Being Evicted by council any advice would be. so appreciated

[helloall22]

So i have had some rent arrears and as the past year has been horrible i’ve missed the repayment plan
Ive had my life turned upside down and now im going to lose my home.
Ive been attacked in the street badly beaten up and then we lost our baby, had his little funeral, then my son was harassed by his ex girlfriend endlessly and her family she then had our house front door burned by my sons ex partner, then we were burgled, had my husband work van burnt out at night, we have been threatened by these people to drop the court cases as all have been reported to the police
Now my aunt has cancer of the liver
My kids are are scared to leave the house and dropped out of college after my daughter was threatened with a attack
So then i lost my job this week and im
beyond worried

I received a letter for a court date for a possession order by the council i have a secure tenancy.
they said they sent a notice of possesion letter a year ago.
I have misssef a couple of payments this year as i had large stomach operation and had to go on the sick and wasn’t entitled to sick pay after three months
so arrears started again. Then i got back to normal again when i started working
So then on the Beginning of march 26 was contacted to say i needed to start making payments to cover the debt
So by email i contacted the office and said i would
I did make payments for march
Then i made payments for April
and intend to make payments for may in two weeks

however in mid april she applied for the possesion order and now it’s likely i will lose my home and have no where to go plus im worried i am main carer for the person with cancer

I have emailed her over a few things but she hasn’t replied to me and even accused me of stealing housing benefits however i had to get prof from the benefits to prove i wasn’t paid anything and showed her that, that’s when she started to ignore me

can anyone offer advice or if they may have been through this the total arrears are 10months over 10 years that i have missed for different reasons

Are you sure you’re being evicted for rent arrears? Seems like a lot of hassle coming from your home. I’m expecting a lot of complaints from neighbours may have prompted the eviction?

Realistically how quickly could you repay 10 months rent?

How much are you in arrears by right now? Value and how many payments does that cover?

Did you talk to your housing officer at any time in all this?

Were you claiming UC with the housing element during the time you were off sick?

If they are already taking you to court it's probably far too late to change this process but you need to speak to CAB and Shelter ASAP.

Make an appointment for a meeting with your LOCAL MP

Try https://acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/defence/

They work in 30 locations around the UK, and are very experienced with evictions and social housing issues. Good luck.

Have a look and see if SHELTER can offer legal advice:
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/legal_aid_and_free_legal_advice/early_advice

and

england.shelter.org.uk/get_help

LOL to do what

There’s a lot going on.

Getting a new job needs to be an absolute priority.

I can’t see the LL changing her mind, it sounds like she’s had enough. She will have her own bills to pay. My sister ended up being an accidental LL and the tenant did pay the rent and it’s pretty much ruined her life. She’s gone from a pretty ordinary person to one who can’t afford the bus fare to get her child to school because she’s paying two mortgages.

Is there nobody else at all who can care for your aunt? You just do not have the capacity for it. You are in danger of sacrificing your own children if you don’t get a job and in control of your own finances.

Speak to Shelter ASAP and the council to see if they will offer a repayment plan again. The judge can give a suspended possession order if you can show you can stick to the payment plan and keep up with your rent.

Doesn’t your council have a money advice team or anyone that can support you to sort this out?

There's definitely support for you to help you with rent arrears. Discretionary housing payments for one but I'm not sure what the criteria is to apply. You need some advice from shelter or the CAB.

You need to speak to Citizens Advice.

Derrrr......to help with the housing issue?

Do you mean being evicted by a private LL rather than the council?
Different advice might apply.

She's a council tenant and it takes a fair bit for the council to evict.

She refers to the LL as she, and that she applied for a possession order mid April - sounds like its private, possibly a section 21 before they ended - in which case the LL isn't going to backtrack.

I think that's her housing officer being referred to, not a LL.

Agreed it's not entirely clear,as she said in one part that it was a council order eviction
Then as you say refering to LL as she.
Even for council property ten months rent is a chunk of money plus default on repayment plan.
You've to keep them informed and not head in the sand.

MPs cannot help with this issue. What do you think they are going to do? Op needs specialist housing advice such as shelter

Contact Woman’s Aid?

I assume it’s council housing and the “she” op is referring to is the housing officer. Also for the fact the op refers to a possession order and no a S8

Make sure you make all agreed payments between now and court - and even a tiny bit extra if possible.

Get advice from Shelter about requesting a hold on the eviction and new payment plan with the court. Whatever you do, don't miss the court hearing.

Bingo!! Someone just has to post snotty comment 🙄

If you have a child still in the home you will be supported by the local authority as they cannot ignore homeless children. You will be classed as intentionally homeless and likely put in b and b for a while until your arrears are under £500 then you can get rebanded I think