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Hi peeps,
I have recently been informed by my landlord that he intends to serve me with a Section 21 Notice. I live in a flat renting from a private landlord, no estate agent or other middle-man involved.
A bit of background ::
1. I moved into the flat Over 3 years ago, signing a standard 6 Month Shorthold Tenenacy Agreement.
2. Three years after moving in, I lost my job due to disability.
3. So I had to go on Benefits.
4. HMRC decided to access my DWP account and take all of my Universal Credit, as a means to claw back a disputed overpayment of WTCredits from many years ago.
5. This left me with just enough for food, but not enough to pay the rent.
6. I recently informed my landlord that due to my situation I was not able to pay the next months rent payment.
7. He phoned me to say that he intends to serve a Section 21 Notice against me.
So, in my current condition, I am somewhat marooned in the flat, because a house-move would damage my back (again), and my bad back limits my employment options.
Apart from the obvious advice of looking for suitable employment, how in 'the law / legal world' can I defend against the serving of a Section 21 Notice?
... Might my disabilities be taken into consideration by the judiciary?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks for reading
I have recently been informed by my landlord that he intends to serve me with a Section 21 Notice. I live in a flat renting from a private landlord, no estate agent or other middle-man involved.
A bit of background ::
1. I moved into the flat Over 3 years ago, signing a standard 6 Month Shorthold Tenenacy Agreement.
2. Three years after moving in, I lost my job due to disability.
3. So I had to go on Benefits.
4. HMRC decided to access my DWP account and take all of my Universal Credit, as a means to claw back a disputed overpayment of WTCredits from many years ago.
5. This left me with just enough for food, but not enough to pay the rent.
6. I recently informed my landlord that due to my situation I was not able to pay the next months rent payment.
7. He phoned me to say that he intends to serve a Section 21 Notice against me.
So, in my current condition, I am somewhat marooned in the flat, because a house-move would damage my back (again), and my bad back limits my employment options.
Apart from the obvious advice of looking for suitable employment, how in 'the law / legal world' can I defend against the serving of a Section 21 Notice?
... Might my disabilities be taken into consideration by the judiciary?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks for reading
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