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Could my landlord kick me out for OpenReach mistake?

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CouldIBeHomeless · 20/09/2024 23:44

OpenReach forgot to install fibre broadband at the property I am living in. Every other house in the hamlet was hooked up but us. I wfh and 0.5mb broadband was not good enough, so I finally got it installed.

It took 3 years for me to get it installed. I have kept the property well in this time and have always paid my rent on time.

OpenReach finally hooked us up last month. The management company have emailed the landlord about the way OpenReach have routed the wiring. He emailed me and told me to sort it. I emailed Sky and they said they were dealing with it. I then got an email an hour ago giving me notice on the property and saying “I will have to come through and sort the issue myself as the wires on the staircase is unbelievably bad and needs addressing urgently.”. The wire is held on to the outside brick with little clamp things and is not a trip hazard, but I am doing everything I can to get it sorted.

We have 8 weeks to find somewhere that will take a disabled single mum on Universal Credit with a child and a dog, with no
savings for paying 6 months upfront and no guarantor. We are going to end up homeless in temporary accommodation aren’t we?

OP posts:
Spenditlikebeckham · 21/09/2024 09:32

He is also liable for a 6k fine for lack of gas safety certificate... Report him to the local council.. He cannot issue you with a Section 21.. He will have to take you to court - costing HIM nearly 800 quid... He needs to explain to a judge why you need to leave...

AutumnDays12 · 21/09/2024 09:49

DadJoke · 21/09/2024 00:03

You don’t need to have a signed agreement to
have a tenancy - a verbal or email agreement is fine. I suspect that you are covered by the template agreement, unless it’s the wrong type of tenancy (eg a license)

The landlord had screwed up in a number of ways, and I recommend you contact Sheltet.

Yes and he has basically stated you
have a tenancy by saying he will evict you and giving you notice.

The landlord has so much to lose in this fiasco as he has not protected your deposit etc

You will not have to leave for a long time as he has to serve sec21 and the go to court dtc

ftm76 · 21/09/2024 09:58

CouldIBeHomeless · 20/09/2024 23:57

Thank you all so much. I’m in such a panic. Way to ruin the weekend through worry!

Just be through this with my brother! No don’t move out. He cannot evict you through S21 either as any s21 is invalid if he’s not done the checks. Stay put. Refuse to move. Inform shelter. Pay your rent. Await proper eviction.

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