Facing homelessness

Hi, I think you may need to get some other people involved. I would contact your MP about this, in fact anyone you can think of that could add weight to you and your son’s case and the stress and potential upheaval is not good for either of you. The MDC’s advocacy service may be able to help you, they are very good at liaising with agencies on your behalf. Take care and come back to us any time.

Sorry you have this horrible situation.

I have just spoken to my cousin who is one of the worst of the “buy to let” landlords, but this week
he needs me to do him a favour so is on our side.

It seems your landlord knows his stuff and the Section 21 notice is the legal entity that tenants are least
able to fight successfully. If it was a section 8, you could promise to turn your stereo down or mend your ways and the
judge would let you stay in your tenancy. A section 21 is purely about the timing on your short term tenancy. There
is nothing to fight, judges almost always have no choice but to hand the property back to the landlord.

The best you can do is stay there and he says it will take six to eight weeks for the case to come to court
and the judge will usually give two months after that for you to vacate.

However, all this only applies if the Landlord has acted legally in all respects. My cousin says there
have been panicked meetings recently at Landlords Associations and the biggest way people
are getting out of Section 21 notices is because the Landlords have behaved illegally on tenant
deposits. About five years ago it became the law that all deposits had to be held in the
neutral Tenancy Deposit Guarantee Scheme. But very large numbers of Landlords just ignore this, mainly because
as we all know to our cost Landlords look on deposits as another source of income and simply
invent things when you come to reclaim your deposit back. Therefore it
might be worth your while finding out if things have been done legally and correctly in your case,
because if they have not the judge is on your side.

Here is the details of the Deposit Protection Schemes :-
https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection/overview

Sorry you are in such a stressful period.

Sadly landlords are becoming more and more clued up on the things they do.

Let’s hope you can get the very best advice.

At least your situation will get you larger amounts of priority when bidding for
social housing and there at least more minimum standards will apply to the quality
of your housing.

@sar78 wrote:

….. logic and understanding …..

Sara don’t use such foul words!!

xutterchaosx ….. I cannot imagine what your mind is going through. Such worrying times. I feel confident that with your specific circumstances, someone somewhere will help. I am glad you have contacted MDC’s Advocacy Team and your MP.

Are you in contact with the Regional Care Advisor? They maybe able to give you support while you and others are findinga solution. Also you may want to consider getting in touch with your local CAB, they might have a better idea of what is available locally. I know you don’t need the extra stress of trying to make contact th all these peole when your time is already full being a Mum.

Hang tight, you are doing your very best, and there is always the newspapers if the local authourity are too slow to help ]MP’s like the positive PR too]

Have you tried calling the advocacy team at Muscular Dystrophy Campaign about this? They should be able to give you some assistance and let you know where you stand…well worth a go.