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[Thrax]

If anyone needs any help with this sort of situation I would be happy to help.

 

I was a manager of the rents department for my local council until a year ago when I got the opportunity to ditch the day job for a job in web-development.

 

Local authorities will, after eviction and arrears repaid, allow the tenant back into the home almost immediatelly as it saves them money on void tenancy work. The tenancy agreement will not be a secure tenancy it it was previously (if this was the existing terms) , and could be an introductorty tenancy or and assured shorthold tenancy.

 

Regards

 

Thrax

[Thrax]

Joa,

 

It depends on the landlord. Once the warrant has been executed the tenancy is terminated.

 

If the landlord is a local authority, authorites have a duty to find alternative accomodation for a period of 28 days.

 

If, very soon following the eviction, the arrears can be cleared in full, the landlord could, at their discretion grant you a new tenancy in the same property. It is very unlikely that they will have someone who is ready to move in the following day.

 

Before any tenant is allowed into a property, there is "void" work that needs to be carried out, which costs the authority both time and money, before the property can become let, and therefore income gained.

 

Gas safety checks, and a full electrical test must be carried out. Removal of furniture and other remedial works that are required to bring the property to a lettable standard. If property is left in the dwelling, the authority must record every item in the dwelling, attribute and approx price. If property of value is left at the dwelling, the authortiy must securely store your possessions.

 

All this adds up to lots of money, and a lot of time. You could argue with the authority that it would save them a lot of money if they let you back into the property with all arrears paid. This is of course at the discretion of the landlord.

 

Good Luck