I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on this situation:
Mr X owns three retail premises. Recently, he made the decision to lease out premises two (in the middle) to a couple who contacted him via telephone. The agreement was only verbal and no documentation has been filled out.
The couple entered the premises in early December on the verbal condition that rent was paid a month in advance. Up to now, only the initial months rent has been paid and nothing further. Further to that, it seems the couple are actually living in the retail premises and causing constant disturbance to the tenants either side (premises 1 & 3).
Now almost in March, and with vacating threats from the other two tenants due to the noise etc, Mr X decided to notify the new tenants that he would like them to vacate in two weeks citing the rent being in areas.
The tenants accepted this at the time but have since had a solicitor send Mr X a letter threatening legal action due to apparent breaching of acts by Mr X and loss of business unless the tenant is fully re-instated.
This situation is causing major stress in Mr X’s family and he is only trying to do whats right for his property and his other two long standing tenants.
Can anyone shed some light on what Mr X could do to rectify this situation and remove the problem tenants from his property?
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Talk to a lawyer or at least put the property in the hands of a real estate agent who knows what he is doing(like Neil Jenman). There is probably a government department that will be able to direct him to the right sections of the law. IF and I mean IF they are living in the premises and that is against your councils regulations, notify council and they might be able to help as well. I would suggest that as long as it is against council regulations, you use that to evict them as that probably be a stronger case than the arrears.