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If you’re facing challenges with problem tenants, landlord and tenant disputes, squatters, rental debt collection, or any other housing matters, you’ve come to the right place. Our dedicated team is here to provide you with expert guidance and support.
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TALK TO YOUR TENANT
It is highly advisable to seek resolution of disputes without resorting to court action. In the first instance, explore the possibility of reaching an agreement with your tenant or assisting them in establishing a plan to address issues such as moving out or repaying rent arrears.
Maintaining a detailed record of all correspondences is crucial, and any agreements reached should be documented in writing. To ensure clarity, it is recommended to follow up phone calls or face-to-face discussions with an email summarizing the key points and agreed-upon terms.
When serving a notice, it is important to keep a record of the date of service. This can be done by obtaining a signed receipt from the tenant or completing Form N215: Certificate of Service. Alternatively, you can simply indicate on the notice itself that it was served by you (including your name) on the specific date. If the tenant fails to vacate the premises by the specified date, you can utilize the completed Form N215 or the notice to apply for an accelerated possession order.
By following these steps diligently, you can maintain a clear and organized process while pursuing a resolution, fostering effective communication, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
Following the implementation of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 all new tenancies started after 1 December 2017 will be a Private Residential Tenancy.
This means that if you want to evict a tenant, you will need to give the tenant a notice to leave. This tells them the reasons you are asking them to leave and the date they should leave by. The reasons you can use are called grounds.
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You must give at least 28 days’ notice if the tenant has lived in the property for six months or less, regardless of what eviction ground you are using.
If they have lived in the property for more than six months, the notice period for some grounds is still 28 days, for all others you must give 84 days’ notice.
All grounds are discretionary, which means that the First-tier Tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber) must make a decision on whether or not to grant an eviction order.
GROUND | DESCRIPTION | NOTICE PERIOD |
Landlord intends to sell the let property | If you plan to sell the property within three months of the tenant moving out. You must be able to evidence this through a recent Home Report or letting from a solicitor or estate agent. | 84 days |
Let property to be sold by lender | The mortgage lender on the property has served notice to foreclose. | 84 days |
Landlord intends to refurbish the let property | If you want to carry out works which are too disruptive for the tenant to continue living there. Evidence could include planning permissions. | 84 days |
Landlord intends to live in let property | If you wish to live in the property. Evidence could be an affidavit, stating your intention signed under oath. | 84 days |
Landlord intends to use the let property for non-residential purpose | If you want to use the property for anything other than a home. | 84 days |
Let property required for religious worker | If the property is required for a member of their church i.e. a Minister of Religion. | 84 days |
Tenant has a relevant criminal conviction | If the tenant has been convicted of an offence including using the property, or allowing someone else to use it, for illegal reasons or committing a crime in or near the property. You must apply under this ground within a year of the conviction. | 28 days |
Tenant is no longer occupying the let property | If the tenant is no longer using the property as their main home, but not if they moved out because the property was unsafe due to disrepair. | 28 days |
Landlord’s family member intends to live in the let property | If a family member intends to live in the property for at least three months. | 84 days |
Tenant no longer needs supported accommodation | If the tenant moved in because they needed community care but they have now been assessed as no longer having that need. | 84 days |
Tenant has breached a term of the tenancy agreement | If the tenant hasn’t complied with one or more of the terms of tenancy, not including rent arrears. | 28 days |
The tenant has engaged in relevant antisocial behaviour | If the tenant has caused alarm, distress, nuisance, annoyance or harassment to another person. You must apply under this ground within a year of the conviction or the behaviour taking place. | 28 days |
Tenant has associated in the let property with someone who has a criminal conviction or is antisocial | If the tenant has allowed someone in the property to act in an antisocial way including a sub-tenant, lodger or a person the tenant lets in on more than one occasion. You must apply under this ground within a year of the conviction or the behaviour taking place. | 28 days |
Landlord has had their registration refused or revoked | If you have been refused or removed from the register of landlords by the local council. | 84 days |
Landlord’s HMO licence has been revoked | If a license for a Housing of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) has been removed, it would no longer be legal for the property to be let as a HMO. | 84 days |
An overcrowding statutory notice has been served on the landlord | If a overcrowding statutory notice has been served meaning that the property is so overcrowded that it is unsafe. | 84 days |
Tenant is in rent arrears over three consecutive months | If the tenant has been in arrears for three or more months in a row. The Tribunal will consider the facts including if delayed benefit payments have contributed to the arrears. | 28 days |
Tenant has stopped being, or has failed to become, an employee | If the tenant moved in under the basis of being or becoming an employee of the landlord but now is not one. | 84 days |
