    · It seems ludicrous in this situation to give any more than one week for the initial notification of arrears but to be safe in case of dealing with the PRTB should I make it two weeks?


    · Any and all other advice you can think of - my personal debts are getting deeper by the day as I don’t want to go into arrears on the mortage as it might prevent me buying a family home in the future.

    Thanks

    As above, follow every step exactly. A single mis-step will end up with you owing them money and you will have to start again.

    Just to point out, depending on how difficult this can become, you have between 6 to 12 months of no payment from this point onwards. And little to no recourse for the money. So preparing yourself financially would be wise.


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