How Much Is Council Rent pls?

Dontknowanymore

Call shelter, they are great, but most of their advce is on the web.
Don't rely on the council to be helpful., they will use every trick to fob you off.
Good luck, if I were you I would stick it out and try and get a LA property rather than private rent.

tori.k

The council may also be able to help you into finding private rental accomadation most are now running a scheme to put landlords and tennants together be cheaper then going thru a estate agent or accomadation bureau

Smamfer

Thanks guys appreciate your time my section 21 still hasnt arrived in the post yet so as soon as i get it ill fill in the forms pop down and just see if they have any ideas x

gingergee

Hi! I live in the southwest (somerset/Devon) in a 3 bed semi and my rent is now £94 pw. (HA). When we moved in the rent was £86.
My mum lives in lancs in a 1 bed bungalow and she pays £55.
5 miles down the road similar houses (maybe a tad smaller) are £80 pw (same HA). But 22miles away, council 3 beds are about £70!!!!!
They really do vary, even within same districts!!
Good luck xxx

Dontknowanymore

gingergee wrote: »

Hi! I live in the southwest (somerset/Devon) in a 3 bed semi and my rent is now £94 pw. (HA). When we moved in the rent was £86.
My mum lives in lancs in a 1 bed bungalow and she pays £55.
5 miles down the road similar houses (maybe a tad smaller) are £80 pw (same HA). But 22miles away, council 3 beds are about £70!!!!!
They really do vary, even within same districts!!
Good luck xxx

I live in Surrey and my 2 bed flat is £103 a week, my old 2 bed house was about £80 a week and i just bidded on a house which is £153 a week!

merlin68

My two bed maisonette in colchester is £86 a week.

Smamfer

In the area where i am, they dont do bidding its the points system

datlex

Where I am, any one is eligible to register for housing via the local housing associations. You then automatically get put in the least urgent band. Once your application is processed you get to bid on certain properties to indicate you are interested. Basically though for a single person or couple you are only eligible for 1 bed room.

The original band you join the scheme in means you'd like a house/flat through housing association but have got a home already and don't need to move.

There are further bands including the one I used which was band 2 - this included sharing facilities with people not of your house hold. It also includes people who are intentionally homeless.
Top priority is band 1 where you are facing homelessness

As for rents I pay less than £65 a week. If you check your LHA it should indicate what social rents will be, as these are usually in line with housing benefit (at least for those over 35).

Anubis_2

Smamfer wrote: »

thanks for all this guys im sorry if i came across as well i dont know lol but you know what i mean im just shocked! Its one of those situations that unless you already know how it works you just dont realise it could even be like this

fingers crossed i am lucky to find something myself as i personally wouldnt want to put myself or my ll through any of this

Go to your council and ask them. It varies from area to area.

Ellejmorgan

Mines £105 per week and that's for a four bedroom house near London..