Cancelling a tenancy cancellation notice?

[kashmiri]

Hello,

 

We have been allocated a housing association flat where tenants have to move in within a week of being advised of vacancy. In late February we were told that we would be moving in around 22 March so we gave our private landlord the required 28-days cancellation notice. However, today we learned that the construction works at the HA flat, which is in a newly built development, are severely delayed and the property will not be ready before May or even June.

 

Is there a provision in the law that a rent cancellation notice can be cancelled, or it only depends on the goodwill of the landlord?

 

The landlord has already found a next tenant for our flat and taken a deposit.

 

We really don't want to end up on the street.

 

Many thanks,

k.

[steampowered]

Have you entered into a contract with the HA? If so, I wonder if they should be providing temporary accommodation.