I’m looking for some advice on my situation …
2020 my partners family needed to find a property to move into but needed help with refrence checks etc because of covid not all of them were working. I stupidly offered to be on the tenancy as a joint tenant with ex brother to help them secure their home.
Fast forward last year, a lot of crap has happened. The following is a breakdown of it;
- my partner (or ex!) was responsible for council tax since moving in and racked up a 4k debt! I have paid this off and continually pay the council tax to this date
- I found out i was pregnant in july … my mum who doesn’t approve of our relationship decided not to let me live with her any longer (my brother was also having a baby later in july who would reside with her) and I had to live with my partner and has family
- There is now 8 of us (including my small child and another child under 2) in a 4 bed house
- Since giving birth in April my relationship has broken down and my mum won’t take me back either … but i can’t continue to live in a house where my partner and his entire family including parents and siblings live … even if i am a joint tenant
I tried to call my local housing and explain the situation. Prior to being dumped I was asked to get my name off the tenancy which hasn’t gone through yet as I was asked to pay the admin fees for it and due to being on maternity it’s just not completely affordable I was going to do this next month. I was advised as I am a joint tenant on the agreement I am making myself intentionally homeless
The issue I’m having now is that even if i stayed in the property (which is uncomfortable i dont eat or communicate with anyone and i basixally spend all day crying in my room with my baby) they are looking to move to a new property in september or october as the letting agent has said landlord is looking to sell early next year and we can vacate the property at any point until then
How can I get a case without looking intentionally homeless? Can I private rent and get housing benefits? I don’t know what to do I just can’t continue like this