Five Families/Neighbours may loose homes because of new build!HELP and advice please

oldandhappy

My first move would be to look at the plans on the web via your local council site to see if the 'use' change has already been made...also there might other info about the intentions to build etc...We had a situation with the farm next to us having change of use from grazing/farmland to business use and although his plans where rejected he apealled every rejection and over the course of several years he eventaully won the day...
You seem to have excepted the facts though and that is positive thinking for sure. I would be looking around for somewhere else right now to live also and maybe bare in mind the location you have now...sounds open type area as opposed to rows and rows of houses together..so that could be important to you...as they say location location location. Certainly was for us this last move, 7 years ago now. Mrs Happy

debbiedeejay

Thanks to you all,I do appreciate your input,I must admit it does help to have your ideas and thoughts-I really need it!
I have looked at the "key Worker scheme" and it does not apply to me- I work in Podiatry as a orthotics technician and we are not seen as a "key worker"type-(sounds glam but the pay is low and thats a different story!)

Although we are in a village we are on the main road -lots of lorries and cars but it does have open aspect over fields at the front.
We have seen a house and yes it is on the outskirts of the town on the main road in a area two months ago I would have said no way! But its an area of regeneration,the other houses look well looked after and the people seem nice and the house is a nice old huge full of character,bigger than what we have now.Plus I could walk to work,the kids can catch a different bus to school but thats ok!
Going to look at it again tomorrow.
My neighbours here,all this week seem to have the same idea-maybe time to get out before we are asked to leave -its sad though.

thelawnet

debbiedeejay wrote: »

We are all on shorthold assured tenanacies.

We have lived here the longest (14 years) the others 12,10,7and 4 years.Since we have all been living here past our original 12 month agreements and no one has re-signed any agreement I think it is now classed as periodic tenancy,in that we pay our rents monthly ,so the minimum notice we can be given is a month.

Thats how I understand it,but I am probably wrong!

It's actually 2 months to end on last day of period.

debbiedeejay

Does that mean I would have to give 2 months notice too?

I did read about something about LL having to give 2 months notice but I was getting a mixed up with if I refused to leave and if he went to court and so on and so on!I must admit I have read so much lately I can't remember any of it at the moment.
Thanks to the lawnet for that snippet- I checked with my neighbours as we were al together when the LL estate agent/rent agent came round and they all agree that he did say 4 weeks - it will be nice to correct him!

Still not received letter summing up what was said at the meeting.may have to joult the agents/LL memory.