Housing Benefit & Landlords

Noob4now

_shel wrote: »

So buy a new lock and change it ASAP

Need written permission from LL to change locks, its in the tenancy agreement. I will enquire about it.

NYM

Noob4now wrote: »

“Citizens Advice said that 2,087 people asked for help after being threatened with illegal eviction in the year to March 2016, a 47pc increase from the previous year.

The charity said that some tenants were threatened with eviction after missing a single rent payment. To evict a tenant legally the landlord would have to serve them notice, get a possession order and a bailiff’s warrant from court. However the charity said that instead many landlords were simply changing the locks and seizing tenants’ possessions.”

Not really 'fantasising' is it?!

It is illegal and a criminal offence to evict a tenant without following the *rules* He'd be very foolish to do it.

See... Illegal Eviction

Noob4now

NYM wrote: »

It is illegal and a criminal offence to evict a tenant without following the *rules* He'd be very foolish to do it.

Thanks. My point was that despite being illegal it still happens. So the accusation I was 'fantasising' is wrong.

NYM

Noob4now wrote: »

Thanks. My point was that despite being illegal it still happens. So the accusation I was 'fantasising' is wrong.

I would imagine it's very rare. The threat of eviction illegal or otherwise, however is certainly increasing.

Even the section from the CAB site you quoted...

“Citizens Advice said that 2,087 people asked for help after being threatened with illegal eviction in the year to March 2016, a 47pc increase from the previous year.

Of course it may happen, but you have legal redress if it does.