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Subletting in secret? LL won't let me claim Housing Benefit
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It sounds like something out of a movie from long ago
very sorry to hear of your circumstances sadly I'm sure particularly in the London area this is an everyday occurance.
We had a friend of one of our student "lodgers" visiting and he was in an appalling situation in London. His problem was only short term as he was only here for a few months and has now returned home. Interestingly when you look up the HMO situation for most of the London boroughs the councils are not using the full extend of what could be the legislation because some of it is optional. I.e. if the property is not above 3 storeys they can opt out of doing much of it, if they choose to do so.
To me this smacks of a similiar situation basically the head "landlord" is just a heavy man for running a HMO which isn't one. Of course depending on the authority and you can check this locally what HMO rules apply, either the bare minumum rules or whether more are in force.
There appeared to be rooms under licence (in the case I came into contact with) and you can google and find these easily in the London area (not looked elsewhere) but in a nutshell no one had any rights or were told they didn't, what is actually law in these circumstances? Who knows or who in this situation can afford to take it further? Especially with most legal aid now denied for Civil actions?
Just goes to show that most of the civil law in this country is really a waste of time and doesn't really help anyone, particularly when people most need it and are desparate.
I really hope your job works out for you and in a few months you are able to get it together and move on somewhere that gives you a bit more security and peace of mind. xThe most wasted day is one in which we have not laughed.0
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