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Post by zimmyhoo on Nov 11, 2013 1:17:33 GMT
 If I had any money at all... |
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Post by temnoc on Nov 11, 2013 1:22:46 GMT
Oh shit. How much does he need?
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Post by nightwind on Nov 11, 2013 1:29:01 GMT
What the heck.  |
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Post by Daedalus on Nov 11, 2013 1:31:24 GMT
How recent is this?
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Post by Gotolei on Nov 11, 2013 1:40:20 GMT
This has been going on for a few months, from what I recall. Has he tried fighting it yet? I thought they just hit him with it out of the blue, with less than the 30 days (or whatever it is) required..
Edit: also to OP, for x-posts from the subreddit like this one a link to the original might be nice ;) though this one's just a tweet so who knows |
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Post by Daedalus on Nov 11, 2013 1:44:05 GMT
This has been going on for a few months, from what I recall. Has he tried fighting it yet? I thought they just hit him with it out of the blue, with less than the 30 days (or whatever it is) required..
Edit: also to OP, for x-posts from the subreddit like this one a link to the original might be nice ;)I mean, I knew that that this was happening, but how recent is this particular post? |
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Post by Gotolei on Nov 11, 2013 1:46:23 GMT
This has been going on for a few months, from what I recall. Has he tried fighting it yet? I thought they just hit him with it out of the blue, with less than the 30 days (or whatever it is) required..
Edit: also to OP, for x-posts from the subreddit like this one a link to the original might be nice ;)I mean, I knew that that this was happening, but how recent is this particular post? Ah that's what you meant.. looks like about five hours ago. This kind of stuff sucks best of luck, Tom. |
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Post by Daedalus on Nov 11, 2013 2:07:00 GMT
Indeed. I would see if I could do a kickstarter or something, but I have no experience with it...
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Post by Señor Goose on Nov 11, 2013 6:17:34 GMT
This has been going on for at least a month. Follow his Twooter, guys.
I can't make heads or tails of it. He acted like he was trying to sell his house, then all the sudden he starts talking about eviction. It almost seemed like he was wanting to get evicted, but I have no idea.
Maybe he'll grace us with his presence and descend from On High into this thread.
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Post by Señor Goose on Nov 11, 2013 6:23:30 GMT
See? More than a month.  |
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Post by Lightice on Nov 11, 2013 6:35:00 GMT
As I've understood, he isn't being evicted for unpaid bills or anything. His landlord is just selling the place. It sucks, but that sort of stuff just happens sometimes. I hope that he'll manage to get a new home in time; I have no idea what the market is like in his neck of woods.
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Post by rosencrantz on Nov 11, 2013 8:25:07 GMT
Well, at least he can make his comicking living no matter where he ends up relocating to. As long as it's not in the forest.
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Post by csj on Nov 11, 2013 8:33:10 GMT
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Post by philman on Nov 11, 2013 8:55:08 GMT
Whaaaa?!
Where does Tom live does anyone know? Wondering what the rental market is like in his part of UK at the moment!
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Post by GK Sierra on Nov 11, 2013 8:58:40 GMT
Maybe he'll grace us with his presence and descend from On High into this thread. Don't hold your breath. I'm sure Tom isn't going to be building a cardboard hutch on the streets of Birmingham tonight. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure he has caring friends. He'll figure something out. |
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Post by Gulby on Nov 11, 2013 9:48:04 GMT
Friends or family, I hope. Still bad news, if it gives him bad dreams and hard time sleeping. é__è Courage !
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Post by snipertom on Nov 11, 2013 10:14:00 GMT
Maybe he'll grace us with his presence and descend from On High into this thread. Don't hold your breath. I'm sure Tom isn't going to be building a cardboard hutch on the streets of Birmingham tonight. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure he has caring friends. He'll figure something out. He mightend up in zimmingham by acc identwwhichwo uldn ot beg very nice |
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Post by temnoc on Nov 11, 2013 11:19:25 GMT
As I've understood, he isn't being evicted for unpaid bills or anything. His landlord is just selling the place. It sucks, but that sort of stuff just happens sometimes. I hope that he'll manage to get a new home in time; I have no idea what the market is like in his neck of woods. They can do that? Jeez, he should come across the pond. |
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Post by Toloc on Nov 11, 2013 12:09:30 GMT
Did some research based on what on Tom's twitter if anyone is interested in some Legalese, I'm not too sure what to make of it: Eviction of assured shorthold tenantsWhatever precisely is going on, I just wish him the best of luck. |
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Post by temnoc on Nov 11, 2013 12:21:31 GMT
Wow, the English law of tenancy is REALLY different from the American one; the vocab is really foreign so I don't know enough of what to make of it.
Edit (Disclaimer): I am not (yet) a lawyer and nothing I have said should be considered legal advice, and I cannot and will not represent peeps in a court of law.
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Post by sidhekin on Nov 11, 2013 12:42:34 GMT
Back when I was evicted (in yet another jurisdiction), I decided I'd rather spend my time finding a new place than spend it fighting the eviction.
... and I'd do it again. I'm not one to stay where I'm not welcome. There is, in the end, so much world and so little time ...
