I'm being evicted!

just_a_renter

RHemmings said:

just_a_renter said:

Bookworm105 said:

doubtless the LL is trying to pre-empt the change in law given you say you are paying a low rent in return for a place which the LL is not spending much money on 

until the law changes, if the S21 is valid, then the process to remove you has started and eventually you will have to move, hence it is called "no fault" 
yes you can drag it out and eventually end up in court and then have bailiffs at the door, but can you cope with that stress?
do you have a support worker who can help?
we can make suggestions on how to fight it, but at the end of the day only you can actually do the fighting.

I haven't actually been served the notice yet. I just got a phonecall from the letting agent telling me that it was going to be served. Could I preemptively complain about the faults again to negate it?

Again, this is for England. Where are you? 

While I state the above, it does sound to me that you would be better off in another place. Though, I can see that in your circumstances this is going to be very difficult. Do you have family and/or friends who can support you? And, someone who can help you access all the help that you need. 

Thank you, that's really helpful. Yeah I'm in England. Sorry for not mentioning that earlier. I think the section 21 has been issued but I haven't received it yet so I'm not sure where I stand on that. I doubt he'll be able to fix all these issues within 14 days, there's a LOT of work to do, so that's good. I would like to move somewhere better but there's no chance of me doing that within 2 months. Ideally I'll move out before winter because it's insanely cold here (no insulation) and super expensive to heat 

just_a_renter

deannagone said:

If the conditions you list "I have severe anxiety and depression, and I'm currently being assessed for autism and ADHD. I have no energy to do anything (executive dysfunction) and have difficulty even leaving the house (agoraphobia) exist, they are serious enough to qualify you for PIP.  I have similar and had no problems claiming PIP.  You don't just have to have physical disabilities to be able to claim PIP.  If you have problems communicating, dealing with stress, motivation going out etc and are diagnosed as having ASD or ADHD.., these affect your life, put you at a severe disadvantage and can qualify you for PIP. A hidden effect with these kind of problems is challenges processing information - which often affects my understanding of what's going on.  I'm not unintelligent by any means but do have problems processing information/what people say. I get overwhelmed very easily too.

You could try making a list of how they affect you, it might clarify your thoughts. Its a bit depressing to do as of course, you do tend to make little of problems and how they affect you.., but if they exist, its a good thing to do. 

Its a good idea to get the conditions diagnosed, its what I did when faced with homelessness as they conveyed 'special needs' on me and meant the council had to provide housing.  This is a long stressful process in itself but several years later I still have a stable council home that makes life a lot easier (rather than having to deal with private rental evictions and LL's that can be very difficult to make sure they what they should, I had a horror of a LL too). I don't know where I'd be now if I hadn't applied for council housing now that renting has become more challenging.  It means so much to have a stable home.

I am very very glad I did these things, hard as they were at the time.  I will never be evicted again (well as long as I continue to pay rent). I was placed in emergency housing initially (which was on a sink estate but better than the private rental even so) they found permanent council housing. My rent is a third of private rental costs in the area.  Council housing is not perfect, but if you can get it.., well worth the effort.

Thanks for the advice. I'm glad you're in a more stable situation now. It sounds nice. How did you go about getting diagnosed? I've been told by therapists that I have all these problems but I don't think I've been officially diagnosed for anything. My doctor prescribes me antidepressants so I don't know if that counts? It seems like whenever I go to my GP they just fob me off, and I get so muddled by paperwork and stuff anyway. I'm so disorganized and I have particular difficulty leaving the house in summer so it's hard to get to appointments, even if I am given them

deannagone

Have to ask GP to refer you for assessment/diagnosis (you can usually email or use econsult facilities for most GP services).  Waiting lists can be long.  So, unfortunately it sounds like you don't have a firm diagnosis for most of the reported conditions yet.

I actually found online way my county does diagnoses, so when my GP said they didn't know how to progress a referral I was able to give them the relevant webpage,  This was some time ago.  But you should be able google the area you live in, diagnosis of ASD or whatever and should find how people are diagnosed in your area.