You state there was no deposit, but you add a witness statement explaining what happened.

Suggested wording, but I am not a lawyer and accept no liability

If annc stoops to the level chloe_1775 suggests the the landlord will quite probably sue her for any unpaid rent and annc ends up with a CCJ against her name.

Annc will remain liable for rent...

You can ask for whatever you want - if they don't agree, you stay.

What date did your 6 months begin & end?
When did your notice say you wanted to end the tenancy?

Surely if ambiguous, benefit would be given to the tenant?

Oh, I agree. I don't actually remember what the correct offence is, but the fact that you need a court order to remove a former-tenant trespasser, implies that to remove them without one must have...

I agree almost entirely with this with just one caveat -

If ex-T is still in possession then a court order is needed to remove (trespass). Entering in this situation could constitute harassment....

AS has been said, you have to comply with your tenancy agreement - though if you give more info we may be able to clarify whether that is 31/7 or 31/8. You can stay beyond that if you want, but you...

When you submit your claim to the court (£175) then, if it's valid, you should get a possession date around 6 weeks later.

If tenant doesn't leave on that date, you need to organise bailiffs - the...

Tenant can cancel it - it's his/her benefit - up to them if they claim it or not.

You wouldn't like it if tenants could phone about any benefit you can claim (pension?) and likewise, the housing...

I am no council tax expert - but my approach is always to be pro-active in situations like this.

Well you have the same options as anyone has when someone doesn't pay for anything - you can sue them. Of course having had to return the deposit leaves you without that to fall back on, do you have...

If the occupants have a tenancy for the whole property (from your tenants) then they should be liable for council tax. AFAIK you have no obligation to tell them anything, BUT, it might make sense to...

I am not allowed to advertise my companys services on here :( but I will PM you.

The tenancy does not end until the bailiffs give you possession or the tenant surrenders the tenancy.

The tenancy has not been formally surrendered. Now you may have an implied surrender, but no...

You have no obligation to re-decorate, but when assessing rent increases, bear in mind that your property will be in a lower state of repair than competing properties on the market - so an...

Your tenants have no obligation to leave the property at the end of your 'notice'. Their tenancy only ends when wither you get a court order OR the tenant voluntarily surrenders the tenancy. If...

Solicitors fees are not recoverable if allocated to the small claims track - the most likely track if under £10k.

Well your first port of call should be the HMO officers at your local council. Only once you know what their demands are are you in a position to review your situation.

I would not take his 'document' with any degree of seriousness - if he really does sue you (unlikely imho) then you tell the judge the truth.

However, I would also look at how tightly you feel you...

As it's only £30 - a relatively minor amount, I would return it in full on the basis that antagonising the tenant may encourage them to look at their 'rights' and ultimately result in over £1000...

You are right 3722, either an ADR adjudicator or a judge will expect the landlord to keep the costs to a minimum - it's called mitigating the loss.

I would just like to expand on LesleyAnnes...

I gave a link in post 2. The letter therein should cover what you need to tell him / ask him.

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They have no claim for non-protection, they can still sue for the return of their deposit. The following is taken from my website. It is out of date now, but it is entirely relevant to your case...

Small claims is now £10k but not all sub-£10k claims are allocated to the small claims track. For example, all deposit non-protection claims are allocated to the multi-track and property disrepair...

This is a pre-localism Act tenancy, b2b2 didn't even need to protect it as the tenancy is over the tenant has no claim.

Telling him off for not listening when I made this clear yonks ago - naughty...