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    • Hi I have to agree with @unclebulgaria67 post#3 For the funding side of moving to a new area and it being private supported accommodation I would also suggest speaking to private supported accommodation provider about funding but also contact the Local Council for that area and have a chat with them about funding because if you are in receipt of Housing Benefit certain Supported Accommodation that meets a certain criteria is treated as ‘exempt accommodation’ for Housing Benefit purposes but you need to confirm this with that relevant Council in your new area especially since it is Private Supported Accommodation as each Council can have slightly different rules on this. If you have a certain medical condition look up the charities and also have a wee chat with them as they may be able to point you to different Grants to assist with moving costs and your question about funding for private supported accommodation as well.
    • Hi Just to be clear a Notice to Quit is only the very start of the Housing Association going down the Eviction route there is a long process to go. Also to be clear if you leave at the Notice to Quit date only and go to the Council claiming you are Homeless they will more than likely class you as Intentionally Homeless therefore you have no right to be given temporary housing by the Council. The only way that works is when the Court has Granted a Possession Order then you can approach the Council as Homeless with the Court Order. As for the Housing Association issuing the Notice to Quit because there investigation has proved it's not your main residence but you have witness statement to prove otherwise. From now on with the Housing Association you need to keep a very good paper trail and ensure to get free proof of posting from the post office with anything you send to them. You now need to make a Formal Complaint to the Housing Association and please amend the following to suit your needs:   Dear Sir/Madam FORMAL COMPLAINT Reference: Notice to Quit Letter Dated XX/XX/2024, Hand Delivered on XX/XX/2024 I note in your letter that you stated that the Housing Association has carried out an investigation into myself and came to the conclusion that I am not using this property as my main residence and have evidence of this and have therefore issued a 'Notice to Quit' by XX/XX/2024. I find the above actions absolutely disgraceful action by the Housing Association. 1. Why have I never been informed nor asked about this matter by my Housing Officer. 2. Why have I never been given the opportunity to defend myself before the Housing Association out of the blue Hand Delivered a Notice to Quit Letter. 3. I have evidence and witnesses/statements that prove this is my Main Residence and more than willing provide this to both the Housing Association and the Court. I now require the following: 1. Copy of your Complaints Policy (not the leaflet) 2. Copy of your Customer Care Charter (not the leaflet) 3. Copies of your Investigation into this not being my main residence.    As well as the above you need to send the Housing Association urgently a Subject Access Request (SAR) requesting 'ALL DATA' that simple phrase covers whatever format they hold that in whether it be letters, email, recorded calls etc. The Housing Association then has 30 calendar days to respond but that time limit only starts once they acknowledge your SAR Request. If they fail to respond within that time limit its then off with a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).     
    • Hi Sorry for the delay in getting back to you The email excuse and I do say excuse to add to your account and if court decide LL can't recoup costs will be removed is a joke. So I would Ask them: Ask them to provide you with the exact terms within your Tenancy Agreement that allows them to add these Court Fees to your Account before it has been decided in Court by a Judge. Until the above is answered you require these Court Fees to be removed from your Account (Note: I will all be down to your Tenancy Agreement so have a good look through it to see what if any fees they can add to your account in these circumstances)
    • Thank you for your responses. As requested, some more detail. Please forgive, I'm writing this on my phone which always makes for less than perfect grammar. My Dad tries but English not his 1st language, i'm born and bred in England, a qualified accountant and i often help him with his admin. On this occasion I helped my dad put in his renewal driving licence application around 6 weeks before expiry and with it the disclosure of his sleep apnoea. Once the licence expired I told him to get in touch with his GP, because the DVLA were offering only radio silence at that time (excuses of backlogs When I called to chase up). The GP charged £30 for an opinion letter on his ability to drive based on his medical history- at the time I didn't take a copy of the letter, but I am hoping this will be key evidence that we can rely on as to why s88 applies because in the GP opinion they saw no reason he couldn't drive i need to see the letter again as im going only on memory- we forwarded the letter in a chase up / complaint to the DVLA.  In December, everything went quiet RE the sleep apnoea (i presume his GP had given assurance) but the DVLA noticed there had been a 2nd medical issue in the past, when my father suffered a one off mini stroke 3 years prior. That condition had long been resolved via an operation (on his brain of all places, it was a scary time, but he came through unscathed) and he's never had an issue since. We were able to respond to that query very promptly (within the 14 days) and the next communication was the licence being granted 2 months later. DVLA have been very slow in responding every step of the way.  I realise by not disclosing the mini stroke at the time, and again on renewal (had I known I'd have encouraged it) he was potentially committing an offence, however that is not relevant to the current charge being levied, which is that he was unable to rely on s88 because of a current medical issue (not one that had been resolved). I could be wrong, I'm not a legal expert! The letter is a summons I believe because its a speeding offence (59 in a temp roadworks 50 limit on the A1, ironically whist driving up to visit me). We pleaded guilty to the speeding but not guilty to the s87.  DVLA always confirmed to me on the phone that the licence had not been revoked and that he "May" be able to continue to drive. They also confirmed in writing, but the letter explains the DVLA offer no opinion on the matter and that its up to the driver to seek legal advice. I'll take the advice to contact DVLA medical group. I'm going to contact the GP to make sure they received the SAR request for data, and make it clear we need to see a copy of the opinion letter. In terms of whether to continue to fight this, or to continue with the defence, do we have any idea of the potential consequences of either option? Thanks all
    • stopping payments until a DN arrives does not equal automatic sale to a DCA...if you resume payments after the DN.  
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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

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The unpopular poopulist Truss holds a relaunch revival hoping this time it can last as long as a lettuce - but excluding a number of her very few nearest and dearest, but Farage was there at least along with patel, Anderson and some other smog

"“It is ironic that Popular Conservatism couldn’t find a more unpopular spokesperson if they actively tried.”

