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dancingfairy wrote: »6 weeks! They expect you to live without money for 6weeks. When do they think they might process it?
It's not fair you are being threatened with evicton for not paying your rent when youare waiting on benefits.
I'd definitely be in the benefits office complaing and also emailing my local councillors /MP. You can also mention that the landlord has said he wants to start eviction proceedings for lack of rent. See if that gets any action.
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Edit: whilst the landlord might want to do an inspection if you don't want him to he can't. If you feel he will be difficult or threatening then you don't hae to let him in (and can call the police).
Surely, the inspection is neither here nor there. He can just post the section 8 notice through the letterbox or tape it to the front door if the letterbox is sealed up. if he has any sense at all, he will simply post it first-class, and deemed delivery is a couple of days later.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
Surely whether he is getting frustrated or not does not excuse unlawful and intimidating tactics.
I cannot see anything unlawful in what the landlord has done. He is perfectly entitled to talk to you about the rent arrears, and it is perfectly reasonable to warn you that he will serve a section 8 notice.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
While it's perfectly reasonable to take precautions, let's not judge the landlord on something he hasn't actually done yet...
If the landlord does serve the Section 8 notice on you, that might be enough to trigger some action from the Housing Benefit department, and you might manage to get this sorted out and stay in the property - if you still want to, that is.Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
Regarding suggesting changing the locks or refusing the LL entry for inspection etc
* yes, these are options to protect privacy/safeguard OP's rights to Quiet Enjoyment
* but they may further alienate the LL
We do not know this LL, or the relationship, but the fact remains that the OP is in arrears, and keeping on the good side of the LL may lead to flexibility or a stay of execution (of the S8) etc
A more concilitory approach maybe wise- but only the OP can assess this.0
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