Evicting Son

Sajane

Its a long story...
Not going to bore the pants off of you regarding the nitty gritty!

He's 20, things have broken down, he has asked for a 28 day eviction notice so he can try to get social housing, we/he doesn't have any type of rental agreement, as you do with your kids, but we had agreed £60 a month rent, he hasn't been paying this last few months...

Any advice greatly received

meritaten

Then that is what you write in your eviction notice. That relationships have broken down and that he owes you money for his 'rent'. That you are giving him 28 days notice to move out. He will most likely be then considered 'homeless' and with a bit of luck be offered B&B or hostel accomodation.

coinxoperated

As above!

McKneff

So why hasnt he been paying you rent. Can he not afford to.

How can he pay rent for council accommodation if he cant pay you, or is that a stupid question.

If they have no room in homeless centres he could be out on the streets. Would you really see your son reduced to this even though you have room in your house.

morganedge

get his own place with housing benefits money?

piglet25

He would need the notice for the council/social housing people, he may not be 'on the street' in 28 days but unless he has that they won't consider him a priority. Has he tried the YMCA? They are furnished and provide meals too if your son is undomesticated, I am guessing that he is on benefits as his rent was so low, so he should be entitled to housing benefit to pay for his accomadation and the food charge is extra but still affordable and less than trying to buy all your meals from shops, also the heating and electricity is included. I aren't sure but i think the residents get rehoused into permanent accodation quicker too. By the way, try to call the payment board money and not rent money in the letter as it may complicate things calling it rent would assume some type of written agreement, not all the housing officers are blessed with common sense although most of them are brill

davsidipp

can you not sort the issues out?mediation?it would have to be something pretty bad,for me to evict one of my kids.

Sajane

He is on an apprenticeship scheme (Electrician), so is on a very low wage. He appears to know all the answers as that's all he quote's (more like screams at me) to me, so If he finds himself homeless, well then of course I wouldn't allow that, but at the moment he thinks he knows best!!!
I believe he was told he will be entitled to Income support, can't see how if he's working?! but in hand with that would be housing benefit.
Thanks of the comments, and if I can, I will let him know about the YMCA.

Sajane

davsidipp wrote: »

can you not sort the issues out?mediation?it would have to be something pretty bad,for me to evict one of my kids.

HE wants the eviction, and he's making things pretty uncomfortable to say the least!
He has got his g/f pregnant and as I didn't agree to her moving in here (Her parents want her out by the time the baby is born) ...I'm a prison custody officer, work very early and long shifts, my youngest is soon to take his GCSE's, so all in all I didn't think it to be fair

davsidipp

Sajane wrote: »

HE wants the eviction, and he's making things pretty uncomfortable to say the least!
He has got his g/f pregnant and as I didn't agree to her moving in here (Her parents want her out by the time the baby is born) ...I'm a prison custody officer, work very early and long shifts, my youngest is soon to take his GCSE's, so all in all I didn't think it to be fair

very hard situation then,not going into the wrongs and rights of that hiccup your in a tough situation,if he wants to be evicted,write him the letter he needs,standing on his own two feet might make him realise how tough,life is.good luck anyway.

j.e.j.

Sajane wrote: »

HE wants the eviction, and he's making things pretty uncomfortable to say the least!
He has got his g/f pregnant and as I didn't agree to her moving in here (Her parents want her out by the time the baby is born) ...I'm a prison custody officer, work very early and long shifts, my youngest is soon to take his GCSE's, so all in all I didn't think it to be fair

It sounds like he and his girlfriend would want to go on the council housing list, but in order to do so he would need to prove he was being kicked out (ie homeless), and hence needing the letter.

I think you'd just need to state that you are hereby giving him 28 days notice, with effect from (insert date) and he can then present it to them with his application.