2006-10-07 20:24:12 · 13 answers · asked by harbour868@btinternet.com 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Depending on how much your rent arrears is there is quite a lot you can do. I was in a similar situation a while back. If you are a private teneant you can go to your local council and inform them, depending on how much you earn they will pay a percentage of your rent for you therefore giving you the option of paying the arrears. They can also help with rehoming you if legal proceedings have started, no matter who you are they are still obliged to help you. If you have a morgage and are in arrears the council will help again even paying some of you morgage payments. If you ask your morgage company to put a hold on the interest payments as most morgage companies are quite understanding. The key to everything is comunication, you have to let people know what your position is because if you ignore it you will surley loose your home. I hope that is of help, get down to the citizen advice and the local council and let people help you , it is not something you have to do on your own.
2006-10-07 21:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having arrears doesnt automatically mean you'll lose your home. Have you talked to the landlord ?? Most - especially if council or housing assc. will accept an offer each week on top of the rent to pay of arrears. If it has reached the stage of court - make sure you attend. Explain to the judge why you couldnt pay, say how sorry you are and make an offer of weekly payments on top of rent and they usually give you a second chance rather than evict. Even more so if you have kids of if losing your home means you would lose your job etc. Seek legal advice either from CAB or from a solicitor with legal aid. Good luck
2006-10-07 20:32:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the house is council owned or housing association you need to contact them direct or if it is rented from a private landlord go to the citizens advice bureau or visit a solicitor who have specialists in housing law - act straight away, a solution can usually be found.
Although the landlord owns the property it is still your home as you are paying the rent for that property and even the landlord cannot enter the property unless invited by the person living there. Entry can only be gained on the issue of a warrant.
2006-10-07 22:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by thumbelina1956 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to talk to your landlord. I had a similar problem a few years ago, I was four months behind. Luckily my landlord let me repay the arrears at £100 per month on top of my rent til the debt was cleared. It was hard going though.
2006-10-07 20:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's down to your landlord and how much you are in arrears. If it's a month - don't worry. If it's three months....
I've been a landlord and a month is a pain but not something i would throw a tennant out. BUT make sure you talk to your landlord and do your best to ensure you get up to date.
It's also not your home it's the landlords.
2006-10-07 20:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by baddatum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citizen's Advice first thing Monday and then the Council. If you are on Income Support/ Jobseekers Allowance/Pension Credit for 26 consective weeks, try a Budgeting Loan from the Social Fun, a part of the DWP it could help with a interest free loan. Good Luck. .
2006-10-07 20:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer to pay a bit extra each week to catch up with your arrears otherwise sleep with him/her?
2006-10-07 20:34:36 · answer #7 · answered by i_b_moog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the regulation are surprising everywhere. In Texas you do now not ought to bypass to courtroom docket to fasten out somebody even in spite of if there are rules which may be stated. Off the utmost of my head, you would be allowed in to get your outfits, nutrition, drugs and now now not particular what else. you would be notified in an exact way or this is now not authorized and you will sue her. She's the only with money. She additionally looks like an fool even in spite of if an fool that needs her hire. yet you at the instant are not waiting to bypass in and save, you're able to bypass away. you do now not seem to get exhilaration from that mutually as you employ with roommates the hire isn't divided up by using utilising means of the owner. One individual is frequently held in cost for all of it. this is frequently happening as being severally to blame. in case you confirm out to do away with as against what the regulation specifies, you would be arrested. It sounds as in spite of the incontrovertible fact that your landlord does now not comprehend the interior attain factors code the two. i ought to upload that it extremely is frequently an exceedingly inconvenience to landlords mutually as tenants do now not pay the hire on time too.
2016-11-27 00:19:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to your landlord put him in the picture,then he will know you have a problem and that you are trying to deal with it and that you are not ignoring it why are you behind?if you have lost your job maybe you could get housing benefit to help you if so go to your local housing office.And as the people above say go to CAB they would advise you the best way to go.Good luck.
2006-10-07 20:48:06 · answer #9 · answered by Carol B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad luck mate that happened to me too. As above go to CAB they MAY be able to help but your contract probably states that you will be given notice if you fail to pay as per the contract...
2006-10-07 20:34:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