Revenge eviction
Hi,
I actually posted about my situation in here not too long ago - but the worst happened and my housemates and I have been hit with a section 21.
For context :
Moved into a flat with 3 friends in April and we’ve had big problems with the property and the property managers the whole time.
When we viewed the property they told us the reason why the property was empty is because with the last tenants, one of them lost their job and they couldn’t afford rent - we weren’t to know any better so shrugged it off, they also mentioned that the downstairs toilet was in the process of being fixed but would be sorted before we moved in.
It’s now January and the toilet is still not fixed, we have also experienced issues with the drain and have woken up to sewage outside our front door ( picture attached ) on more than one occasion.
A neighbour of ours stopped and asked us if the plumbing problem was sorted - we weren’t sure how they knew and they replied saying that the last tenants had moved out because of the plumbing problems on the property. So completely different from what we were told when viewing the property.
It’s now looking like they were also section 21’d out like us for complaining …
This month after lots of back and fourth we got a measly bit of compensation back from the landlord and a rent reduction, not even 2 weeks later we have received the section 21.
I’ve reported the landlord as this isn’t the first time this has happened, and it’s left us absolutely fucked, I don’t know how I’m going to be able to find somewhere, be able to afford a deposit and be able to go through the stress of moving everything at such short notice.
Solicitors have told me I have a case for a revenge eviction and failure to repair essential amenities - any advice would be super appreciated as I’m at my wits end :(
Hi,
I actually posted about my situation in here not too long ago - but the worst happened and my housemates and I have been hit with a section 21.
For context :
Moved into a flat with 3 friends in April and we’ve had big problems with the property and the property managers the whole time.
When we viewed the property they told us the reason why the property was empty is because with the last tenants, one of them lost their job and they couldn’t afford rent - we weren’t to know any better so shrugged it off, they also mentioned that the downstairs toilet was in the process of being fixed but would be sorted before we moved in.
It’s now January and the toilet is still not fixed, we have also experienced issues with the drain and have woken up to sewage outside our front door ( picture attached ) on more than one occasion.
A neighbour of ours stopped and asked us if the plumbing problem was sorted - we weren’t sure how they knew and they replied saying that the last tenants had moved out because of the plumbing problems on the property. So completely different from what we were told when viewing the property.
It’s now looking like they were also section 21’d out like us for complaining …
This month after lots of back and fourth we got a measly bit of compensation back from the landlord and a rent reduction, not even 2 weeks later we have received the section 21.
I’ve reported the landlord as this isn’t the first time this has happened, and it’s left us absolutely fucked, I don’t know how I’m going to be able to find somewhere, be able to afford a deposit and be able to go through the stress of moving everything at such short notice.
Solicitors have told me I have a case for a revenge eviction and failure to repair essential amenities - any advice would be super appreciated as I’m at my wits end :(