Couple with child near me, offered a 2-bed bungalow in social housing!

Lord_Baltimore

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

But the FOI key doesn't work in the HA lock, so it's not going to open anything.

Dog with a bone mate _pale_.

The FOI key will fit the lock of the back door to the HA. You know, the door through which the £450m goes in.

Now, that's me done with this, I have other enquiries to make.

silverwhistle

Lord_Baltimore wrote: »

Now, that's me done with this,

That's a relief; you don't come over as a very empathetic person.

Lord_Baltimore

silverwhistle wrote: »

That's a relief; you don't come over as a very empathetic person.

If frank discussions between adults offend you, I suggest you stick to the Beano .

With whom am I supposed to have empathised anyway; some couple in a subsidised bungalow that I've never met?

And if you're going to criticise, perhaps you ought to contribute to the discussion instead of lurking and making a tedious one-liner.

The Government department currently responsible for overseeing the social housing sector is Communities and Local Government (CLG). CLG has direct oversight of local authority housing.

Housing associations are funded by the Government through the Homes and Communities Agency, which is responsible for the construction of new social homes.

silverwhistle

Interesting the comment from our former residents in Spain. I currently live in a small Italian city where I'm able stroll into town for an aperitivo, carry my sports bag down to footie training or my bag full of teaching materials when I pop off to work. As a singleton this suits me fine, but I've seen quite a few expats with unrealistic expectations.

Living outside of town would mean the possibility of a garden, but I'd be absolutely reliant on independent transport for work and socialising, and I've heard far too many stories of rural idylls (and their disadvantages) to realise they aren't for me. My friends in the local villages are absolutely reliant on their personal transport for everything.

silverwhistle

Lord_Baltimore wrote: »

If frank discussions between adults offend you, I suggest you stick to the Beano .

With whom am I supposed to have empathised anyway; some couple in a subsidised bungalow that I've never met?

Thank you for the patronising comment and confirming my opinion. If you don't appreciate why I made the comment I don't feel that my attempts to explain will enlighten.

Lord_Baltimore

silverwhistle wrote: »

Thank you for the patronising comment and confirming my opinion. If you don't appreciate why I made the comment I don't feel that my attempts to explain will enlighten.

What did you expect? Your first post was a criticism of a personal nature.

Please explain; I'll do my best to try and understand.

custardy

Chrissie72 wrote: »

Just wondered; how could this happen?

This couple are mid 40s, they have a child of 13, and have been in private let for 3.5 years since going bankrupt in late 2009.

She told me that she has been on the housing list for 5 years - 1.5 years before she and her husband went bankrupt. And last week, they were offered a bungalow from a local housing association!

I am baffled as they're not elderly or disabled. Only under occupied (the private let has 3 bedrooms,) but I think you would only get priority for under-occupying, if you're on housing benefit and her husband actually works, so they can't be. She is a stay at home mum and he works full time. The rent is only £70 a week, instead of £150 a week that their private let house is! They will have masses of surplus left. If they have been paying £150 a week, then they will be saving £80 a week!

Spare me the 'you sound jealous' and 'what's it got to do with you' lectures please I just wonder why and how they would be offered a bungalow. It's in a very nice area too.... a village with only 450 people, 4 miles from the nearest main town, half a mile from a main road, and with no shops or schools for a mile. I would have thought that kind of area would be highly sought after! It's so quiet and rural, yet only 4 miles from a large main town.[/QUOTE]

so poor employment prospects and likely poor public transport
sought after by whom?

embob74

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

Yet the lettings results for Leeds tell a very different story. Even band C (no housing need) are being offered a wide range of properties.

http://www.leedshomes.org.uk/default.aspx?menuPath=LettingsResults

I can't seem to see how many are on the housing list and not getting any housing though?
I was only quoting on my personal experience which was a year spent in a homeless hostel and it was the experience of mums/dads who had previously been residing with family. The Council must have got fed up with people saying their mum/dad/uncle Bob would no longer house them and here's a letter to say so - Housing services will advise to come back when you are ACTUALLY homeless and they may then assist.
Of course the other option is to apply for SH and wait until you are lucky enough to have been waiting enough years that you have a chance of being successful in your property bid. But that wasn't an option for the niece referred to in the PP's comment that I had replied to. If you can wait years to get your own SH then you aren't being thrown out of home are you?

embob74

Lou67 wrote: »

I would still prefer a rural area to a big city by a country mile..not MILES away from anywhere, but 3 to 4 miles to a main town? That's perfect. I would love it. Where I live - in a main town - it's full of traffic and chavs and big groups of youths. Also it takes 15 to 20 minutes to drive 3 miles some days, as the town roads are so busy!!!! I would LOVE to move out into a rural area.
I have to ask you; if it's that bad where you are: why on earth don't you move???

I didn't say I disliked living here, I was just pointing out a couple of issues that have arisen while being here. We are lucky in that we have always had a car even when living in a town with good bus networks so we are used to the costs having a car brings.
If for any reason I could not drive then being in a rural village would be restrictive.
Of course in a village there is a lot of effort put in to maintaining the community spirit so anybody in need is hopefully looked after.

Lou67

Original post CHRISSIE72: It's in a very nice area too.... a village with only 450 people, 4 miles from the nearest main town, half a mile from a main road, and with no shops or schools for a mile. I would have thought that kind of area would be highly sought after! It's so quiet and rural, yet only 4 miles from a large main town.

custardy wrote: »

so poor employment prospects and likely poor public transport
sought after by whom?

Now you're just simply being pedantic. "Poor employment prospects?!' What a load of rubbish. The bungalow is 4 miles from a big town FGS. Have you actually been reading the thread? And who CARES if there is 'poor public transport?' when you can drive (I have said I can drive and have a car,) and if you think 4 miles from the nearest town is isolated, then that is laughable

itch_for_a_glitch wrote: »

Interesting the comment from our former residents in Spain. I currently live in a small Italian city where I'm able stroll into town for an aperitivo, carry my sports bag down to footie training or my bag full of teaching materials when I pop off to work. As a singleton this suits me fine, but I've seen quite a few expats with unrealistic expectations.

Living outside of town would mean the possibility of a garden, but I'd be absolutely reliant on independent transport for work and socialising, and I've heard far too many stories of rural idylls (and their disadvantages) to realise they aren't for me. My friends in the local villages are absolutely reliant on their personal transport for everything.

I think this is a completely different story. Obviously living in a rural area in a foreign country is completely different to living in a rural area in your own county. You can't even compare! I personally would never live in a foreign country in a million YEARS, as I have heard awful tales about people having all kinds of hopes and dreams about it, and it doesn't work out.

And what on earth is wrong with using your car to get to work? Many many people do. I find the 'arguments' in both posts here a bit daft tbh. As I said, the bungalow that this couple have been offered is just 4 miles from a main town. The points in the two posts don't even make sense to me.