Desperately seeking help

bluehills123

I am really hoping someone on here can give me advice or help. In February this year I completed a mutual exchange on my rented housing association property. I was told by the lady I was swapping with that my new neighbours were extremely quiet and on every viewing I never had any suspicion that they would turn out to be the neighbours from hell.
I have been harassed, intimidated, had verbal abuse shouted at me, put up with loud parties and loud shouting, screaming and swearing. They are dealing in drugs and there are cars coming and going at all hours of the day and night. After several complaints to the housing association, police and local council, not much has been resolved. My doctor has written a letter saying I should be moved for the sake of my mental health. I suffer from severe anxiety and depression.
I have been told by my housing association that there is little chance the problem neighbours will ever be evicted as they have children. So their only option is for me to move house. I currently live in a two bedroom property, the tenancy is in mine and my sons name, but he is away at the moment and due back in a few months.the problem is the housing association say my housing need is for a one bedroom property only, but this would mean that when I am rehoused my son will be without a home. Have they got the right to do this. What are my rights?
I don’t think it’s fair for me to be downsized to a one bedroom property when none of this is my fault. Surely it is the housing associations responsibility to deal with the nuisance neighbours. I am so confused as there doesn’t seem to be anywhere to go to get answers. I would so appreciate any help anyone can give. At the moment I just feel like ending it all. It seems like I’m being punished instead of the neighbours.

Comms69

How old is your son?

Your facing an uphill battle, the HA are in essence correct. Families with young children will be bottom of the list for evictions.

Cakeguts

Where is your son living now when he can be away for a few months? It sounds as if you home is not your son's home.

bluehills123

He is helping a sick relative of ours who lives in Sweden. I accept that I am going to have to move, it just seems unfair that my son will probably lose his home, he is grown up, 27 years old, but has no other place to live other than here.
I’m having a panic alarm fitted tomorrow as the police have said I am ‘at risk’, living here. So it seems there is no other option but to move. But could the housing association force me to move into a smaller property just because my son is helping a sick cousin at the moment.
Have I got any rights at all or do I just have to accept whatever they offer me?

Comms69

bluehills123 wrote: »

He is helping a sick relative of ours who lives in Sweden. I accept that I am going to have to move, it just seems unfair that my son will probably lose his home, he is grown up, 27 years old, but has no other place to live other than here.
I’m having a panic alarm fitted tomorrow as the police have said I am ‘at risk’, living here. So it seems there is no other option but to move. But could the housing association force me to move into a smaller property just because my son is helping a sick cousin at the moment.
Have I got any rights at all or do I just have to accept whatever they offer me?

Ye sorry, sounds harsh, but at 27 he needs to find his own place.

You have rights- you can stay, you can rent privately

bluehills123

He just can’t afford to rent his own place. Also I have mobility problems and other illnesses that means I rely on him a lot for support, just in daily activities. Just seems really unfair that due to my neighbours making my life hell, I am going to be forced to move and my son will lose his home. Could I refuse to budge and hang on till they offer me a two bedroom place? Just don’t know if that would be within my rights. I am finding it so hard at the moment to cope without my son as it is, without all this madness going on?

Comms69

bluehills123 wrote: »

He just can’t afford to rent his own place. Also I have mobility problems and other illnesses that means I rely on him a lot for support, just in daily activities. Just seems really unfair that due to my neighbours making my life hell, I am going to be forced to move and my son will lose his home. Could I refuse to budge and hang on till they offer me a two bedroom place? Just don’t know if that would be within my rights. I am finding it so hard at the moment to cope without my son as it is, without all this madness going on?

Again I’m sorry but if he can be away for months at a time then you can cope.

He’ll have to rent a room.

You can refuse to budge but they have no reason to offer a two bed.

I’m sorry this sounds harsh but that’s how it will be assessed

kay0601

What do your tenancy documents say regarding anti social behaviour? Ip here they all seem to state that anti social behaviour is grounds for eviction. A while ago, my oh's HA said they were unable to help with a similar issue to the one you're having so he made a complaint that they were allowing people to break the terms and conditions. It ended up escalated to the ombudsman but basically in the end, the neighbors were evicted :T his councillor was very helpful

bluehills123

Thanks kay0601 ....a ray of hope.
Seems really unfair that the guilty party are allowed to get away with it while the victim is forced to leave their lovely home.