No signed lease, no rent! can i evict!

Ok, I'm Reading into this that as long as I can show the old cert and perhaps proof that I have requested the tenant make the property available for inspection then there not much else I can do??

Really the issue for me is that if I go to court next week and she claims she has never seen the gas cert will that cause a problem??

I would presume and hope not but thinking through every eventuality!!

If the tenants copy of the gas cert' has been left in the property, wouldn't it have been identified on the inventory and signed as such by the landlord & tenant ?

Right boys and girls,
Good news! Been at court today and eviction granted, tenant didn't bother to show up! Quite glad all went plan but now im onto the next step! I have no doubt she wil hang it out until the bailiffs arrive-

The judge was very friendly and I asked what my chances were of getting back my arrears and costs and he basically said, "you have virtually no chance" "If she hasn't the rent money you can presume she has no money"

I also know that she hasn't paid electricity or council tax since moving in because they have been in touch to chase me! So my next set of questions! I'm sure they'll be covered somewhere on the threads but it's great to get real life examples and advice!

1- If in 14 days she still hasn't left what is the process to get the bailiffs round? I presume it's a form I send to the court but there will therefore be some delay before it is processed or heard? Also do I need to go back to court for that hearing? Where do I get the form? I'm guessing I'm not allowed to put it in early?

2- I spoke with a few people in the law industry who have said the same thing regarding the debt (about 2k) and all agreed that I would be throwing good money down the drain in trying to recover it. So, is it possible for me to 'sell' the debt to a debt collection agency? e.g if they recovered it I would pay them a commission? Does such a service exist?

3- How long does she have to pay these arrears before I can apply for a CCJ or similar against her? If nothing else I just want to f=== her credit facility for as long as possible!

4- In the above example how do I go about tracing her? Links to the previous question, would a company take on the debt without a known address for her?

5- I do know her DOB, parents address, name etc so should nt be too hard to find her!

6- Finally, a little off topic but if its so hard to get this money back when a court has ordered it why do we all pay back our own debts??? System seems a little bit crazy!

Anyway, thanks for all the advice!! Love this forum! I'm actually looking forward to reletting it as I have learned so much over the last few months!!

Steve

Thats really good news