Hello, MY friends mother has just passed. He is on ESA with mental illness and She was on ESA with long term illness. They both lived in a housing association 3 bed house. She looked after all the finances and bills. He is now alone in the house and going through the bereavement process and is confused with what to do. It seams impossible to get through to the CAB. I would be grateful for any advice that may help him. Thanks in advance
What should happen is that your friend may have a statutory right to succeed his mother's tenancy, if he is under-occupying the property the landlord may seek repossession on the grounds that "suitable alternative accommodation" has been offered.
The housing association should offer him a one bedroom property, unless he needs over night care, in which case he will be offered a two bed property. He needs to make sure the property he is offered is in an area where he wants to live as once he accepts a property it will be very hard to move if he does not like the area or the property does not suit his needs.
He therefore does need to seek legal advice before he does anything or sign anything.
Gary
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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