Unofficial council eviction?

elsien

Beefpot said:

Hi, thanks for the replies. The scrap of paper is from the ex. They have children (teens). She has applied for the tenancy of their address and been granted in her own right. (1) The council say he is no longer a tenant, so firstly they cant help him, and secondly he has to apply to become one again, so there is a 6 month waiting list for new applicants. (2) He was told from the ex about this a short time ago. No letter etc from the council, who say they sent one. They are not "unable" to help him and he should move out  (3)

1. The council do have the power to do this and it may be because she has nominated herself as primary carer for the children.  (This may or may not be the case.
2. Cobblers (depending on what she told the council.) Make a complaint and as per my previous post involve the local councillor. And possibly also the MP. And ask for another copy of the formal letter ending his tenancy to be sent. With the date of the original letter on it. 
3. As per the Shelter information they are making him homeless so they should not be treating him as intentionally homeless or disadvantage him. I'd be sitting put if I were him, for now. And ditto the complaint, insisting on a response in writing. How was the information given that they are unable to help him and he should move out, because earlier you mentioned the online system and he needs a real person. 

ripplyuk

elsien said:

Please don’t use AI Responses here it’s against forum rules.

@elsien I’m confused by your comment. Were you referring to me? 

booneruk

ripplyuk said:

elsien said:

Please don’t use AI Responses here it’s against forum rules.

@elsien I’m confused by your comment. Were you referring to me? 

The post they're referring to has been deleted. Someone posted a pointless blob of AI generated text.

ripplyuk

@booneruk Thank you! I wouldn’t want to be confused for a bot 😅

deannagone

I'd advise having a good look at the housing part of your local council's website.  I did the same thing, shared tenancy with someone who moved in with me.  We split up and he refused to leave saying he was a shared tenant and so he could stay (we did have a child).  At first the local council also said they wouldn't help, then I discovered they gave points to the 'leaving' tenant on a relationship split, so he'd automatically qualify for another property.  Now, while council properties were in short supply then, they are in a lot shorter supply now so no guarantee at all that anything like this can happen, but it might be worth, as I said, looking at the local housing website, just in case there is provision for what happens with a relationship split. 

I am so very sorry this has happened. 

I must admit, I'd never add someone to my tenancy ever again.  No matter how wonderful they seem to be.  Obviously when you split up, they are not going to be so charming.  Things change. My ex shocked me with his attitude and he stuck to it.  I ended up having to temporarily move elsewhere because he wouldn't leave.  Then he found someone else and left me and our child who hardly ever even saw him.  I didn't have an iota of an idea he could be like that before it all happened.

Your father does have his age and his health on his side when looking for housing but I am sure he will need a lot of emotional support.  Its so sad he is going to lose his long term home, particularly at a vulnerable time.  But housing departments will gatekeep and give the impression they don't have to do anything to help a potentially homeless person.  So what they say always has to be checked, unfortunately.  I'd agree getting the MP/councillor involved would help.

As said previously, there are often flats for over 55's that are a bit easier to get (less people to bid on them), so maybe its worth looking at that?

deannagone

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