friend being evicted

Loop

my firend moved into a flat, that her ex owns (he is not living with her) and she and him have a baby.

She has been there 2 weeks and no contract has emerged, but he wrote to the council saying he was letting the flat to her, as she wants to claim part Housing benefit.

Today he has come round and told her to get out, for no reason!

He is in the house now threatening her, and telling her to leave, and if she doesnt he will come back and change the locks.

She is saying he will have to get an eviction notice now, but he is saying tough cos theres no contract, so prove it!!

What can she do?

Many thanks

Lou xxx

Loop

help! She just text me sayinfg the police are there, he called them and said she hit him, even though she has had the baby in her arms the whole time! What can she do? Seems he is trying anything to get her out!

shellsuit

Can you not go see her Lou or is she not local to you?

I don't know what she can do as it's her word against his isn't it ~ what a mess

pippamannequin

Hi, Im not sure if you're under 'liverpool' but i went onto the shelter website and came up with these contacts
http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-1005.cfm

she should try and get hold of them now and get some proper advice, failing that ring a solicitor immediately before they close. hth.

sorry i saw the location on the above post by mistake, try the shelter website though.

thesaint

If she has no contract, she has one by default, it can actually work in her favour not to have one. If they lived at the property together at anytime she may have a problem.

Loop

I have both my kids so not fair to take them with me while the police are there, but will go round at 5.30.

They have never lived together...

thesaint

If the Police are still there, she should try and get them to note that he rented the place to her.

The fact that he has written to the council backs this up.
Like I said, if no Tenancy agreement exists, the law recognises that she has an Assured Shorthold Tenancy by default.
It works in her favour.

real1314

Regardless of these events, she won;t get any HB on a property owned by the parent of her child.
It's a clear exclusion in the HB regs.

snowmaid

Good grief but there are tacky people in this world!!

What type of person throws out a mother with HIS baby!!! This beggers belief that people can be so spiteful. What is happening to humanity that they can carry on in this way.

skintas_2

can police put her in a domestic violence place or b and b til she gets housed by the council
, my friend was made homeless social services had to help her out due to having children

thesaint

skintas wrote: »

can police put her in a domestic violence place or b and b til she gets housed by the council
, my friend was made homeless social services had to help her out due to having children

Domestic violence services are overstretched, so they are unlikely to house someone who hasn't suffered it.