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I had moved into a one-bedroom apartment in London and I had just lived there for a month when I got ill. The landlord was a friend and colleague of mine and we had come to an agreement about the rent and what was and wasn't included but he hadn't given me a tenancy agreement yet. I had asked him about it but he hadn't had the time to put it into writing but he promised I would get it before the end of the month. Short before the end of that month my boss called me asking me when I was coming back to work again. I explained the situation and that I was due to get surgery the following week and that recovery would approximately be 4–6 weeks. She told me she would get someone from an agency to cover for me until I was fully recovered but a few days after the surgery I received a letter from her that since I couldn't give her an exact date for my return to work she had no choice but to let me go. I got in touch with the Citizens Advice Bureau and apparently she was in her right to let me go while I was on sick leave. So I had to apply for benefits until I would be able to look for another job. I told my landlord that I needed the tenancy agreement for my application for housing benefits. He wasn't happy that I was going to apply for benefits but I told him since I wasn't living there for free I had no choice. So reluctantly he said he would have the tenancy agreement ready the following day. And true to his word I got it with the mail the next day. He had added a note that I had to sign one copy and return that to him. Before signing I read it and the first thing I noticed was that instead of the £700 per month we had agreed on he had put in the agreement that the rent was £850 per calendar month. We had also agreed that the rent would be included water and council tax but according to the tenancy agreement the rent was NOT including anything. If I would sign it I would have to pay him £850 per month and I would be responsible for the water and council tax bills. Of course I wasn't going to sign so I called him to let him know. He said that since I was going to apply for housing benefits it wouldn't make a difference for me if the rent was £700 or £850 because the council would pay my rent. I replied that I wasn't going to stay on benefits forever and that if I signed it and then find a new job after recovering I was stuck with the higher rent. He said he would come in the following weekend to discuss the situation with me. I had an appointment at the job centre for my application so I took the unsigned tenancy agreement and told them what the landlord had done. He didn't get the £850 rent he claimed but he made sure the water and council tax bills were signed over to my name. Apparently a landlord can just to that and even though an oral agreement is binding I couldn't prove that those bills were supposed to be included in the rent so I was left responsible for paying those bills.It would soon become clear to me that he was the worst landlord I ever had because things only got worse. It's needless to say our friendship came to an end.

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Well from my experience as someone who got herself knocked up as a teen, and as someone who was SORT of kicked out.Basically ( my experience) my parents were very very disappointed in me after they found out I was pregnant. Of course they were both angry as well but after the anger died down they were still left disappointed even though they came to accept the situation.They both tried their best to support me BUT their body language and maybe comments here and there were obvious that they were hurt and still ANGUISH.( it's hard to explain)BUT anyway after the baby was born I wanted to be a hands on mom ,even though my parents begged me to go to school to do my last exam ( year 11) but the whole year to me looked as though it was wasted and I just couldn't think to leave my baby alone in a nursey all day and basically not care for her.Me and parents just got into rows, arguments, about EVERYTHING,there was so much tension , they let me live in their house but they know longer saw me as their little girl. I felt sort of like a lodger other than part of the family. I lived in constant fear of getting into arguments with my siblings as they both would take their side ,so most days I would take long days out with my daughter and try keep.out the way. I could eat,use as much hot water ,comfy bed my mom would do all the baby's laundry ( and mine) ect so for that I am greatfull, BUT I never got any help really with the care of my baby ,( crying ,feeding ,sleepless nights ) And my parents were very strict on keep reminding me that I had to spend my own money on my baby and they were not gonna pay for anything. ( I got some benifits)1 year went by and they basically told me I was a financial burden, I needed my own space ,the baby was too noisy and I needed to pay for MY own bills and food bills ect and that they had what's best for my siblings to consider .So they u go ,I went to a rented 1 bed flat , ( claimed housing benefit) and that's when I learned about, council tax,water bills,gas and electricity, and budgeting for food. Age 17.After that my relationship with my parents became better ,they would bring me cooked food,and sometimes bring me grocery shopping.I am no longer on benifits, after my daughter was 2 and I got her childcare in a nursey,i Finished my exams ,got partime ,then full time job,, ( parents helped me with childcare along the way as well) after my daughter was 5 the father wanted to be in her life and as a reult we got back together and worked our socks off .We own our home both have nice cars ,had 2 more kids,and can afford to live a nice life.