Grieving fiancé fighting eviction (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Grieving fiancé fighting eviction
7:00pm Monday 1st March 2010 in
A BACHELOR is fighting eviction from the council bungalow he shared with his fiancée, who tragically died shortly before they were due to marry.
Scott Loveng, 58, was hoping to wed childhood friend Linda Sewrey last spring.
They became engaged and he moved in with her at her New Forest District Council bungalow in Ashley Common Road, New Milton.
But it was discovered she was suffering from cancer and she died on January 19 last year before the wedding on April 15.
Mr Loveng, a member of St Peter’s Church in Ashley, believes he has the right of succession to the property.
But the council says he had been unable to prove the bungalow was his only and principal home.
Mr Loveng said he had been looking after a family member in Aldershot but had spent “90 per cent of his time” in New Milton.
He fought the proceedings in court in January and lost because he had no legal aid and “no proper defence was filed”.
His doctor in New Milton wrote to the court saying Mr Loveng suffers from an osteoarthritic spine, bronchitis and is likely to be suffering from “signif-icant emotional stress”.
Mr Loveng should have moved out by February 16 and the council has applied for a bailiff’s warrant to evict him.
But Mr Loveng said: “I’ve now made a financial arrangement for a solicitor to help me in this and for a proper defence to be filed.”
He said the housing department had not discussed his case properly with him but had come up with a last-minute offer of sheltered accommodation in Totton.
But Mr Loveng said: “This is my home, this is my church, these are my friends. If they want to move me, why isn’t there somewhere local?”
Council housing estates manager Pauline Lewis said Mr Loveng “has had months to deal with the situation”.
“An officer from New Forest District Council’s housing needs department spoke to Mr Loveng last week to make an offer of alternative accommodation. However, Mr Loveng refused to discuss this with her.”
Comments(12)
colin 50
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9:20pm Mon 1 Mar 10
Skatha
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1:48am Tue 2 Mar 10
I hope they send him packing back to his other home because even if he had married his partner, unless his name was put on the tenancy agreement after marriage then he would still NOT have the right to live there.
He has had over a YEAR to sort this out, but as the report mentions - he failed to do so.
Get off your fat backside mate, get yourself some pride and sort out your own life as most of us do - and be grateful for what you have!
poolebabe
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7:31am Tue 2 Mar 10
Huey
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7:46am Tue 2 Mar 10
No sympathy, no free home, and no money here.
colin 50
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8:21am Tue 2 Mar 10
Huey wrote:my heart goes out to you,you must live a very sad and lonely life to be so vicious with your comments,
Pah maybe he can try his Church group for a bit of charity. No sympathy, no free home, and no money here.
Dibbles2
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9:34am Tue 2 Mar 10
colin 50 wrote:Huey for all you know this man may have been working all his life! However what I will comment on is that he appears to be making regular journeys to Aldershot! Something doesnt quite ring true about this situation. Sympathetic editing to make a story????? My son has worked all his life and lives in a flat that constantly gets flooded from upstairs and has severe damp problems.with his partner. They are due to have a baby in July that will be born with significant health problems and the council wont help them. They have to, and will help themselves>
Huey wrote: Pah maybe he can try his Church group for a bit of charity. No sympathy, no free home, and no money here.my heart goes out to you,you must live a very sad and lonely life to be so vicious with your comments,
teeheehee
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5:53pm Tue 2 Mar 10
teeheehee
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5:53pm Tue 2 Mar 10
mikesview
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6:06pm Tue 2 Mar 10
go to aldershot and have a nice day
church help?lol
take what you been offered mate
2Much...again!
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11:12pm Tue 2 Mar 10
I've been a council tenant since 1997, on a couple of occasions, I've found myself in rent arrears through no fault of my own, (redundancy) and they've been patient, kind and empathic!
I think, if you are a genuine case, they listen, they have a duty of care, so they have to by law.
This fellow has been offered a place (very lucky..a lot have been waiting years) and he does have alternatives.
As for the disabilities, i thought disabled people wanted equal rights..and doesn't that mean being treated the same as everyone else?
Maybe he could stay at one his mates locally, until something comes up from the council more permanent in his local area.
If he's not working, he could always get a job..disabled people go to work too!
colin 50
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4:44pm Wed 3 Mar 10
2Much...again! wrote:when you find yourself homeless with 3 children even though you have worked all the hours you can to try and avoid your house being taken from you,and you then go to nfdc for help and advice, then you will see how heartless the staff are, my advice to any one who wants to get housed quickly is to go to nfc council tell them you have seperated from your husband/partner because of their abuse to you,even better if you come from out of the area,
NFDC's housing officers are excellent! I've been a council tenant since 1997, on a couple of occasions, I've found myself in rent arrears through no fault of my own, (redundancy) and they've been patient, kind and empathic! I think, if you are a genuine case, they listen, they have a duty of care, so they have to by law. This fellow has been offered a place (very lucky..a lot have been waiting years) and he does have alternatives. As for the disabilities, i thought disabled people wanted equal rights..and doesn't that mean being treated the same as everyone else? Maybe he could stay at one his mates locally, until something comes up from the council more permanent in his local area. If he's not working, he could always get a job..disabled people go to work too!
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BATTLE: Scott Loveng faces eviction by New Forest District Council from the home in New Milton that he shared with his partner Linda Sewrey who died last year
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Huey says...
8:50pm Mon 1 Mar 10
Hear the indignation in his voice as he complains that other people haven't found him a house to live in the area he wants.
Sheltered accomodation not good enough for you Mr Loveng?
Pay you own way and you can live where you want, otherwise take what you're given and be thankful you even get that. Coz if I were in charge you wouldn't even get that.
This country is on its knees, if he hasn't learned to support himself in his 58 years of life, then what hope is there?
I applaud the council and hope he is evicted as soon as possible. Parasite.