Migrant preventing eviction as a result of ‘he would not converse English’ says he ‘wants greater house’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

The 59-year-old Bangladeshi migrant, who’s preventing eviction from his retirement flat for bringing in his 28-year-old spouse and three kids, has revealed he needs to dwell in a bigger taxpayer-funded property in change for leaving his present lodging.

Shahidul Haque, who has lived within the UK since 1997 and claims advantages for sleep apnea and despair, moved into the single-room flat in David Smith Court, Reading, in July. He was beforehand homeless in east London.

Five months after transferring in, he invited his 28-year-old spouse Jakia Sultana Monni and their three-year-old daughters into the property to dwell with him – regardless of the complicated being for over-55s.

Mr Haque claimed that he didn’t know that he could not transfer his younger household into the flat, as a result of he didn’t converse sufficient English to grasp his tenancy settlement.

Then, after complaints about “excess noise levels and anti-social behaviour”, the homeowners of the retirement house started authorized proceedings to take away Mr Haque.

But attorneys for the disabled dad claimed that eradicating him and his household would contravene Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which upholds the correct to a household life.

Judge Simon Lindsey at Reading County Court denied Southern Housing’s possession order, saying: “Fundamentally, I think the defendant probably should not be in this property with his wife and two children, but the question of how he came to be in this place appears to be unresolved and we have to get to that another time.”

Now, talking to the Daily Mail, Mr Haque says his household wants a bigger place to dwell in. He mentioned: “When I filled out the tenancy agreement, I was on my own and I moved into the flat alone. I didn’t know that I couldn’t move my wife and children in months later. My English is not so good and nothing was explained to me in any detail.

“Southern Housing can’t simply throw us out. We have to remain right here, as a result of we’ve got nowhere else to go. What we actually want is a much bigger house. This property is not appropriate for a household. It’s too small, it is just for a single individual.”

Isobel Ballsdon, a Conservative councillor on Reading Borough Council, branded the whole situation “outrageous”.

“It appears this individual is gaming the system,” she told the outlet. “Accommodation for people who find themselves retired shouldn’t be going to be appropriate for youngsters. It’s additionally a query of equity – we’ve got veterans who’re homeless.”