A person who found a stranger dwelling in his dwelling when he arrived again within the UK after being caught in overseas in the course of the covid pandemic says he now cannot kick him out. Filippe Scalora had travelled to Australia to go to his dad and mom in December 2019 when lockdown hit, leaving him stranded midway throughout the globe.
Nevertheless, when restrictions lastly lifted and he was capable of fly again dwelling, the 41-year-old discovered another person dwelling in his flat - who had run up £8k price of utility payments. He stated: "It is actually taken rather a lot out of me. A stranger has been in my flat, operating up payments and sleeping in my mattress. In the meantime I am left homeless spending a fortune on resorts."
Filippe has a assured lifetime tenancy settlement on the property because of a well being situation and had contacted housing agency Clarion to tell them that he was caught in Australia in the beginning of the pandemic.
He stated the worker who managed his flat requested him to ship the keys again so she might achieve entry for inspections. A short while later she knowledgeable him that another person can be housed in his flat whereas he was away, however insisted that he can be allotted a brand new flat when he returns. He had a good friend transfer most of his belongings out believing he wouldn't be disregarded within the chilly on his return.
"I wasn't too anxious at first. I instructed her I shall be coming again and he or she reassured me I might be moved into an accessible property. It wasn't till journey resumed and I began planning to return that I discovered what was occurring," Filippe instructed MyLondon.
Filippe spoke to a different Clarion worker about his new flat in November 2020. He stated he was instructed that they had no file of anybody transferring into his flat and that he had £8,000 price of unpaid utility payments to his identify.
Clarion have launched an investigation into potential tenancy fraud. A spokesperson stated: "Clarion takes a zero-tolerance method to tenancy fraud and there's a legal investigation presently underway relating to this case. So as to not prejudice that inquiry, we can't remark intimately.
"We are able to verify that three people are the topic of this investigation...We even have a strong coverage for investigating any workers member accused of fraudulent exercise and that is being acted on now.”
The stranger remains to be dwelling in his flat whereas Filippe racks up a invoice in resorts. "I would lived in Kensington and Chelsea for a very long time, however I've needed to transfer out as a result of I can not afford to remain in resorts within the space. It is an actual disgrace. I simply need my flat again and for this nightmare to be over," he stated.
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