FORMER TENANT ARREARS

If you are a former tenant, or about to become a former tenant of A1 Housing and have rent owing on one of our properties or garages, it is important that you contact us immediately to make an arrangement to repay the money.

The money that you owe us is important for providing future services to our current tenants.  For example without your payments we may not be able to do repairs as quickly as we would like.  We want to make it as easy as possible to pay this money so please click Rent Payments to see the options available for you.  Unfortunately we cannot accept payments through Direct Debit for former tenants but can accept Standing Orders.

Unfortunately we must take further action if the outstanding rent is not paid. 

If you :

• Do not supply us with your forwarding address, we may use a tracing agency to confirm where you currently live.
• Do not respond to our attempts to make contact with you, we pass your account onto a debt collection agency who will recover the money for us.
• Are in current employment and refuse to pay your debt, we ask the Court to instruct your employers to repay the money direct from your salary.
• Own a home, or become a home owner and refuse to pay your debt, we can get a Charging Order from the Court, which will stop you from selling your property without paying the debt first.

In addition :

• We may take legal action - for example, a County Court judgement - against you to recover the debt.  This could stop you from getting credit with catalogue companies, personal loan firms and mortgage lenders.
• We may instruct County Court Baliffs to take possession of your belongings.  These can be sold to help pay off your debt.
• We can refuse to re-house you, if you fail to make a suitable arrangement to repay the debt.

TO AVOID ALL OF THIS, PLEASE CONTACT US TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO REPAY YOUR DEBT.

Steve Rowe/Teresa Rodgers

Income Recovery Team

A1 Housing Bassetlaw Ltd

Queens Buildings

Potter Street

Worksop

Notts

S80 2AH

Tel 01909 533175 or 01777 713201

email: steve.rowe@a1housing.co.uk 

email: teresa.rodgers@a1housing.co.uk

HOUSING BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT

If you think that part of your housing benefit entitlement was not paid, or paid incorrectly, in respect of your former tenancy - contact Bassetlaw District Council Benefits Section on 01909 533287 or 01777 713855 with the dates in question and any relevant details about your claim.