"®i©ardo" wrote in message
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> Peter Andrews wrote:
>> "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
> Er, isn't the mortgage company the mortgagee?
>
Certainly is. It's a common error though.
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