Housing

Jargonbuster – Matrimonial Home

The principle home in which parties to the marriage reside or resided. Matrimonial property comprises all property acquired by either spouse, or both of them, between the date of marriage and the date of separation. An exception to this is a home purchased prior to marriage when it is intended as[...]

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Family Welfare Housing Jargonbuster

Received a Section 21 or Section 8 Eviction Notice?

Landlords owning rental property have the right to evict their tenants providing the correct steps are taken. Section 21 notice of seeking possession A landlord can use a Section 21 notice to evict tenants either: after a fixed term tenancy ends – if there’s a written contract during a tenancy[...]

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Court Eviction Housing Reposession

Eviction Ban Ends, Tenants Are Now At Risk

The eviction ban ends today. Landlords no longer need to give six months notice of their intention to repossess a property. Until August they are only required to give four months and after 1 August, they will only need to give two months notice. There are approaching 500,000 families locked into[...]

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Housing Reposession

The Magpie Man

Can you hear the chatter and see blood spatter in abandoned doors with abandoned matter? I am in your world but I am so in my own where you are not invited nor do you venture. Did you see that? A sandwich hit that bin and easily only 30% gone so that leaves 70% to […]

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Family Welfare Housing Support Vulnerable