Withholding Rent

Thomas3

*Robin* wrote: »

I've not looked through your history so don't know the details,

You should better keep your (long) useless comment for yourself so.

Thomas3

BigAunty wrote: »

I can scarcely believe that I am bothering to post again on this thread, because you persistently and wilfully ignore the advice that you are given. You seem to have a kamikaze streak.

Do you have mental health issues? If so, there is a section on MSE for those with debt issues that detail options in how to resolve financial issues. Even if you don't have health issues, that section will be helpful, plus there is information on the Shelter website on how to deal with rent arrears and general debt management advice on the Direct Gov website. There is a debt free wanabee board on MSE where the posters can also review your situation and help come up with a debt management strategy, perhaps even one that could help you write off your rent arrears in the future.

However, since you appear to have alienated your landlord and the benefits authorities, and presumably many other parties, too, it is inevitable that you are at the risk of homelessness, maybe even street homelessness. I've come back to post because at the end of the day, you are vulnerable, even if your situation was at least part aggravated by poor decision making on your part.

This is because your landlord will eventually succeed in gaining possession of the property through the courts (and then enforcing the possession order with the use of court appointed bailiffs if you don't move out). Do you actually now accept that this tenancy will come to an end with or without your cooperation and that if the notices which the landlord has served are valid, you will probably be out of your accommodation within a month or two of the court hearing?

It is compounded by the fact that single people without dependents or disabilities are considered a low priority by the homeless departments of the local council in England and because there is no obligation for them to provide assistance to those who have made themselves homeless through their own actions, such as not paying rent when they could have. Do you now accept that there are no legitimate grounds (i.e. legal/contractual which is distinct from doing it on principle/morals) for you to withold rent and that this may have compromised future support from the local council?

Back to the issue of finding onward accommodation (very hard for benefit claimants, harder for those who cannot secure a good reference from their current landlord, harder still when their eviction was due to rent arrears).

I understand the DWP crisis loans are awarded on a discretional basis. I can't help wondering whether or not your manner may have also sabotaged the outcome (I'm going on the fact that you manage to wind up so many people on your threads here, the level of ignorance, lack of insight or awareness that you seem to show on matters).

However, some councils operate rent deposit guarantee schemes for those on low incomes/in housing need. Check your local council (and perhaps surrounding councils) to see if they operate these and if you fulfill the criteria.

As you are not happy with the decision by the DWP not to award you a loan to cover rent and deposit in advance) (and you seem to have exhausted the appeal process?) then contact your local MP. They are there to serve you. Try not to hack them off in the way you've managed to wind up a lot of people that you've come into contact with. Do ask for further advice on the benefits forum about this specific issue itself to see if any of the posters there can give you pointers.

Do you have any friends or family that can lend you the money?

A person is defined as homeless if they have no security of tenure past the next 21 days. You don't have to be street homeless to approach the local council for assistance. Although I've outlined that you may hit problems with support from them, each homelessness application is reviewed on a case by case basis. Many councils encourage potentially homeless people to contact them in advance of being homeless. As you have been served notice, I would contact them asap to get the ball rolling. See the Shelter website to understand the obligations of the council and this will tell you what the council is supposed to do rather than what they actually may bother doing.

Note that councils have a poor reputation for not meeting their statutory homelessneess obligations. For example, Crisis performed a mystery shopping exercise to see how London councils dealt with single homelessness and found that most did not fulfil their basic obligations. In the main, most resisted even accepting a homelessness application form (or even handing it out in the first place), some people could not even get past the receptionist, were given leaflets with phone numbers on or were asked to return with extra information whereas a council is supposed to give out the application form and process it from the start. So while you may have blown getting any assistance because they may think you have made yourself homeless, don't get fobbed off at the start. Do, however, appreciate that they have a high case load - many councils in London have hundreds or thousands of people presenting themselves as homeless so their services are stretched.

Come back to the forum and let us know how the council homelessness department has responded.

Lastly, there is a job seeking forum on MSE. You live in an area of the country with the highest employment opportunities. Once you secure employment, you will find it easier to find new accommodation and you could feel less stress knowing that you've got the means to start resolving your debts. A job may also give you some structure, take you out of yourself, restore your confidence after a history of unemployment and all the morale issues this causes.

