We had two people in suits come to the door this morning saying they needed to do a council tenancy check. We didn’t get any notice (but we were meant to get a letter), and managed to reschedule for another time.
I’ve tried to look up what a CTC actual consists of but I can’t find any information on any council website, let alone the one I’m actually in. Does anyone have any info on what I need to do for it, or a link to somewhere with more information?
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What did the council say when you rang them?
Councils put their heads in once a year normally to make sure the place is being used by you for how they think it should be and isn’t in disrepair, ruined, whatever. They have seen the range of conditions inside their homes so dont worry about needing to spring clean 😛 They also will chat to you to make sure you are who you say you are (havent sublet the place or have loads of undocumented lodgers) and (should) see if theres any help you need
Though, were these the real people as you should have got a letter first. Hope you checked IDs! Ring the local council housing people yourself on the number from the google search and check it was them (dont trust any number given to you by people at the door – get the councils number yourself from google and call)
if it was your council, they should write to you with two other dates. You must accept one of them. Most councils will apply to force entry to the property if you do not cooperate. Heres how Birmingham handles it [https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50002/your_council_tenancy/551/annual_tenancy_visits](https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50002/your_council_tenancy/551/annual_tenancy_visits)
Are you claiming housing benefit? Do you live in a house or a flat? If you are claiming and have someone living there not on the agreement and they have put your address as theirs you may have been flagged. If you live in a flat in a tower block councils do random checks since grenfell because there are still unidentified remains from unregistered occupants and councils were told to crack down on that.
It’s not unusual, they usually ask for I.d to prove you’re the registered tenant of the council property. They’ve no need to come inside unless it’s for a specific check for works needed or done.
They are checking that you haven’t damaged the property. The property belongs to the council and they have a right to evict people who do not look after it.
I once helped a women to carry her shopping in to her council house, her husband was just sat on the sofa, and there were two pre-teen kids running around. I noticed there were a couple of holes in the wall…looked liked they’d been punch through, and all the walls I could could see had crayon scribbles on them. I found out a few months later that the council had evicted them due to the level of damage they had done to the house