October last year i was given a council bedsit. This is the first time iv had the opportunity so i took it as home is overcrowded. I called up EDF who are giving me a very hard time connecting fuel because they keep talking about the previous tenancy and their arrears. Im still staying at parents home but sorting the electricity out. At this point its been 2 months and im slowly moving in but have a few mental issues hence being so slow plus im all on my own.
Forward to 18 dec i have a row withh my parents and decide to go to the flat, nearly done up all my own on a tight budget. To my horror the council have boarded up the flat with no prior call or warning despite me speaking to the housing officer about a different thing but maybe it got boarded up a day after. I try and call all the numbers i have including the emergency council number, all say call next week when they are open.
The bedsit is still boarded up, the council say it could be the fire dept, that its my fault because i wasnt there when they sent a letter and then they said its because the roof is leaking and the neighbours downstairs have seen smoke come out of the flat. The tenant downstairs did come up to me saying water from the bedsit is going down to his bedsit and causing blackouts i told him to use my phone and get it sorted. At this point i stopped decorating and stuff as didnt want anything to happen.
The flat is still boarded up as off now, and they say im liable to pay rent even though it is a bedsit i have no access too. I havnt even moved in properly but have decided to give the property back as family say its too stressful for me right now. What can i do about the situation that iv been asked to pay rent till tenenacy finishes. I have no access to the property and to collect my stuff they say i have to call them and they will take the board out to allow me to collect my stuff. Can i do anything ?
