An Update On Our Predicament.

[RATTER15]

Ok, so things haven't changed much really since I last spoke about it. The eviction date of March 20th has now been set at May 6th, that gives us a little more breathing space.

We have seen a bungalow that we like and that has a fairly large garden for the hounds to run in. it is situated in a little quiet lane/cul de sac in a tiny little village about 10 miles from where we are now. We dont know if we can have the bungalow as there are others also interested in it and the fact that we have four dogs does not go in our favour. Most properties wont allow dogs at all.

We are being represented and advised by "Shelter Cymru" their legal team are brilliant and are being very helpful.

Our Landlady, we have just found out has pulled the same stunt on other tenants of this farm. She does it apparently to avoid doing all the maintenance on the property. She lets the farm for a lot of money and then once the tenants start pushing for certain maintenance to be carried out she gets them evicted. She does this by holding back and not giving a contract to the tenants, then when there is an issue she informs her mortgage lenders of the fact that she has tenants on the farm, she is not permitted to let the farm and in that situation the lenders have the right to evict the tenants as they have no contract with the lenders and virtually no rights as they are the only people that can issue the tenants with a contract.

Well we arent taking this laying down, we have had environmental health and the Council Housing Department up here and they can put rules and regulations in place that will hopefully stop her doing this to anybody else. She may also be prosecuted.

So we still have no where to go yet, we think we possibly have a field and a barn to rent to put the animals in for a few months so that is a bit of a relief.


I know we will come through all this but it all seems so unjust, the last people she had evicted also live near by, they had to be given a Council House as they also lost everything.

My good lady Carakeel has taken it all quite hard and her health (not great anyway) has taken a bit of a knocking but she is Ok and still being positive.

[Dee Sa]

I hope you get the bungalow Ratter , also hope they prosecute the woman concerned, I cant imagine the stress this must have put on you and your good lady wife, thanks for keeping us all up to date appreciate that.
Dee x

[lady-janine]

ratter i was so pleased for you and cara (and very envious) when you moved there but it has soon become a terrible nightmare through one very mean and badly adjusted person.

could you put the rent money in a separate ban/building account, maybe called rent? inform the relevent authorities what you are doing and then squat. Get packed and stored as much as you can just in case you have to move quickly but in the meantime just stay put and tell everyone why you are doing this. just a thought.

[DTCwordfan]

Well, if the Euro was to come in on Tuesday night, I'll help you! Keep chatting here as we can give you all the moral support we can and more......Best to you both and I hope fate delivers you a super place now.

[DTCwordfan]

By the way, I'm a little surprised that the mortgage company doesn't want to rent to you until they have a sale - and also I do wonder the economics of this as surely your rent more than covered her mortgage and rates....(take rates out if these fell on you). Have you asked them, ratter, as you may be pleasantly surprised if your credit is good - and it would be a fire-sale too, so discounted to the market.

[pusskin]

Really sorry to read all this RATTER. She is one hell of a nasty woman.
I wish you both all the luck in the world and hope you both can soon settle down some where lovely and put this all behind you. Good luck x

[ladybirder]

Been wondering how things were going with you and Carakeel Ratter so thank you for the update. You must be very relieved to have got an extra few weeks in which to find somewhere to live. There are people out there who will give you a chance I'm sure. You'll get there. XX

[marval]

I am so sorry for your sad tale, I hope something good can come out of this. The woman does really need prosecuting, and it would be a good story for the media. I hope you can find something soon, my thoughts and prayers are with you both.xx