Hi, my name is mandypaul! Issued a Section 21, husband has prostate cancer

mandypaul
mandypaul Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited 10:27AM in Housing and independent living

My husband has terminal prostate cancer we have been issued a section 21 to move and we do not have the money, strength or anywhere to live at this time. I work but struggling

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 2,590 Trailblazing

    Hi @mandypaul welcome to the Community. I am sorry you have having such a difficult time at the moment.

    The following link might be of interest to you.

    https://www.macmillan.org.uk

    Please take care of yourself.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,445 Online Community Team

    Hi @mandypaul and welcome to the community. I'm so sorry to hear about your husband and that you're being evicted. I can't imagine how stressful this is for the both of you. I've found some information about Section 21s and how you could stay in the property after the 2 month notice period from your landlord is up https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/section_21_eviction/staying_after_a_section_21_notice

    Have you spoken to your landlord about your situation? Maybe they can come to an agreement with you so you don't have to move until you're ready?

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 412 Pioneering

    So sorry you're both in this situation.

    A Section 21 is only a request to leave. Only you or a court can end the tenancy.

    First you need to check whether the S21 is valid. If it's not, you don't need to do anything and can just ignore it. Shelter has good advice to help you work this out. The article Rachel linked is a good starting point.

    Given the landlord is clearly issuing this S21 while they're still legal (they won't next next week), it's more likely he's made mistakes.

    If it is valid, the courts are so heavily backed up; it'll take well over a year for you to get evicted. it's possible your husband will pass away before you're evicted.

    Regardless of whether the S21 is valid, you'll have housing security for a while as long as you keep paying the rent.

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