council house eviction

thebull

HI room ,a friend of mine had 2 policemen and 2 council officals knock on her door last week and present her with a notice to quit her council house which she has lived in for over ten year.
Without going into all the details what is the bottom line if she is evicted ?
Her situation is she works part time and pays full rent has 3 sibblings aged 15,18 and 26.her 18 year old daughter has 2 babys by a 28 year old male who lives in with the family.
Its a mess I know but I just trying to find out what the councils duty of care is towards my friend and her family .

Matt1977

I think the council still has an obligation to ADVISE her about alternative living arrangements.

Also, if I was in her situation I would contact Shelter ASAP for advice.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/
http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/home

jolfc

Go the directgov website, lists all the reasons you can be evicted, not being rude, but I would assume the terms of the agreement have been breached in some way, anyway there is a list of organisations on there to offer help.
I think if there was a duty of care to your friend and her family it will possibly not cover the 18 and 26 year old as there are adults and should be able to look after themselves.

tyllwyd

So there are five adults, one 15 year old and two pre-school children living at the property?

Are they being evicted for non-payment of rent? Do you think they will be regarded as intentionally homeless? If there were policemen accompanying the council officers that doesn't sound good.

You could try here for more information - the website wants to know the local authority where they are living.
http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/index.jsp?LGSL=117&LGIL=8&ServiceName=Find out about eviction from council housing

Running_Horse

The police only normally turn up for such events if it is expected there will be trouble.

Housing staff will also have made numerous attempts to come to agreements on paying arrears (if that's what it is) before it gets this far.

Whatever the situation is, it did not begin last week.

maninthestreet

So why is she being evicted??

ankspon

If and only if they have caused other residents trouble they deserve to go,if it's non payment they should rehouse in b&b

thebull

her letter says rent arrears -which she denies and also anti social behaviour from her daughter and her live in partner.
I did say it was a mess and my way of solving it would have probably ended up with me doin time but we are where we are.

BitterAndTwisted

There's no point in denying rent-arrears. A person needs some sort of proof that the rent is not owed and some communication to give the appearance of trying to resolve it. As said by another poster this situation has not arisen overnight and in my experience most housing departments will bend over backwards to help those in arrears. Also there would have been continuous contact about any anti-social behaviour. Eviction is always the very last resort.

jolfc

To be honest I thought you were going to say overcrowding as they could be in breach of the tennancy with so many in it! If you dont mind me asking why are her adult daughter, partner and children not in their own home, then she might not have had the anti-social part of the eviction there.

tyllwyd

thebull wrote: »

her letter says rent arrears -which she denies and also anti social behaviour from her daughter and her live in partner.
I did say it was a mess and my way of solving it would have probably ended up with me doin time but we are where we are.

But you can't just say 'we are where we are' as if that is an end to the discussion - you are asking what rights your friend has to housing if she is evicted, and the history of how the eviction has come about could make all the difference to what obligations the council has to re-house her.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/neighbourhood_issues/antisocial_behaviour/rehousing_and_antisocial_behaviour