Mortgage Arrears: Tenants have not paid rent for 7 months

[Howitzer]

Re: Mortgage Arrears: Tennants have not paid rent for 7 months

Especially if you have a PPS no. and so forth.

The OP certainly should have the tenants PPSN. Sure wouldn't he have needed it to have registered the tenancy with the PRTB!!

Registering the PRTB is designed to protect the landlord as much as the tenant, and would have done so in this instance. I can only assume the OP hasn't in fact registered, or indeed paid tax on his rental income (he would have needed to know what his rental income was in order to pay it!!) As such, as unfortunate as this is and as cold hearted as this sounds, I have absolutely no sympathy.

 

[coogeebear]

Thank you for all your good advise.

I have got someone chasing it up as I speak. Will keep you updated on outcome and the main thing I have learned out of all this is that even if you tennants pay on time for over a year, you should always check your account on due date so it can be resloved before it becomes a problem.

 

[Marie]

Mortgage Arrears: Tennants have not paid rent for 7 months

Sorry to add to your trouble but, if you live abroad then the tenant is legally bound to retain part of the rent, which is paid over to the Revenue on your behalf! The only other alternative is to appoint a person or agent to collect the rent for you! You may then look after your own tax affairs.

The builder of new apartment blocks, usually has the utilities connected. They are subsequently changed from his name into the name of the purchaser or landlord. If a landlord, he/she rings ESB, Gas, etc. with details of their new tenant. The utility co. then sends out direct debit forms etc. to address in new tenants name and it's taken from there. Not sure about phones.

Anyone can change the name on utilities to another once it is set up; strange but true.

You are a landlord living abroad and the law now is that you have an officially-designated agent in Ireland who handles the rent or alternatively the tenant withholds the appropriate amount for payment directly to the Revenue.

 

[liteweight]

Re: Mortgage Arrears: Tennants have not paid rent for 7 months

Anyone can change the name on utilities to another once it is set up; strange but true.

Yes, I have never been asked to prove who I am when I ring up to change account on behalf of a new tenant!