So I got made redundant in August, the company went bust they over spent on themselves and did not pay their taxes. The property we were in was rented on our behalf by the company as my credit rating was not great. At the time I was made redundant the landlord decided to put the rent up by 40% and would also no put it in our name so we could not claim benefits.
Basically we were pushed into the position of not paying rent, and the council said we had to live there until evicted.
The back story is that we also missed out on some housing association properties as my wife is disabled and needs a wet room and wheelchair accessible doors.
so 15th December we went to court and got an eviction order (with no fault) 20th December we were given Temporary Accommodation ( a studio flat for the wife my 12 year old daughter and myself, not ideal but far better than being on the streets.)
19th January We have a 2 bed adapted property from a housing association with a 1 year contract followed by a life long contract .
We were expecting to be in the temporary accommodation for a minimum of 6 months.
Also need to point out that we are white British, Live in Kent so all this idea that the council only look after immigrants is rubbish.
I only have praise for the homeless team and the managers of the temporary accommodation.
The last month has been difficult but could have been so much worse
Basically we were pushed into the position of not paying rent, and the council said we had to live there until evicted.
The back story is that we also missed out on some housing association properties as my wife is disabled and needs a wet room and wheelchair accessible doors.
so 15th December we went to court and got an eviction order (with no fault) 20th December we were given Temporary Accommodation ( a studio flat for the wife my 12 year old daughter and myself, not ideal but far better than being on the streets.)
19th January We have a 2 bed adapted property from a housing association with a 1 year contract followed by a life long contract .
We were expecting to be in the temporary accommodation for a minimum of 6 months.
Also need to point out that we are white British, Live in Kent so all this idea that the council only look after immigrants is rubbish.
I only have praise for the homeless team and the managers of the temporary accommodation.
The last month has been difficult but could have been so much worse