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Ive got the tenant from hell! - What can i do?

The good news is that the law protects you against tenants who don’t pay their rent, cause a nuisance or use the property for illegal activities, and quite rightly! For rent arrears, it is vital to act as soon as a payment is missed and you should contact the tenant to request this. If no rent is paid for two months, you can apply to the court for possession and it is usual for the court to demand payment from the tenant of monies owing. Under the terms of the tenancy agreement which you agreed together, the tenant has a right to respect the property and you may have made stipulations about keeping animals, subletting, etc.

You should also have included a clause about what would happen in the event of unsatisfactory behaviour and defined the grounds so that there’s no ambiguity. If the tenant then breaks this agreement or manifests unsociable and unacceptable behaviour, you have the right to end his tenancy and he/she will lose the right to remain in the property.

Rent arrears should be tackled as soon as they arise. Your agreement should provide for rent to be paid regularly on a particular day of the week, month or year. If a payment is missed, notify the tenant straightaway and ask him for the money. If there are serious rent arrears, then the law enables you to get your property back.