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Post by Toloc on Nov 11, 2013 14:07:04 GMT
Wow, the English law of tenancy is REALLY different from the American one; the vocab is really foreign so I don't know enough of what to make of it. I will say however it might be reasonable for him to hold over and then contest the lack of notice (it says in the statute he should have two months' notice at least, and it sounds like he got less than 30 days). He might not get a terrible lot out of it, but if the court can hold for him on a lack of adequate notice ground, he could win enough in damages to find another place in a reasonable time. Well, according to his Twitter he apparently was getting his notice exactly 2 month ago today. Back when I was evicted (in yet another jurisdiction), I decided I'd rather spend my time finding a new place than spend it fighting the eviction. ... and I'd do it again. I'm not one to stay where I'm not welcome. There is, in the end, so much world and so little time ... And there is that. Living somewhere if the landlord wants you out is not fun. |
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Post by quinkgirl on Nov 11, 2013 17:12:09 GMT
...Isn't he making money with GKC?
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Post by temnoc on Nov 11, 2013 17:56:42 GMT
As mentioned above, apparently it's not financial. I'm not through Property yet and of course ours is taught from an American perspective, but I can't think of any grounds on which the landlord would terminate without knowing more.
Edit (Disclaimer): I am not (yet) a lawyer and nothing I have said should be considered legal advice, and I cannot and will not represent peeps in a court of law.
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Post by Lightice on Nov 11, 2013 18:05:36 GMT
As mentioned above, apparently it's not financial. I'm not through Property yet and of course ours is taught from an American perspective, but I can't think of any grounds on which the landlord would terminate without knowing more. I'm not British, but at least where I came from the landlord can end the lease once the contractual period, usually 11 months, is up with a few months of notice. It's a bit more than two months where I come from, but not that much more. People who rent apartments usually buy them for an investment and sell them as soon as there's enough profit to be had. Sometimes the tenant gets to buy it, sometimes the new owner continues the lease, but it's not uncommon that you'll end up looking for a new home after that happens, either. That's the negative side of renting from a private owner, rather than the city or a company. Too bad that Tom isn't French; it's illegal to evict people for any reason during the winter months in France, even squatters who took residence without permission. |
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Post by warrl on Nov 11, 2013 18:14:24 GMT
Wow, the English law of tenancy is REALLY different from the American one I'm not so sure of that. A rental residence being sold to someone who intends to move into it is a relatively easy cause for eviction in much of the US. A friend of mine lost an apartment in a Seattle rooming house for that cause some years ago. (One of the other tenants was abusing the structure and it was easier to evict everyone and eliminate a chunk of low-income housing than to evict the one offender. Aren't tenant-protection laws great!) |
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Post by Deepbluediver on Nov 11, 2013 18:54:39 GMT
As I've understood, he isn't being evicted for unpaid bills or anything. His landlord is just selling the place. It sucks, but that sort of stuff just happens sometimes. I hope that he'll manage to get a new home in time; I have no idea what the market is like in his neck of woods. They can do that? Jeez, he should come across the pond. That wouldn't help. The building my first apartment was in got sold, and my roommates and I had to leave after just 9 months, despite having signed a 1-year lease (and having paid a broker's fee based on a percentage of a YEAR's rent). Plus, moving is both tiring and stressful, even if things mostly work out. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Nov 11, 2013 19:08:04 GMT
Back when I was evicted (in yet another jurisdiction), I decided I'd rather spend my time finding a new place than spend it fighting the eviction. ... and I'd do it again. I'm not one to stay where I'm not welcome. There is, in the end, so much world and so little time ... That's how I decided (or rather, had it decided for me) that Texas wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Best decision I ever made. Wow, the English law of tenancy is REALLY different from the American one I'm not so sure of that. A rental residence being sold to someone who intends to move into it is a relatively easy cause for eviction in much of the US. A friend of mine lost an apartment in a Seattle rooming house for that cause some years ago. (One of the other tenants was abusing the structure and it was easier to evict everyone and eliminate a chunk of low-income housing than to evict the one offender. Aren't tenant-protection laws great!) +1 Tenants are in a precarious place legally. I scorned home-ownership as a fad pushed by the mortgage industry right up until the day my landlord forced me out, not by giving me notice or legal documents, but by turning off the electricity at random intervals so it was impossible to report to the police (because it would be on when they got there). Later that year I saved up for a down-payment on a nice two and a half bedroom and never looked back. I mean, they're going to make you pay for utilities and property tax anyway. Might as well cut out the middle man. |
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Post by snipertom on Nov 11, 2013 19:26:19 GMT
In Australia there's a reasonably strong Tenants' Union which provides support and legal advice and due to the power imbalance the civil courts tend to rule in favour of the tenant more (also because some landlords try some dodgy ass shit, man I have some stories for example!) so while Tom's story is quite typical (I've known many people in that situation, I've been in the same one), if people break the rules you have the power to fight it, at least giving you enough time to actually move out rather than just be evicted on short notice.
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Post by philman on Nov 11, 2013 20:13:08 GMT
Tom's situation seems fairly reasonable to me (I'm a Brit), and after all, all of us are interpreting his situation without knowing all the facts! His landlord decided to sell, gave him notice (as far as I am aware there is a minimum 1 month notice by law unless something else is in the contract). 1 month isn't long, but someone else here said that he had 2 months, which is more reasonable.
Again, none of us really know much about the situation here. I asked earlier but no-one answered, does anyone know which city Tom lives in? The housing market varies massively around the UK.
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