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is this the norm?
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Freecycle is definitely worth a look, might be worth checking out your local recycling centre too -ours always seems have loads of pretty good stuff which people have chucked out.Rebate scheme? Do you mean Local Housing Allowance (formerly Housing Benefit)?
Generally, tenants are responsible for arranging and paying for a phone connection and to determine/negotiate ahead of accepting the tenancy what goods/furniture is supplied.
If your daughter is on a low income, she may find there are furniture charities, such as Emmaus, that can supply a washing machine at low cost, or perhaps a large local charity shop that provides electrical equipment. Also, she could look into Gumtree freebies or Freecycle for items that she needs that are given away for free.
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Sounds like this may be a private sector leased property. A private property that is rented to the Council to use as temporary accommodation.
If so this then this is the usual cost for London. However, it will be covered by HB or if they are employed and not eligible for HB they should get a workers rebate that will make the rent they actually pay a lot lower.
The cost of the full rent is not to do with the property and what's in it - it's to do with it being a PSL property. The cost of these properties is one of the reasons why the Government are putting pressure on Councils to get people out of temporary accommodation but this is a hard thing to do as waiting lists just keep on increasing.0 -
The phone line is the responsibility of the tenants. I've never moved to a rented property expecting a phone line, and have always had to sort this out myself.
Same here. It seems odd to me to expect it, not everyone wants/needs a BT line in their home these days.
£300 is seriously reasonable for a house in the Ealing area.My first reply was witty and intellectual but I lost it so you got this one instead
Proud to be a chic shopper
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I have been aware of people, after being in psl for a while, actually refusing a secure tenancy with the Housing Association as there are no carpets or curtains and they 'expect' these to be provided. We have to remind them it is social housing not an estate agency!0
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