Council housing list

Claire212

It doesn't matter if you bid first or last. Council houses are allocated by need.


Even if you are first on the list you can still get refused for a number of reasons. One day you can be first in the queue, then someone gets made homeless and you are back to the drawing board again.


Not an ideal situation for anyone.

mrs_motivated

Claire212 wrote: »

It doesn't matter if you bid first or last. Council houses are allocated by need.


Even if you are first on the list you can still get refused for a number of reasons. One day you can be first in the queue, then someone gets made homeless and you are back to the drawing board again.


Not an ideal situation for anyone.

Not true, although this is the most common scenario. The CBL scheme I'm familiar with has 3 bands, a percentage of properties are advertised to each band a higher percentage to the highest need band. Within that band bidders are allocated based on the date they registered on the scheme, provided the meet the criteria for that particular property. However, this type of scheme does not operate in any of the London boroughs because of the excessive demand on a small number of properties.

mazza111

Big Auntie, I responded on the other thread you mentioned this on. My dd's flat is only allowed one child, I think it's due to the size of the bedroom. It was originally designed for an overnight carer, with the main bedroom being adapted for the disabled person. Maybe they say these bedrooms in council properties are too small for 2 people, even children to share.

I can't imagine 2 children sharing my dd's small room, there's enough room for a single bed and not much else. Thankfully she has no children and atm has no intentions of having any