Hi Velvetee
It's good to see youi back, sweetheart and i read that your little one is now 4 months old, and doing great, so well done.
Now, you said that the tenant has made several attempts to pay your partner, but your partner just says he'll get back to him........is that right? ...................if it is, just ask your partner to arrange to go around there, if local, or if not, a transfer payment, building society?bankers draft or cheque to calear all he owes up to date.
You should have an assured shorthold tenancy agreement, or similar, when the tenancy began, and on that it should stipulate about non payment etc, in case of such a matter occurring.
If you have the solicitor's contact number, who arranged the tenacy agreement, why not call them for clarification of the situation and they should be able to give you the advice you need...................phone calls are free, as it's only an enquiry and should cost you nothing, if advice given on the phone.
Best of luck to you and you're family and welcome back to AB, my lovely
yogi bear x
p.s If in doubt, and you dont get the answer in here, pop this into "Law"..............always good peeps in there that will help you.