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£2500 Rent Arrears Council Flat. Need advice on what to do?

tinkleberryy
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At what figure does the council start eviction proceedings for someone in rent arrears?
I don't currently have the money to clear this £2500 arrears, but if I keep making future payments, effectively keeping my debt at £2500 would they eventually come to evict me?
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They will want you to make payments towards the arrears. They can take money from your benefit, they will not just let you pay nothing towards arrears.
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How'd you get into such arrears anyway? If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.1
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tifo said:How'd you get into such arrears anyway? If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.Proud to have dealt with our debtsStarting debt 2005 £65.7K.
Current debt ZERO.DEBT FREE0 -
At that level, you're lucky to have not had any action taken already.0
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peteuk said:tifo said:How'd you get into such arrears anyway? If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.peteuk said:tifo said:How'd you get into such arrears anyway? If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.5
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The earliest that a council can apply to the court for a possession order is when rent is in arrears by 8 x weekly rent or 2 x monthly rent.The OP should speak to his or her council as soon as possible and try to come to some arrangement. Ideally they should try and reduce the arrears below the 8xW or 2xM rent figure.0
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tifo said:How'd you get into such arrears anyway? If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.Proud to have dealt with our debtsStarting debt 2005 £65.7K.
Current debt ZERO.DEBT FREE0 -
@tinkleberryy
Suggest that you get local debt advice. Have you enquired about benefits ? Support from local Council ? Councils have various grants and allowances that can be applied for.
The comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.0 -
Not disagreeing with Council house, but the statement “If this was a private landlord or mortgage you'd have been out or home repossessed.”
Whilst it will take time, a private landlord could issue a section 8 for rent arrears and a section 21 notice for broken terms (payment) to start the eviction process.0 -
tinkleberryy said:At what figure does the council start eviction proceedings for someone in rent arrears?I don't currently have the money to clear this £2500 arrears, but if I keep making future payments, effectively keeping my debt at £2500 would they eventually come to evict me?
Have you got the ability to pay back a token amount and make sure you will not get in to the same situation again?1
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