HA Repossession

[Nurse121]

I have lived in my Housing Association home for 20 years & up to date on my rent. I also retired from NHS nursing after 40 years & have no criminal convictions at 68 years of age. However my nightmare began in October 2025 when a courier handed me two packages & my neighbour had me arrested for (alleged) theft of a £60 Temu parcel full of crap,as shown by police - put on bail & case goes to magistrates court on 15th July 26.
Now my HA have telephoned me & say that if I am convicted then they will seek to evict me from my home.- I am a registered disabled pensioner with a serious lung condition & reliant on nebulisers + two weekly injections for lung condition,to be kept in a fridge. - Help this is seriously impacting on my MH .I live alone with no support.
I do have a solicitor for court- But mainly want advice on Eviction.Please.

[atticus]

Surely the first thing you need to do is not be convicted of theft.

As to the HA - it seems that presently you have nothing in writing from them.

[efpom]

I assume that it is an 'assured tenancy'. If so, see https://england.shelter.org.uk/profe...ssured-tenancy

Of itself, a theft conviction is not a valid ground for eviction unless the defendant is imprisoned and thus prevented from occupying. (It is very unlikely that you will be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for theft of goods valued at £60.)

The only other way that occurs to me that the HA could succeed with an eviction is if the HA can prove that the alleged theft amounted to a form of of Anti Social Behavior.

It is odd that the HA decided to telephone you about your upcoming trial.
Q?- How did it discover that you had been charged with theft?
Q? Are you sure that the telephone call was, in fact, from the HA?

At present, you are an innocent person and will remain so unless you are convicted of the charge you face.

Q? Would it be possible for you to post on here a redacted copy of your tenancy agreement?

[islandgirl]

Have you pleaded not guilty? You said you had legal representation for the mags court case in July - good. I cannot see any way that a wrong delivery would be theft unless there was a permanent intention to deprive - I assume you intended to hand the goods over at some point to the correct person? All this is very odd. Why would the Police charge this as theft?

[PallasAthena]

I too am wondering whether the phone call was genuinely from the HA. Or maybe a form of harassment from someone associated with the neighbour?

It might be best not to contact the HA as they may know nothing about you being prosecuted and better not to alert them.

But if you feel you need to know who called, did the caller give you their name? If so you could phone the HA and ask to speak to that person. If they exist ask them to confirm in writing what they told you in the phone call on date x.

That will confirm whether it was genuine.

[efpom]

If I was in the OP’s shoes I would not be contacting the HA by phone for any reason.

The OP may be able to ascertain from his/her telephone records held by the service provider the number of the caller.

In my view, it is serious misconduct by anyone to issue that threat to the OP and the OP would be well advised to mention that occurrence to the OP’s solicitor.

[Nurse121]

Thankyou everyone. Yes it was my Housing Association officer who telephoned me and it was the community police officer who arrested & charged me that informed her of my court date. Also I did not receive her package of cheap Temu goods.
Under The Housing Act ? Can they make a Mandatory Repossession of my home.