Unable to reach tenant after serving Section 21?

Unable to reach tenant after serving Section 21?

0:01 AM, 30th January 2025, About 16 hours ago 3

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Hi, I served a Section 21 about a month ago because of late rent payments and other problems with the tenant.

After the notice, I have not heard anything from the tenant and even if I try to reach them, there is no response on emails, phone is switched off. Often, the tenant has not responded for weeks, but this time it has been more than a month since I was last able to get hold of the tenant, and the rent is also overdue by 1.5 months.

The property is quite far away from where I am and I wanted to take guidance from the Property118 community as to how this should be handled.

The two months notice for Section 21 will complete towards the end of February.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ranjeet

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9:52 AM, 30th January 2025, About 6 hours ago

follow through with the section 21. maybe engage a specialist firm to help you get rid of the tenant.

unfortunately this happens and will be quite costly but the longer you leave it the bigger and more costly this headache will be

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12:21 PM, 30th January 2025, About 4 hours ago

You cannot serve any notice (s8) for rent arrears until the tenant is 2 months in arrears.

I do hope you didn't cite rent arrears as a reason for serving the s21, which is a no fault notice that you are seeking possession of your property.

Make the effort and go and see the tenant, giving 48 hours written notice you are coming, and ask why the rent is in arrears etc. You might come to an arrangement for the arrears to be paid off and the tenancy continue.

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12:43 PM, 30th January 2025, About 3 hours ago

Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 30/01/2025 - 12:21
If you give notice, the tenant will make a point of not being there.

I had the same situation before serving notice in 2020. I lived in London and drove to Sheffield, to sit in the carpark with a witness [my local agent] until I saw the tenant leave for work, when I collared him on camera. It didn't make any difference; he refused a payment plan, but at least I could prove that he was aware and I had him on video refusing a plan. I engaged a specialist solicitor, but it still took 15 months to evict him.

Act now, because he will not move out after 2 months, and you will have to go to court.

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