Worried by Weaver? Dodgy at Doherty? Going mad at McCann and Malcolm? Anxious at Ansell?
Do you feel helpless when faced with the deluge of recent Court of Appeal and House of Lord Judgements?
Do you now instictually reach for the phone to call the National Housing Advice Service or instantly feel like referring the case to the solicitor?
If you do, you need to buy ’A practical guide to being a housing advisor!’
As a small taster I’d like to give you highlights of a chapter on section 21 notices, specifically what to do when a housing association tenant comes in with a section 21 having been accused of anti social behaviour.
Regardless of what actually happened (as finding out would waste valuable time better spent trying to work out if your returns were actually sent properly this month) I would advise you follow these 5 simple steps.
1. Print out Weaver, Kay, McCann and Doherty (be sure that you have plenty of paper in your printer).
2. Now write on a compliments slip ‘My client would like to remain at their accommodation and I believe your actions to be unreasonable, disproportionate, unnecessary, * in breach of their human rights and breaks the Housing Corporation guidelines. As a result I will be requesting a Judicial review of your actions.’ (Claim 3 hours preparation, must keep up within those jolly important KPI’s after all).
* Note – These words seem to be quite useful when trying to get what you want whatever your problem.
3. Attach compliments slip to print out and post to Housing Association.
Now unless the Housing officer happens to be have an IQ of over 3 thousand they will now be as equally as confused as you are and their manager will soon realise that it will cost them a bazillion pounds to continue with possession proceedings.
4. Call Housing Association and agree that it might be best if client just stays on.
5. Should this for some reason fail, refer immediately to a solicitor (if you can find one).
