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Response to When You're a Tenant, your Landlord Disappears & the Halifax Repossesses!!! Any Comments/Help PLEASE...?

from David J. Button (davidjohnbutton@supanet.com)
Whatever you do, stay in the house until you are notified that a Warrant of Possession has been issued to the local Bailiff following the possession order. You will get a visit or letter from the Bailiff about 7 days before he/she carries out the eviction. At that point, go to the court and speak to the staff about making an application on form N244 to suspend the warrant - you will have to tell the court you are on low income and will likely get off paying the fee. The court clerk will give you a date to go in front of the judge at which you can put your plea to be allowed some more time.

At the same time, make the local Housing Officer for Homelessness aware that you have a date for eviction and in front of the judge and you will come back and tell him/her what date you are being formally evicted. The Homlessness officer has a duty to rehouse you under certain circumstances and will make a decision as to whether or not they will (with young children they almost always have to), but be aware that you may not be given a house immediately - you may go into a hostel or lodgings or even a hotel short term.

When you do get your new place - make sure you go see either the CAB or WElfare Rights officer for your local council to get help with filling in all the forms to get all the benefits you are entitled to.

Good luck!

(posted 7786 days ago)

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