Comments on: How to deal with a disappearing lodger (and get your room back) http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/03/03/how-to-deal-with-a-disappearing-lodger-and-get-your-room-back/ Support and services Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tessa http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/03/03/how-to-deal-with-a-disappearing-lodger-and-get-your-room-back/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Tessa Fri, 28 May 2010 06:39:11 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=818#comment-368 15 days is rather a short period of time. For eviction of tenants, have a look at Days 19 and 20 of my 21 days of tips before doing anything: http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/23/21-days-of-tips-for-lodger-landlords-summary-of-posts/ 15 days is rather a short period of time. For eviction of tenants, have a look at Days 19 and 20 of my 21 days of tips before doing anything: http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/23/21-days-of-tips-for-lodger-landlords-summary-of-posts/

]]> By: Dave http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/03/03/how-to-deal-with-a-disappearing-lodger-and-get-your-room-back/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Dave Wed, 26 May 2010 13:10:46 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=818#comment-364 This is something that I’ve written into my lodger agreement, that if lodger arrears are 14 days, it is clear that on day 15 they are effectively ‘out’, and I’m re-letting the room. 1. If at any time any part of the rent is in arrears for 15 days (whether formally demanded or not) or any of the obligations on the Lodger’s part are not observed and performed the Landlord may re-enter the Accommodation and this Agreement shall cease with IMMEDIATE effect. This also insures that I am not out of pocket with utility bills (gas & electric are split equally amongst ourselves) as I hold a months worth of rent as a deposit. It’s also written in that lodgers will give me a month’s notice before leaving, so there would generally be a few quid of theirs that I’d have stashed away in my deposits bank account. However this is not something which I’ve had to enforce, and if someone is so ‘wrapped up in themselves’ that I don’t hear from them for weeks at a time, I have a feeling that we’d have other reasons to part company. This is something that I’ve written into my lodger agreement, that if lodger arrears are 14 days, it is clear that on day 15 they are effectively ‘out’, and I’m re-letting the room.

1. If at any time any part of the rent is in arrears for 15 days (whether formally demanded or not) or any of the obligations on the Lodger’s part are not observed and performed the Landlord may re-enter the Accommodation and this Agreement shall cease with IMMEDIATE effect.

This also insures that I am not out of pocket with utility bills (gas & electric are split equally amongst ourselves) as I hold a months worth of rent as a deposit. It’s also written in that lodgers will give me a month’s notice before leaving, so there would generally be a few quid of theirs that I’d have stashed away in my deposits bank account.

However this is not something which I’ve had to enforce, and if someone is so ‘wrapped up in themselves’ that I don’t hear from them for weeks at a time, I have a feeling that we’d have other reasons to part company.

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