UK Landlord Forum / Life

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP AND ADVICE ME SO I CAN PROTECT MYSELF AND MY OTHER TENANTS!!!
I have a tenent who rents a room from me in my house there are not locks on the doors, I went into his room today as he gone out yet again and left his bed from window open as I suspect he was still smoking in his room after me reminding him this was not permitted verbally and in writing, then to my horror things got ten times worse, as shutting the window I noticed all the ash scattered every where looked to my right and there was drug paraphernalia all over the table a spoon, wraps, white powder and all figures of ammounts of money written on a pad under it I had my suspicions he was taking drug but now I knew he is dealing in drugs what should I do I have taken photos. But don't know what to do for the best next, I approached him about it he got all defensive, I told him if he could not comply to simple house rule and the law of the land then he would have to get out. Then with in two minutes of speaking with him he had gone out the house four times within the space of twenty minutes and had one guy back to the house who only stayed ten minutes obviously all drug deals!! He then went out again, so I decided to take a further look in his room I only needed to open on draw and the everdiance was tremendous, per-made wraps an ash tray full go butts and a wad of cash. I then approached one of my other tenents and she told me he had admitted to her he was now not only taking drugs but also selling them. Please help me I do not want my door smashed in by the police, or someone coming in to rob my home to get his stash not fair on me or my other two house mates he is starting to get abusive to the other female tenant also really at my wits end.     

do you have any other male tenants?

if so then you need to confront him with witnesses around and tell him he needs to leave immediately or you will ring the police to report the drug dealing. unbelievably you are not supposed to go in his room!

if this does not work then unfortunately you will need to issue eviction notice asap but this gives him eight weeks if he is hard faced about it!