How to kick out tenants from hell

I am a landlord stuck in a loophole where the tenants have not signed a contract to live at the shared accommodation after the first one ended, they ignored out many emails, messages, calls and threw it in the bin and now they are messing up the place, breaching everything in the contract since they haven't signed it.

The place they live in is like a pigsty, the baby is always crying- keeping us up, they slam the doors and have gatherings at unsociable hours with screaming etc..

It is like hell and I don't know what to do. I am depressed and am looking for any way for these demons to leave since they are now having another baby in the tiny place they live at.

If anyone can provide any advice, it would be hugely appreciated

Quick google: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/problems-where-you-live/squatting/

"You can't be arrested if you first entered the property with the owner's permission, for example, as a tenant or a licensee.

You also can't be arrested if your tenancy or licence has come to an end but you haven't yet moved out, or you're behind with your rent. In these circumstances, your landlord must give you notice and in most cases, go to court to evict you and repossess the property."


General info from a tenants POV (but an easy to read format): https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/eviction_notices_from_private_landlords

All the docs you need and what to do from a landords POV: https://www.nrla.org.uk/resources/ending-your-tenancy

Yea, it's not a road I'd want to go down - unless they were acting up to the point of calling the police immediately and at that point you and/or the police are directly asking neighbours as witnesses, things have already past the point of polite return then.

At this stage, all a petition or verbal assurances from a neighbour does is help convince you and you already want them out. Your essential problems with them are contract, damage and lack of communication right? the thing is neighbours can't comment on 2 of those and the 3rd (damage) is only if the see of hear something outside themselves :/

Are they still paying their previously agreed rent on time?

i don’t know what the involved legalities might be but disable water, heating and electricity. start to change locks. etc

They are paying but sometimes not on time

Do they owe you any rental arrears or late payment penalties?

What is your lawyer doing or advising you?

maybe you can change the locks if they all exit the property during the day or something but im not sure if that's legal or what security issues you'll generate...

A dodgy landlord tried this with me years ago, had no hesitation in putting the door in to get my things and a message sent to the local landlord along the lines of 'If I find one thing missing your door is next', so yea, it did somewhat provoke matters.

It does sound slightly different in the current occupiers are squatters rather than legitimate tenants.

You do risk provoking them, I guess it’s just what are willing to risk (and what legal ramifications their are).