Please help! Advice needed. Offered property and accepted, but not sure about it no

lighting_up_the_chalice

Were you successful because of a priority banding?

If so, have a GOOD look at the allocations policy. Many providers are now operating a "one offer policy". In short, if you are in housing need, you bid, they offer, the housing need has been resolved. If you CHOOSE not to accept the offer, any priority may be withdrawn.

Some providers also have a time limited priority, which an offer may mean that the priority is not renewed.

Tread very carefully before you refuse. If you have bid and would accept the other property, it's clearly not the property type or area which is putting you off. You may struggle to get them to accept the refusal as "reasonable".

Lou67

I have 3 words that I would say if I met your husband Lizzie: "are you mad???" :eek: That property looks really nice, and IS very similar to the first one (that you thought it was originally.) The main difference seems to be that the front garden is a bit smaller, but still an OK size...and also it's not got a field behind!

LOL, what the the deal with your husband and wanting a field behind the house?! Is that really a 2 bed??? It's huge for a 2 bed. Maybe it's because it's a 1940s/1950s one... They are often large. The area looks nice. I would rip the housing association's bloody arm off if I was offered this! Has he any CLUE how hard it is to get decent social housing? Especially 2 beds now, as people are desperate to downsize because of the bedroom tax.

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Lou67 wrote: »

what the the deal with your husband and wanting a field behind the house?!

Have you ever tried to bury bodies in a front garden?! No room for more than a couple and you have to do it at night because someone might see. Mrs. Potts across the road gets suspicious after watching you bury Fido the Jack Russel in a 6 foot roll of carpet for the 8th time.

Lou67

citricsquid wrote: »

Have you ever tried to bury bodies in a front garden?! No room for more than a couple and you have to do it at night because someone might see. Mrs. Potts across the road gets suspicious after watching you bury Fido the Jack Russel in a 6 foot roll of carpet for the 8th time.

:rotfl: Personally, I actually wouldn't fancy having a field behind my garden! Creepy! :eek: Imagine how dark and sinister it is at night?!

Annisele

Forgetting about the unavailable 28 for a moment, what is number 4 like compared with where you're living now?

If it's nicer and/or cheaper, I'd move.

Lou67

Cissi wrote: »

I think your own and your daughter's instinct's are right and you may be a long time waiting for anything equally good to come up again. It sounds like your DH's pride has been wounded (understandably) but you may be able to bring him round. After all he hasn't rejected it outright yet. Maybe it's worth waiting until you've had a chance to view it before making your final decision as by then he'll have had a chance to cool down?

Have to agree with what Cissi says Lizzie.... ^^^^^^^

I think that maybe, just maybe, the HA had that property up for rent many months back (the one that you were led to believe that it was,) and as it's down country lanes (as you said,) and maybe quite far from the offices (I am assuming,) they couldn't be arsed to come take a pic. Did it not say next to the pic 'property similar to this one' or something like that.

I also agree with kelpie35. Do you know how many people wish they were in your shoes right now?!

http://england.shelter.org.uk/campaigns/why_we_campaign/the_housing_crisis

Nearly TWO MILLION households/families are waiting for social housing. I can't be sure of the exact amount of PEOPLE, but I am gonna guess, over 4 or 5 million probably, as many of them would be families/single mommies with kids etc...

Don't turn it down. Just.... don't... If *I* was offered this property, I would cry. It's soooo nice. I strongly believe it will be one of the worst mistakes of your life if you turn it down. And as you are in private let at the moment, I would guess that your rent will be currently two to three hundred pounds a month MORE than this one. Plus, there is no security with private rent. Social housing is far more secure.

lindsaygalaxy

I really dont see the problem, it looks very nice to me, the garden is just at the side instead of the front.

DaftyDuck

So, he's getting a garage with this one, but not with the other? Does he not know what us blokes keep in our garages? (Aside from rolls of carpet to bury Fido in, that is...)

redskyatnight_2

Have to echo the majority of thoughts on here, and particularly the one from Lou67. You are seriously nuts if you turn this property down. I would be tempted to say to your husband 'f**k you I'm taking the offer' and see what he says. What is the alternative? Stay in expensive insecure private let?!!

egoode

From what I could see the properties are identical just slightly different location. Personally I think your husband is insane if he gets upset over a few hundred metres. You aren't right on the main road and I doubt you are at any more risk of burgalry than the other property. and you will probably find the overall amount of garden is the same as the other place just laid out differently. If I were you just tell him to suck it up and accept that's your new home.

He should be grateful the government is even offering you a place to live.