rmontefiore
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We own some land which until now we have let out. We recently had to make the decision to retire my horse (at the age of 7) obviously unexpected and devastating news and a decision not made lightly. We therefore decided to take the land back as we need the extra grazing to be able to retire her.
We gave notice to the tenant the day we made the decision. The contract states we 'can terminate at any time with two months notice' (this was extended from one month to two months at her request before we agreed to the contract). We gave just under three months notice to them. The first thing she did was threaten us with legal action due to the fact it was a punitive eviction (she has been difficult to deal with from the start so claims we are getting rid of her due to her attitude). We have repeatedly told her it is not a punitive eviction but due to our circumstances, which it is. We have repeatedly been threatened with legal action, told that solicitors will be in touch, that we are going to be sued for her costs etc.
We are now nearing the end of the notice period and from what I can see zero effort has been made to move the horses or to look into grazing elsewhere for them. We sent a reminder at the start of the last month in the notice period that we would need the paddock back for our own use at the end of the notice period and again almost every response has threatened us with action from her solicitors and has been incredibly hostile. We have yet to receive anything from them. I have said that she is welcome to pass on our details to them and we'd be happy to share proof of everything, all correspondence etc. We did offer a months extension but with the condition that only one paddock was used so that we could prepare the other paddocks (harrow etc) for our horses arrival, again threatened us with solicitors.
Problem is that I have found out that the last place she let had exactly the same issue and it took the owners over 6 months and legal action to move her on. I can't afford six months of fighting this. I have my own horses that I need to move onto OUR property asap.
We have said that at the end of the 11 week notice period we gave her (we were contracted to give 2 months) that if her horses are still at the property she is legally trespassing and we will be issuing an abandonment notice. I assume at that point we need to go and change all the locks etc. I have downloaded the forms, filled them in ready and there is one for her and also one that has to go to the police. I have closed the account the rent payment goes into so we cannot receive the rent. What else can I do? Thank you!
We gave notice to the tenant the day we made the decision. The contract states we 'can terminate at any time with two months notice' (this was extended from one month to two months at her request before we agreed to the contract). We gave just under three months notice to them. The first thing she did was threaten us with legal action due to the fact it was a punitive eviction (she has been difficult to deal with from the start so claims we are getting rid of her due to her attitude). We have repeatedly told her it is not a punitive eviction but due to our circumstances, which it is. We have repeatedly been threatened with legal action, told that solicitors will be in touch, that we are going to be sued for her costs etc.
We are now nearing the end of the notice period and from what I can see zero effort has been made to move the horses or to look into grazing elsewhere for them. We sent a reminder at the start of the last month in the notice period that we would need the paddock back for our own use at the end of the notice period and again almost every response has threatened us with action from her solicitors and has been incredibly hostile. We have yet to receive anything from them. I have said that she is welcome to pass on our details to them and we'd be happy to share proof of everything, all correspondence etc. We did offer a months extension but with the condition that only one paddock was used so that we could prepare the other paddocks (harrow etc) for our horses arrival, again threatened us with solicitors.
Problem is that I have found out that the last place she let had exactly the same issue and it took the owners over 6 months and legal action to move her on. I can't afford six months of fighting this. I have my own horses that I need to move onto OUR property asap.
We have said that at the end of the 11 week notice period we gave her (we were contracted to give 2 months) that if her horses are still at the property she is legally trespassing and we will be issuing an abandonment notice. I assume at that point we need to go and change all the locks etc. I have downloaded the forms, filled them in ready and there is one for her and also one that has to go to the police. I have closed the account the rent payment goes into so we cannot receive the rent. What else can I do? Thank you!
) , I would have loved the RSPCA or BHS to attend as threatened as maybe they'd have told her she needs to up her game as a responsible owner. Just feeling sorry for the people who end up with her next 
