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Cousin sold her house and now unable to get mortgage to buy another
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My cousin has been to her local housing office today and they were really helpful.
She explained the situation and took her kids with her.
They agreed she was in urgent need of housing and will do their best to find somewhere suitable for her.
They did specify though that she could not pick and choose. She can reject only one property before being taken off their urgent list.0 -
A helpful housing department., I am actually astonished lol. But pleased of course. I hope she gets the help her children need.0
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I hope so too. The housing office is in a rural area which is also quite affluent...maybe there is not as much demand for council property?0
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Me too! Unbelievable, isn't it? She has no disability as far as I know but is not hassled to look for work at all because of the children.
But they're at school all day.
She can look for something to help her circumstances.
Seriously, is this how people think/behave? How does she think she is going to "bring up her children" when she has absolutely no income?"One day I realised that when you are lying in your grave, it's no good saying, "I was too shy, too frightened."
Because by then you've blown your chances. That's it."0 -
Your cousin is extremely fortunate indeed. Without a bit of hardship she is unlikely to appreciate this, I suspect.
With the children's father out of the picture quite recently I daresay she might be surprised to hear that she's going to have a hard time persuading the folks down at the JobCentre that she can't or won't look for work. Still, that's all in the future for the moment.0 -
She seems to live well enough on benefits without going short of anything - with plenty of handouts from her poor old mum too.
Anyway if she does get a council property at least the kids will be safely housed, that's all that matters.
Agreed - for the kids sake - panic over. Just a quick word of warning for your cousin, if her other half happens to turns up next week, wanting to live there, the council may see this as fraud. Not doubting her situation in anyway - just a precaution.0 -
Agreed - for the kids sake - panic over. Just a quick word of warning for your cousin, if her other half happens to turns up next week, wanting to live there, the council may see this as fraud. Not doubting her situation in anyway - just a precaution.
No chance of him turning up next week or any other week as far as I can see. He appears to have left the UK - he does have strong links with another country.0
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