LL invading my privacy

jjlandlord

Mojisola wrote: »

But if vexed leaves voluntarily, that's being intentionally homeless.

Most councils would indeed cynically play that card because they want to delay re-housing as much as possible.
They usually forget to tell tenants that they'll then be liable for a £280 court fee + costs + bailiffs cost. Oh well, what's a CCJ when you get council housing, right?

Sheesha

ok, so OP goes to housing office, informs then she WILL be homeless when LL sells, gets proof etc etc, then she WONT be intentionally homeless. I wasnt saying leave now & go as homeless, leave when the house gets sold. Which hopefully for her & her kids sake is SOON.

vexed_wasp

Sheesha wrote: »

ok, so OP goes to housing office, informs then she WILL be homeless when LL sells, gets proof etc etc, then she WONT be intentionally homeless. I wasnt saying leave now & go as homeless, leave when the house gets sold. Which hopefully for her & her kids sake is SOON.

thank you Sheesha :A

xxx

vexed_wasp

G_M wrote: »

This is not the right place to be seeking advice, since it is not a landlord/tenant issue, or indeed a property issue.

It is a relationship issue. We here are not experienced (well, I'm not!) in handling family disputes.

All I can suggest is that communication must be the way forward. That or put up with the way things are.

thank you

i suppose you are right - but i didnt come asking for relationship advice - my questions were regarding tenants having rights

i got the answers i needed and am very grateful to everyone who responded and helped.

at least i now have the knowledge that what my LL is doing is wrong

i now know that i am entitled to change the locks

before i came here i thought i was being petty and too sensitive!!!
at least i am armed with knowledge

egoode

Sheesha wrote: »

ok, so OP goes to housing office, informs then she WILL be homeless when LL sells, gets proof etc etc, then she WONT be intentionally homeless. I wasnt saying leave now & go as homeless, leave when the house gets sold. Which hopefully for her & her kids sake is SOON.

Sheesha, I think it's best you check facts before you tell someone what to do.

Even if the house is sold with her still living in it she still isn't homeless in the eyes of the council she is only homeless once the court issues orders for her to be removed and the baliffs come to remove her. Yes she should probably speak to the council about the situation to see if they can do anything sooner but given the shortage of council housing available if the OP is relying on the council rehousing her then she will have to be very careful about how she leaves the house as if they consider her to have become 'intentionally' homeless then she won't get any help from them at all.


OP you said you had a 6 month agreement set up and that's now expired which means you are now on a statutory periodic tenancy. To force you to move out the landlord will need to give you a section 21 notice which must give you 2 months to look for something else. If you choose not to move out once the notice has expired the landlord will need to apply for a court date to force you out. However if could be months before they get a court date so be aware if you need to be made homeless for the council to help you then you will be putting up with this for months.

If you don't want to deal with the landlord face to face then I would just change the locks and send an email saying you aren't comfortable with him constantly entering your home with no notice and will only allow access for anything you report as broken or if he needs to do things like gas checks which are required by law.

The other option is if you aren't comfortable with dealing with the landlord do you have another family member or friend that isn't involved in the situation with your cousin that could talk to him on your behalf?

Sheesha

egoode, i didnt actually 'tell someone what to do'.

I am not a professional in the housing market, nor did i imply i was. I was simply giving my opinion to OP.

Once the LL sells, I am sure the OP will not want to remain in the property, & wait for bailiffs to remove her and her children, giving the history and situation with the LL, that probably would be the worst thing to do.

My initial comment was to go to local housing & perhaps seeks ADVICE on what the best way around this - thats if OP wanted to go down the council route. I know if I was in her shoes, thats where I would start.

Otherwise., like I said, arrange for private rental asap.

All people do on this forum is bite back! Poeple only want friendly opinions.....

PasturesNew

There's only one thing you can do really .... leave. Find somewhere else to rent and say to them "I realise you'll be wanting to sell and having a tenant in makes the property unattractive to the majority of buyers, limiting the number of people who would want to buy it - and, therefore, you getting the best price. So I've found somewhere else to live ..... here's my notice" and present it as a fait accompli (not "I'll look around then...).

Then leave.

RAS

Sheesha

The OP may not want to remain in the property once the LL sells BUT if she leaves without a court order, possibly without bailiffs being appointed, her Council may judge her to be intentionally homeless and refuse to help.

Neither my nor your opinion are of any value, what matters is that Council's interpretation and implementation of the law.

In practice no solicitor worth their salt will allow the buyer to exchange until she has left, so the court case and the bailiffs will have to be organised before the sale can happen.

DaftyDuck

Poeple only want friendly opinions.....

...people benefit best from accurate advice ....

That advice may not always sound comfy, cosy and sweet "Brenda" style, but it's normally best to be prepared for reality.

The real World is not always a pretty place. However, I think the OP has been given, and has obviously taken on board, a lot of helpful advice from a number of posters who know a great deal about what they are writing about.

ruggedtoast

vexed_wasp wrote: »

also - i think when it comes down to it, i dont want to upset my cousin because i am scared of him. he is the sort of person you want to keep on side.
there is no violence - just a harshness i cannot explain...

Sounds harsh.

Why dont you ask him nicely to stop trespassing in your home and upsetting your kids?

You sound like you are just apologising for your existence, and if thats the only terms that your family will deal with you on then they are not worth having around anyway.

You can ask him for a reference now but it will make little difference to a future referencing process. It entirely depends on the rental situation in your area. It is a lot harder to rent privately with no reference, but you also cant let some a-hole trample all over you, and then maybe find that they still dont give you a reference when you need it in the future anyway.

Think of it as a good opportunity to stand up for yourself, and your children.