Rent arrears

saajan_12

Amixo3032 said:

canaldumidi said:

There are 3 possible eviction routes the LL could take, and he could take 1, 2 or all 3:

* S21 Notice: as mentioned much earlier this currently takes 6+ months

* S8 Ground 8: For this, arrears must be 2+ months rent, so paying down the arrears below that means it would fail. But if it succeeds, the judge must award the landlord possession.

* S8 Ground 10. This can succeed with any amount of arrears, but the court can then choose whether to grant the LL possession, or not. And if you convince the judge you are about to start a new job it is unlikely the LL would get possession

But communication is key. A LL is far more likely to give you time to find a new job, or agree a payment plan, if you make efforts to discuss your situation honestly than if you bury your head in the sand....

Oh right I’m on a 12 month ast started in Nov this yr 


I spoke to my landlord and he gave me a payment plan for only this months.. 

I haven’t buried my head in sand I am dealing with this as amongst other things too. Which is my mum she is unwell sadly 

Did you move in Nov 2021, or did you already live there and just renew?
If you started in Nov, you've only had 2 months of rent and are already 2 months behind? Also if you lost your job this month, then you'd have received your last paycheck this month, so how did you get into arrears already (I'd understand finding January rent would be hard, but what happened to Nov & Dec)? 

This might make it less likely the LL / LA will be understanding if you haven't already had a good track record. 

Amixo3032

saajan_12 said: Did you move in Nov 2021, or did you already live there and just renew? 

If you started in Nov, you've only had 2 months of rent and are already 2 months behind? Also if you lost your job this month, then you'd have received your last paycheck this month, so how did you get into arrears already (I'd understand finding January rent would be hard, but what happened to Nov & Dec)? 

This might make it less likely the LL / LA will be understanding if you haven't already had a good track record. 

Just renewed in nov 2021 I’ve already living here since last yr , sorry for the misunderstanding. 

Amixo3032

For everyone asking I have lived here since aug2020. 

canaldumidi

Amixo3032 said:

But what if he goes ahead and does a s21 ? or a s8 

See my post (and others) regarding the 3 eviction routes. S21 is slow (and as you've just signed a new 12 month tenancy cannot be used till it eds next Nov).

S8 (G 8, 10 or 11) all much quicker. Weeks not months.

But since he has agreed a payment plan, it sounds like you have solved the problem - so long as you can keep to the plan. Can you?

Note - you do not have to answer every single post, especially if it means just repeating yourself!

Amixo3032

canaldumidi said:

See my post (and others) regarding the 3 eviction routes. S21 is slow (and as you've just signed a new 12 month tenancy cannot be used till it eds next Nov).

S8 (G 8, 10 or 11) all much quicker. Weeks not months.

But since he has agreed a payment plan, it sounds like you have solved the problem - so long as you can keep to the plan. Can you?

Note - you do not have to answer every single post, especially if it means just repeating yourself!

Ohh right okay , thank you for explaining now I got the adjusts of the notices. 

Yes I can keep to the payment plan 100%!! I won’t let him and her down! 

So sorry haha ! I am new to the forum and forget how to use , 

thank you for your help tho! Very much appreciated xx

Amixo3032

Just an update I still haven’t heard anything from them since my last point of contact.. 

julicorn

Amixo3032 said:

Just an update I still haven’t heard anything from them since my last point of contact.. 

What are you waiting for - I thought you already agreed on a payment plan?

Amixo3032

julicorn said:

What are you waiting for - I thought you already agreed on a payment plan?

When we agreed a payment plan and confirmed it all after that they haven’t responded 

RAS

I think the issue is that you need to make the agreed payments, and at most, at sometime, you may get a statement confirming still outstanding arrears.

What other response do you expect?

london21

Are you entitled to universal credit to cover rent payment whilst you try to get another job?
Have you contacted them or made an application?

Sorry you are in this situation but the landlord will have costs to cover and you mentioned you do not want to be evicted.