Thoughts.com Blogs - I could VERY soon be homeless

You may have recently read that I have been having problems with my crappy landlord. Aside from the fact he has mounting debts for the council tax, last friday I discovered a letter from court stating that he owes £20,000, and after talking to the lady who rents the flat above me and my boyfriend, she informed me that Tuesday of this week, a BALIFF had stopped by as the landlord hasn't paid £600 via court order, for driving whilst under a ban.
Although a baliff cannot enter a property without us letting them in, if they see a window open or a door, they can enter without permission and take belongings. This is legal. The landlord asked me yesterday if anyone happens to call round the house for him, I am to say he doesn't live there and that all property inside the house is mine - now I know why. Problem being, even if I say that to the baliff, they then want a receipt for everything that I am claiming is mine. Apart from the weekly food shopping and clothes me and my boyfriend have brought, we do not have receipts for most of our things.
The TVs we use, were given to us by my boyfriends parents

The Wii games console, we brought from my boyfriend's friend as he did not want this anymore

The microwave, kitchen plates etc were given to us by my parents

Even if I could prove our stuff, is indeed our stuff, because of the mess our landlord has gotten himself into, im constantly scared now that im going to have some weird man demanding to be let into the flat and trying to take our belongings. I have today printed off countless documents regarding debt help that I intend to give to my twa* of a landlord. I've also printed baliff info for him and myself. I've wrote him the following letter:

Dear D***

We are writing to you as we heard about the baliff visiting on Tuesday. We also had our suspicions following your telephone conversation with ***** yesterday. You said that if anyone was to call at the flat, we were to say all the property inside belonged to us.

It is a very unerving thought that someone is chasing you for money, they will be back to pound the doors down and we are uncomfortable at the idea that they could force their way in and take our belongings by accident, as opposed to yours.

We are aware that you are in financial trouble and we feel that there is more that you could do to help yourself out of this mess. It isn't just you now that is suffering from this misfortune, it is us also and it isn't fair as we are good rents that look after your property and always pay our rent on time.

***** has printed information out regarding baliffs rights, as well as a few companies that help people regarding debt. You may also wish to visit Citizens Advice Bureau for further guidance. **** has printed off a document regarding debt advice written by them for you.
We do not want to see the baliffs again or have any of ours or **** belongings taken because of you.

We are really fond of the flat and think it is a shame that you are in this mess.

We suggest you take your tv that is still in the conservatory to a pawn shop to try and get some money for it, and possibly find a buyer for your van that is still sitting in our back garden. Failing that, people may still wish to buy its parts.

Can we also remind you of the tenancy agreement and that by LAW, you are not permitted to enter ours or **** flat without permission. Yes, you own the property, but it is the law. There is work that still is required to be done within the premises, but you only have to call us to ask if you can enter first.

Please take action and do the right thing

Regards,

The more I think about this matter the angrier I get. I've also just been told by an estate agents who have several properties close to where we are currently, that because of my age I need to get someone to act on my behalf to rent any properties! What a load of shit. I am 22, my boyfriend is 20, we've rented the property we are at for nearly 6 months, I rented my last property for the same period of time, we both have full time jobs and are careful with our money. We don't have any debts.
I'm also annoyed with my Mother. She is selling a property near by and she knows if I can sort a mortgage out I'd buy it from her. Asked about the price, she told me then asked why I wanted to know, told her all about this and all she could say back to me was "Keep me posted". I'm annoyed with her for other reasons, like not disciplining my brother, letting him get away with stuff. I've always felt anyway like she prefers my brothers to me, but the last year or so, it's taken the biscuit. I spent 16 years not seeing my Dad, throughtout that time, she always said she wouldn't mind if I got in touch, then when I do, she calls me ungrateful and tells me she hates me, so when she went away for the weekend, I moved out to my last property. I'm not saying I want her there all the time, just when I need her. Isn't that wahat parents do? I can't even temporarily crash at hers. When I had grief with my friend when I had to move out, she never even said I could go back home, she actually told me to look somewhere else. I ended up staying at my boyfriends parents. Bear in mind I'd only known them 3 months at the time. I actually think most of the time they're more like family than my own family are.