Going from house asso to private renting?

beyond_skint

theartfullodger wrote: »

Have you WRITTEN to the HA explaining this and asking for their rules on siblings sharing (if not do so, keep copy)?? See

http://www.safekids.co.uk/should-children-opposite-sex-share-bedroom.html

Thank you for that, with ours the age is 7 but there are no houses. My friend has the same house as me around the corner and her to share boy is 12 and girl is 14.

Wee_Willy_Harris

Agree with others who implore you to give serious thought before giving up your current level of security. I fear it may be something you regret, when packing up your worldly goods for the 3rd time in 2 years! As you are in a band (c) I presume your social housing allocation is via CBL. Study how this works and you will be surprised at the results. While there may well be 14,000 registered on the housing list, many of those will not be competing for the same properties as you are due to their household size, many will want only very specific areas, many will be in band D, and many are simply "inactive", ie not bidding. Perhaps you could let us know your LA area?

beyond_skint

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Agree with others who implore you to give serious thought before giving up your current level of security. I fear it may be something you regret, when packing up your worldly goods for the 3rd time in 2 years! As you are in a band (c) I presume your social housing allocation is via CBL. Study how this works and you will be surprised at the results. While there may well be 14,000 registered on the housing list, many of those will not be competing for the same properties as you are due to their household size, many will want only very specific areas, many will be in band D, and many are simply "inactive", ie not bidding. Perhaps you could let us know your LA area?

Hi sorry whats CBL and LA?? I'm just worried we are going to be here for another 6 yrs waiting, I dont want that our windscreen has just been cracked for the second time in 2 months its very stressful here

Wee_Willy_Harris

beyond_skint wrote: »

Hi sorry whats CBL and LA?? I'm just worried we are going to be here for another 6 yrs waiting, I dont want that our windscreen has just been cracked for the second time in 2 months its very stressful here

CBL = Choice Based Lettings. They advertise properties and you then "bid" on them. Allocation is decided according to priority bands.

LA = Local Authority or Council.

lilac_rainbow

I have left LA housing and gone into private rent... we were moving quite some distance and LA housing in the new area wasn't an option for us. We were lucky because we moved to an area where rent and council tax was cheaper.

Now, I would be loathe to leave a secure tenancy. Could you partition the larger room for your children? Can you genuinely afford the increase in rent?

beyond_skint

I see I live in cornwall. So lots come here then make themselves homeless, thus getting the houses.

I want to stay in the same town. But having tried for 6 yrs now I have just given up I think. This house we have seen is a neighbour of a school parent and the house owner died and the son is renting to us he lives in London so is not wanting to move down here or back to his mums house. So hes said he won't need it for at least 5yrs.

So it sounds like a long term let

beyond_skint

lilac_rainbow wrote: »

I have left LA housing and gone into private rent... we were moving quite some distance and LA housing in the new area wasn't an option for us. We were lucky because we moved to an area where rent and council tax was cheaper.

Now, I would be loathe to leave a secure tenancy. Could you partition the larger room for your children? Can you genuinely afford the increase in rent?

We have split the room in 2 but my duaghters end is so dark due to no window and its small only 14ft by 7ft I think with help from housing benefit we will be ok they should be able to pay about half.

I would have loved to have got another housind asso house but its just going to happen

BitterAndTwisted

Please be aware that LHA rates are going to be cut this April, so you may not get as much help with the rent as you think

beyond_skint

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Please be aware that LHA rates are going to be cut this April, so you may not get as much help with the rent as you think

Is that to do with the ones in London the limit is $00 a week?
Thats crazy rent!! This is £650 per month. They said we can have on a rough est £388 Trouble is council tax band is D £140 per month

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I wouldn't give up a HA place, only to find out in a couple of months time that the government has changed the rules so that you don't get any LHA at all. And if your daughter has a 7 foot by 14 foot section of a room, that means the entire room is 14 by 14 foot - which at 196 sq ft, is very large by social housing standards.

It's bad enough giving up the security of council housing for HA. But at least you can't be made homeless within a year, unlike with short term lets/where bereaved children realise how much hassle a bunch of benefit claimant tenants are when the LHA screws up and doesn't pay their share of the rent for 5 months, so gives you notice perfectly legally (although I suppose that would get you back onto the council list for a larger property).


PS, Band D is £155 a month here.