Do post on the Job Seeking forum the issues you are experiencing with finding employment there and hopefully the posters there can give you advice to help you find work.

EDIT: If the tenancy, income, debt, unemployment issues are getting you down, consider phoning the Samaritans as they offer a confidential listening service where you can unburden yourself and get emotional support.

I hope you don't believe that I will lose my time in reading the above...

G_M

Thomas3 wrote: »

I hope you don't believe that I will lose my time in reading the above...

You want advice/help? Or not?

Clearly not since you either refuse to read it, or read it and then ignore it.

Kynthia

Thomas3 wrote: »

I hope you don't believe that I will lose my time in reading the above...

You are so rude. You came to this site for advice and then when someone takes the time to write a very long post full of advice specific to your situation with the intention of helping you, that is the response you give. Well don't expect anyone else to make any effort for you anymore.

Thomas3

Kynthia wrote: »

You are so rude. You came to this site for advice and then when someone takes the time to write a very long post full of advice specific to your situation with the intention of helping you, that is the response you give. Well don't expect anyone else to make any effort for you anymore.

Of course, as usual....it is me you 'is rude'.

Since you insulted me I will just respond to you the same way : you are just an hypocrite....but this yourself you really already now!!!!

All the steps detailed in the long posts above were already done without success.

Thomas3

G_M wrote: »

You want advice/help? Or not?

Clearly not since you either refuse to read it, or read it and then ignore it.

I done all this steps a year ago when my sick worsened : councilor or mp did nothing. I had an interview with the Councillor 3 months ago : for her, I am young and not sick enough in order to deserve her service attention/help. Her 'reason' was that there are more cases in emergency than mine such as mothers and children in the street. And indeed, few weeks ago I saw a family with their children on the street at 1am waiting for the call from the council for an emergency accommodation : it is only after myself I call the council for making a complaint as witness regarding this family issue that 5 minutes later they call them back and gave them an accommodation emergency (so me as a single person...).

G_M

Thomas3 wrote: »

Of course, as usual....it is me you 'is rude'.

Since you insulted me I will just respond to you the same way : you are just an hypocrite....but this yourself you really already now!!!!

All the steps detailed in the long posts above were already done without success.

How can you possibly say this since:

I hope you don't believe that I will lose my time in reading the above...

Since you did not read the post you cannot know that all steps detailed within it have been done already!

Thomas3

G_M wrote: »

How can you possibly say this since:

Since you did not read the post you cannot know that all steps detailed within it have been done already!

Because I read it in diagonal (keywords : MP, DWP, council)and also guess its content.

weeg

Thomas3 wrote: »

Because I read it in diagonal (keywords : MP, DWP, council)and also guess its content.

You first said "keywords: MP, DWP, tenant deposit scheme" So, fair to say you didn't even skim or diagonal read it, then realised you were making yourself look even more foolish than usual.

I' like to give people the benefit of the doubt, but you've lost mine!

DaftyDuck

Isn't it about time the O.P disappeared from this thread, again invented another username, and started yet another new chapter of rudely ignoring every bit helpful advice he gets from those who are always kindly disposed to any new poster with a problem. He can then gradually return to the pathetic whining and excuses he's become so accomplished at from all this practice he's been getting.

My final bit of advice. Stop blaming everybody else for everything, take some responsibility for your life (both failures and successes), and stop sponging off your LL and the state - and even the helpful advice offered here. Take responsibility for yourself and your actions (or lack of them). You've had more than long enough (more than a year) to move on and grow up. Sadly, most sadly of all for you, rather than do anything about any of it, you continue to lay blame for all the ills of your pathetic world absolutely everywhere but where they probably lie.

Of course, there'll always be an excuse, another person to blame, the possibility of suing somebody, or another rule, law or legislation that is all that stops you pulling your finger out and doing something about it. Unless you man up a bit, you'll stay on the bottom of the dungheap for the rest of your useless life.

There are plenty of people here and elsewhere who are ill, sick or handicapped, and not many of them use it as a pathetic excuse to sponge endlessly.

Anyway, Merry Christmas!