Thursday 4 November 2010

Facing eviction again in two years time

My housing officer has just called informing me that I have to sign for the new flat on Monday. They cannot leave it "void" because of the costs to the "owner" - the housing association therefore is not getting its benefit payments from the treasury.

The lease on the new flat began in July, he said, for three years, so in two and a half years time, I "may be" evicted again.

"Does this mean in two years time I will receive a repossession order?" I asked.
"Definitely," he replied. "We have to ensure vacant possession at the lease end in case the owner doesn't want to renew the lease."

This is the same flat someone's just been evicted from.

Routine. Upturn people's lives as a matter of "routine".

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