Moving into my girlfriends council house

Mojisola

Dinky88 wrote: »

I don't receive any benefits at all as I earn too much.

So you earn over £50k? And want to be given a large council house?

I hope this is a troll thread.:(

Money_maker

Sadly it's probably not. Love the word 'entitled'. Become the new bestseller on MSE. So sad.

calleyw

Mojisola wrote: »

So you earn over £50k? And want to be given a large council house?

I hope this is a troll thread.:(

The OP says they earn 60K!!!!

So do I. But doubt it.

Yours

Calley

Caz3121

Mojisola wrote: »

So you earn over £50k? (

Dinky88 wrote: »

I earn £60k a year

I think private rent may be the way to go then you can have as many bedrooms as you wish rather than 7 people squeezing into a 2 bedroom for, what could be many months/years

NYM

Would you not consider renting privately ?
If you did, it would release a 2-bed social house for someone that isn't as fortunate as you.

Dinky88

The plan would be to eventually move out of council accommodation. My girlfriend won't give up being on the council lists incase we decide that things don't work out. If everything works out and we get married then we would look to buy. She is just protecting her interests which is understandable.

Poppie68

You could wait years for a 3 bedroom property and it that time living together in a 2 bedroom could take it's toil on your relationship... if you do move into a larger property and the relationship doesn't work out she will be left with a larger rent bill.
I've never understood why people say things like " if we don't work out" etc, you are together now and that's what you should be moving forward on...

Vectis

So, basically, she doesn't want to move in with you because it would mean her giving up her subsidised housing, and that would be a problem if your relationship didn't last?

It appears your relationship comes second to her council house 'entitlement'.

Sounds like a doomed relationship (or, as some others have said, a troll at work).

The answer, if it's a serious question, is really blindingly obvious. Rent a larger house together.

Mojisola

Dinky88 wrote: »

The plan would be to eventually move out of council accommodation.

If not a troll thread, I wondered whether the plan was to get a bigger house from the council and then use the right-to-buy legislation to acquire a cheap house.

My girlfriend won't give up being on the council lists incase we decide that things don't work out. If everything works out and we get married then we would look to buy. She is just protecting her interests which is understandable.

It's understandable - if she moves out of a council house but the relationship doesn't last, she would probably be stuck renting in the private sector.

lighting_up_the_chalice

Speak to your local housing provider and have a look on-line at their allocations policy and how it may effect you. Supply and demand varies greatly throughout the country. In some areas, you may not qualify to be on the list due to your income. In other areas, you can pretty much walk in off the street and into social housing.

Your income should not effect any priority awarded. You would be no less overcrowded on £30k that you are on £60k. However, they may decide that you have "worstened your own circumstances" by leaving your accommodation to move in to hers when you knew it would be massively overcrowded. Under those circumstances, any priority is usually suspended for a period of time.

My guess would be that, with that level of income and not having even considered buying a place, you are in a high demand area, so be prepared for a long wait if this is the case. By "long", I may even mean "endless". On the other hand..... There's always Derbyshire!