Im worried that my house will be demolished?!?

Hi everyone,I live in a old house on a street,there are only two houses next to me and that's it everything else is business buildings etc,I rent my house privately,anyway I keep hearing off people that my street is going to be re developed and that my house will be knocked down,I have seen that there are plans for the street in 2010 but haven't seen that my house and the other two houses will be knocked down,I have asked my landlords and they have said that it is 'utter rubbish',thing is im scared stiff now as this is my home and I have a 9 month old baby too,I suppose what I want to know is is that if this was th eplan wouuld they inform me and how will they go about it basically?could my landlords refuse?would the council have't to re-home me?Im so worried. Thanks in advance for your answers.xx

Firstly your landlord would be told, he would likely get a compulsive purchase order where the council force him to sell the house to the developers

You lease will detail any notice period required

Yes the council would have to rehouse you in that situation. If you are likely to be without a dwelling with the next 28 days you are deemed as homeless and given priority housing accommodation, (ie if your landlord tells you you have to quit, you are under the threat of homelessness and are given priorty) they would also have to factor in your child etc, which means you would get a council house very quickly. In these situations the councils are usually accommodating quite accommodating to occupiers who have to be rehoused for new developments

You don't have anything to worry about long term, however, I respect that in the sort term it is a bit of a bummer not knowing what is going to happen. You can see any community development plan at your local council. If there is a schedule of work for 2010 it will be public by now, go seek it out. If affected go to your local councillor and tell him you need to be rehoused prior to work commencing as it is too stressful for you and see what he can do.

Just to claify some things:

The council have a statutory duty towards anyone resident in their authority area, it doesn't matter if you are a private or public tennant. if you are under threat of homelessness the are bound by law to re-house you (you are given priorty and not placed on the witing lis), you may get a tempoaray adbode for a couple of months until something suitable if found for you and your family on a permanent basis, but you will be housed. ( Housing Act 1996,Homelessness Act 2002)

Under the Housing Act 1996, local authorities have a duty to provide accommodation to people who are judged to be â€˜homelessâ€™ and have a â€˜priority needâ€™ for accommodation (if they have children living with them, or elderly or disabled people).

Someone mentioned making yourself intentinally homeless. The legal definition of this is: A person becomes homeless intentionally if he deliberately does or fails to do anything in consequence of which he ceases to occupy accommodation which is available for his occupation and which it would have been reasonable for him to continue to occupy (Section 26). You do not come under this. You can not reasonable stop redevelopment, the landlord selling the house or get an notice to quit, so this does not come into it. You don't need to wait until a judge orders you out (as suggested), all you need to do is to wait until 28 days before your date of exit and register as homeless.

This is obviously an important issue for you, may I suggest that you look up your rights and the council's duties at Shelter's wonderful ebsite http://england.shelter.org.uk/
They offer an advice line, you can also get free impartial advice from your local CAB, I would recommend that rather than the half right and guesses you receive on Y!A

Your own council can advise you about this as well, but here is a sample of a compusalr purchase for private tennents in the Wirral distrcit, as you can see all tennents whether public or private where rehoused, yuor own council is likely to be as accomodating http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100007/200052/714/content_0001984.html

i think you should contact shelter about this one as its still 2 years away as a private tenant its easy to get you evicted if the landlord sells to a redeveloping company because you are out of tenancy thats if your on a shorthold assured tenancy x ( usually 6 months ) which is your only real chance of stability outside of that a landlords reason can be lax to get you from the home ) I would prepare yourself for a move but contact shelter and they will advice u free x

If there is any development going on your can ring the local council and ask to see the plans submitted for the planning application. Technically, developers can buy what ever they like under a CPO - that basically means that if they can prove to the council that the demolision will help improve the overall area, then the council will let them do it.
However, if the council does grant this then they have the duty to find you alternative accommodation. Your landlords can appeal to the development too - the developers will have to submitted a detailed planning application and everyone can have the opportunity to object. Your first port of call would be to the council - so give their planning team a call and they might be able to help you a bit more

Who gave JG thumbs down? She/he is completely correct. Since you are a private tenant, your landlord can give you notice to quit ANYWAY regardless of whether the property is being demolished or not. Your landlord could choose to terminate your contract at the end of your current lease just because he or she wants to, even without the demolition being an issue.

If the council or a private developer did want to purchase the property for demolition, no, they wouldn't inform you - you're only the tenant. All dealings would be with your landlord. Of course your landlord *could* refuse, but what makes you think that he/she wants to? Remember that property prices are currently decreasing so if they were to sell on the open market then they'd have to accept a low price, so maybe they'll think that accepting an offer from a developer/the council would be the best way to go if they were planning on selling at all in the next x number of years.

Technically, as a private tenant, no the council wouldn't have to rehome you. It's worth contacting them as since you have a child, you may find that you qualify for council housing. But I would imagine that they would argue that if you can afford to rent privately now, then you can afford to find another place.

I'm sorry but I don't really understand what the big deal is. Surely as a private tenant, you were aware that your tenure is entirely dependent on that home being available to you, and that once it is no longer available you must move on. That's a major reason why people choose to buy - so that they have more security.

There's a chance of that, if the landlords are given a lucrative bribery from the people with plans. Maybe you should start looking into another place of residence?

You rent a house, you therefore have a contract. In tht contract will be the amount of notice that your landlord must give you to move out if the house is to be demolished, or for any other reason.
It's as simple as that. It's not your house, and that's the general principle of renting.
The council certainly wouldn't have to re home you, you'd just need to find another place to rent.

Your landlord would have to give you two months notice to quit. Worth speaking to the council but don't bank on it. If you are worried maybe you should start to look for something else. To be honest your landlord will not want you to leave until you have to otherwise he will have no rent. If the plans have been giving the go ahead get in touch with your local council planning department they would be able to tell you and you should be able to go down to the office and look at the plans.

I was going to say what the Joker said, but he bet me to it

Do people really believe that a council has no statutory duties to re-house a private tenant facing eviction. This IS NOT the 1930s. Stop guessing the answers people you just spread innuendo and misinformation

Hi
Just because you are a "private tenant" makes no difference what-so-ever.
If there is a re-development planed for your area, plans will have to be submitted to the council, well in advance. As said previously, a visit to the local council planning office, may put your mind at rest.
If there are plans in, then your landlord will be approached to sell his property, by the developer.He will hold out for as long as possible to attain the highest price. Does he by any chance own the other few houses on the street?
If he decides to sell to the developer, they will more than likely want vacant possession, this means that he will have to give you notice, in writing a "Section 21". This you take to the council housing office, and they will guide you through the process.
You will have to stay until he take you to court, if you leave before the council judge you "intentionally homeless". The council are then obliged to house you, seeing you have a child and have lost your house through no fault of your own. If might be temporary accommodation to start, but it depends on what your council has in the way of suitable properties.
Don't panic, you will not be flung out on the street, it might be a bit uncomfortable for a few months, but hopefully you will end up with a council property.

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