03-10-2012, 01:48 PM
Chris, stop panicking mate youve got a couple of months to sort this out and with your missus out of work at least she can spend all day on the phone speaking to people to sort this out.
Personally id just start looking for somewhere new and see if you can borrow the money for the next deposit. As above try the council and housing associations for help with somewhere new.
Are you in any sort of position to buy a house so you dont have the same issues again even if its only on a key worker or part buy part rent scheme.
The defences you might have if you were to try staying there without permission is that a) this is a civil dispute and b) you didnt enter the premises as a trespasser. However there is nothing stopping the police arresting you to investigate this matter i.e. by asking questions in a taped interview.
Personally id just start looking for somewhere new and see if you can borrow the money for the next deposit. As above try the council and housing associations for help with somewhere new.
Are you in any sort of position to buy a house so you dont have the same issues again even if its only on a key worker or part buy part rent scheme.
(03-10-2012, 12:46 PM)Midnightclub Wrote: You can live somewhere for 3 months free of charge if you claim squatters rights, worst case i guess that could at least buy you some extra time?You are aware that squatting is now a criminal offence that you can go to prison for (and there is people in prison for it)? Also squatters rights never existed in the first place, it was a loophole of wording in some act (possibly the CJ&P act)
The defences you might have if you were to try staying there without permission is that a) this is a civil dispute and b) you didnt enter the premises as a trespasser. However there is nothing stopping the police arresting you to investigate this matter i.e. by asking questions in a taped interview.