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uk71
uk71 Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
edited June 2020 in Housing and independent living
I am having to look for alternative privately rented accommodation as a severely disabled person because my landlord breached planning laws in building my flat. 

It is bad enough that I am struggling to find suitable alternative accommodation because I am in receipt of benefits and local letting agents won't offer me a viewing because of this. Now I am also finding that, because of the pandemic, some letting agents have included a clause to say that if I undertake a viewing then you can't be accompanied by someone that is not from your household. I need to be accompanied by my support worker because of my disabilities. 

What should I do?

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome , That must be a problem for you, hopefully from the 4th July that will change as you can  meet up with 2 other households in any setting so that would fit with your requirements. 

    Good luck I hope you manage to find a suitable property 
  • uk71
    uk71 Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    Thank you. I will point that out to the letting agents. They should change their policies then because of this.
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @uk71, how are things going?
  • uk71
    uk71 Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    Ok thanks 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Glad you're okay @uk71! :)

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