Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has written to all local
councils in England in order to clarify homelessness guidance. It follows
research earlier this year that showed an alarming number of private tenants
are being told by their local council to ignore eviction notices served by
their landlords – and to wait for bailiffs to turn up before moving out – in
order to qualify for rehousing support. The NLA has consistently warned that
the advice was increasingly being offered because councils refuse to accept
tenants’ housing applications before an order for possession has been granted
by a Court, despite guidance from Central Government that confirms all housing
applications should be accepted from the time notice is served on the
tenant. Read what the Minister has to
say on the NLA website.
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