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Response to If landlord is repossed where do I stand?

from David J. Button (davidjohnbutton@supanet.com)
If your landlord is repossessed (i.e. the lender takes him to court and gets a posession order), then you will ultimately be evicted from the property by the Bailiff if you do not leave of your own volition.

It is quite possibly, and probable from what you say, that your landlord has not only not been paying the mortgage, but also has not told his mortgagees that he has rented the property out.

You need to wait for the outcome of any court proceedings - it might be that the landlord will end up with a suspended possession order which allows him to retain the property for payment of regular monthly instalments plus something each month off the arrears. On the other hand, it might be an outright possession order giving possession usually within 28 days.

You need to contact the local authority about rehousing you, but they may not have a liability to do so, plus you need to be looking yourself.

I personally would not pay any further rent to the landlord until this is sorted out and on a proper footing!

(posted 7088 days ago)

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