"Ranil Jayawardena, another key Truss ally and ex-environment minister in her short-lived government, decided to pull out of the event at the last minute." ... who?

"Simon Clarke was forced out of the event because of his call for Rishi Sunak to be replaced – with Ms Truss keen to avoid looking too disloyal" - lol @ wussy Trussy

Kwazi has of course announced he's legging it as he was losing his seat anyway - well, she did sack him to try and cover her own incompetent back with his incompetent back - perhaps hes going to work for Bamford on his hydrogen project - God I hope not.

 

Truss started by whinging about the woke lefty bankers and financiers who undid her attempts at the  good work of promising them more money at taxpaayer expense - which even those hardbitten tax avoiding financiers clearly thought was utter cobblers which threatened their existing good life.

It went downhill from there.

 

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Record high: Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling: Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

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1 hour ago, honeybee13 said:

After three years, the system for checks on plant and animal products may still not be ready and some shipments may just be waved through. From the FT.

Well thats marijuana and rhino tusk imports safe then eh?

When is sunak going to sort some reasonably prices fresh fruit and veg? Those little bent bananas are rather on the expensive side.

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Record high: Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling: Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

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3 hours ago, honeybee13 said:

Sky's Sam Coates on where the government finds itself after yesterday's debacle at PMQs.

 

Not a debacle at all 
It is Starmer who should be apologising to women for his refusal to accept reality 

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Not getting into that debate @honeybee13
 

I may upset one or two people 😀

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Record high: Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling: Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

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54 minutes ago, theoldrouge said:

Not a debacle at all 
It is Starmer who should be apologising to women for his refusal to accept reality 

You mean the reality that the tories have so trashed the UK economy with funding PPEPals profits and energy company excess profits at UK taxpayer expense that the growth creating UK green revolution will have to wait until Labour have cleared some the debt the tories have loaded onto the UK before Labour can invest in the UK in a responsible way?

Thought that was accepting reality - however painful?

Lets hope labour can make the people the tories enriched pay a big chunk of the debt eh?

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The monstrous legacy of a decade of tory pal policies and self-serving

 

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7 hours ago, honeybee13 said:

It seems that TOR is just repeating the party line [from some of them anyway] and doesn't have an argument to put.

No quite happy to put an argument if you wish
 

If for example Jugg wishes to travel to Las Americas dressed as a woman and performs in his favourite bar , no problem 
My issue would start if he then demanded to use the Ladies Bathroom 
 

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Far be it for me to quote The Guardian 
but didn’t Reeves boast that she was going to be “the green chancellor “
Wasnt this Labours one and only policy🤣
 

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Tax the non doms they will all leave
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kids thrown onto the state schools in droves 

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and isnt Starmer still promising half of the 28B in the green revolution while remaining within fiscal rules

- with hopes to increase that when they get money back that the poops have cronyed to their mates

 

While the poopcons just keep re-promising FANTASY money they've already promised (and not costed), not spent and have no intention of spending

 

Let alone the far right who are just blowing hot air into our atmosphere and excess profits to fossil fuel companies foreign shareholders

 

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The Tory Legacy

Record high: Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling: Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes

with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

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3 hours ago, theoldrouge said:

Tax the non doms they will all leave

 

So? They can pay taxes or leave - and good riddance to those who leave

Correction

So? They can pay taxes and then leave if they want to - and good riddance to those who leave

.. but they can all pay their taxes - and that includes the nationals tax avoiding

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Record high: Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Crumbling: Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

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with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

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So meat smuggling gangs and others are expected to drive 22 miles unsupervised to have the cargo checked. I never understood how that would work.

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that would pay for a hell of a lot of free school meals for british kids wouldn't it

which would be much better value for money than paying for a right wing nuts ego and fantasies

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The Good Law project is concerned about political parties harvesting data, paricularly a government one that offers a tax calculator.

Jolyon Maugham also sent an SAR to see what information HMG hold on him and they sent 1384 pages, about 6" of paper. The GLP aren't even sure that they've been sent everything.

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GLP generally do a great job in researching issues such as PPE VIP Lane, but on this data issue, from reading through the information, I am not convinced they have uncovered anything which suggests they have a good case in court. If you use a tax calculator on a political parties website and agree to your data being used for marketing information, then unless they find data that should not have been obtained/used, then I can't see this going anywhere, other than ICO requiring a few minor changes e.g. clarification on uses of data on website.

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why @unclebulgaria67?

Even just the first point:

"The first element was that the Tories acted unlawfully in failing to seek consent before their online tool placed unnecessary cookies. They say they did obtain consent but our analysis shows that is clearly wrong"

what in the above do you dispute, and why?

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Pretty much every website you enter in the UK has a consent to cookies pop up to answer.

We will see where this argument goes.

Don't trust current Government,  the Tory party or Labour party very much, but that does not mean I would believe 100% of what is reported. Hopefully the ICO will complete a full investigation and reveal the facts.

UK needs a major change to the political system. Proportional representation to enable other parties to eventually break up the blue/red seesaw system we had for too long.

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