Not yet repossessed looking to be rehoused by council

beecher2

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

What led to the arrears? How many months are you behind? According to your second post below you have only just been signed off so I don't get the timeline involved here?



Why give up your job because of this diagnosis? Every day all over the country people work with these conditions. I know that everyone is different but you are in the early stages of dealing with this and I feel you may have been too hasty in your life changing decisions - you need to go back to the doctor and talk through how you are feeling.

I think maybe the OP resigned and then went to the doctor. The situation's complicated by the OP being in a joint mortgage, and in negative equity.



http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2151537&highlight=

Tiddlywinks

beecher2 wrote: »

I think maybe the OP resigned and then went to the doctor. The situation's complicated by the OP being in a joint mortgage, and in negative equity.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2151537&highlight=

Just read the other thread and must say my sympathy has evaporated - the OP appears to be bitter about the split (understandably) and wants to drag his ex into financial hell.

I have no doubt that he may be shaken by recent events and "down" but, from his other posts, I feel he is trying to play the system.

For instance, here are some of his comments:

"even if I managed a quick sale I am not prepared to foot all of the bills regarding selling the house and then paying off the shortfall by myself for years just to save my credit rating. It's just not worth it." - Seems to be sufficiently together to do a bit of prior planning here.

"As I will be looking at being rehoused by the council, should I settle my utility bills to keep these companies sweet for when this happens ? Is there any advantage in doing this?" - Again, lot of effort into finding out how to get around the system.

"ex thought she could walk away from the financial commitment scot-free and is now well and truly ******. She loves her job and would not want to give it up so as she is earning she will end up with a nice IPA for 3 years whereas I won't as I will not be working over the next year at least until I am discharged." - so, I think he does not want to work so that he has no earnings therefore stiffing his ex for the repayments.

He has already decided that he will be unfit to work for at least a year (.... and without the aid of a medical qualification or a crystal ball :rolleyes:).

duncan303

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Just read the other posts and must say my sympathy has evaporated -

Thanks beecher2 as well for alerting the cross-posting, I regret that some people take the " consumer revenge" to its ultimate limit. It is not my personal position to advise or facilitate enactments of revenge. I had read this as a genuine health issue
There have been quite a few posts like this recently.......

regretable

ho hum


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Tiddlywinks

duncan303 wrote: »

I regret that some people take the "consumer revenge" to its ultimate limit. It is not my personal position to advise or facilitate enactments of revenge. I had read this as a genuine health issue
There have been quite a few posts like this recently....

I think the OH just wants to be off sick for as long as it takes to suit his own purposes i.e. for his house to be repossessed, to be declared bankrupt, get all his debts written off and then eventually get discharged. And then, guess what? I expect he'll suddenly feel better and be able to work again.

He has admitted that he has some money to see him through in the short term BUT he chooses not to help himself - and revenge does seem to be his motivation!

Why should he be housed by the council? I think he has proven himself to be calculating enough to be able to manage for himself.

theartfullodger

Blimey, just read your other posts, including wanting to be repossessed,,,

Be aware Council housing depts may be reading this & other threads - and if they know your real position will not help you with new housing: Nor, IMHO, should they. Council tax bills need keeping down & benefit cheats should be be prosecuted with all enthusiasm "pour encourager les autres" (Voltaire, Candide...)

What an a***

Cheers!

Lodger

RecoveringAlcoholic

OP does not seem to be aware of the housing options for single males with no dependants in England and Wales.

My friends can recommend the best hostels and locations for cardboard boxes.




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Lobell

theartfullodger wrote: »

Blimey, just read your other posts, including wanting to be repossessed,,,

Be aware Council housing depts may be reading this & other threads - and if they know your real position will not help you with new housing: Nor, IMHO, should they. Council tax bills need keeping down & benefit cheats should be be prosecuted with all enthusiasm "pour encourager les autres" (Voltaire, Candide...)

What an a***

Cheers!
Lodger

They don't need to be reading these threads...any assessing officer will be able to spot a chancer like this pretty much as soon as they walk through the door. At best, he'll be offered advice and assistance on sourcing accomodation in the private rented sector or hostel accommodation...that's if he gets a sympathetic officer in a good mood. Otherwise, he's likely to get handed 20p and told to phone someone who gives a stuff

shazbo

Good grief, i have just come on here form the 'other side' thank goodness i never posted on this site!! how unbelievably unhelpful and horrible people can be

SouthCoast

Latest news:

Social tenants in Sussex could be forced to wait several years to get a home because of the time it is taking to reduce the backlog of applications, a study has claimed.
Housing charity Shelter found that last year 41,453 people were languishing on waiting lists across the county yet just 5,161 homes were let to tenants by local authorities and housing associations.
It means that, unless the average rate at which families are housed picks up, eight years could pass before the county's lists are cleared.

And more here:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4803998.Thousands_of_people_on_housing_waiting_lists_in_Sussex/

stradlinho

Thanks for all the helpful replies