"Tanel Kagan" wrote in message
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> Hi group,
>
> I have a residential tenant who owes around £250 in ground rents and
> unpaid insurance premium.
>
> It's not a huge amount of money, but it all adds up.
>
> Aside from suing on the debt, or instituting forfeiture proceedings under
> the lease, does anyone know of any other quick remedies at a Landlord's
> disposal?
>
> Regards,
>
> Tanel.
>
I'm not quite clear from your post but does the tenant have a mortgage on
the property ...and I'm assuming you are the freeholder. If that is the
case then a letter to the mortgage company advising them that their
mortgagee is in breach of their lease will often bring results. i.e. they
will, after some protracted correspondance, send the freeholder the
outstanding amount and add it to the mortgage. Don't let it go on too long
it may only be £250 now but it will very quickly grow to £1000's if the
tenant thinks that they can get away with it.
Alternatively get a debt recovery company to pursue the debt and don't
forget that all the costs are paid by the defaulter.
Peter
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