What happens if the local concil can't get you a house?

glentoran99

1irishninja wrote: »

Curious about this one, my landlord has told us he is selling up so we have had to find a new house. Searching local estate agents has proved to be pointless, so I registered with the council for a housing executive house, they have nothing at the moment which doesn't surprise me considering they have sold most of their stock and not built any more, so what is likely to happen when the landlord says out you go and the council has no houses? I should mention I am married with 3 kids so 1 bedroom apartments are useless.

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Owain_Moneysaver

1irishninja wrote: »

I am married with 3 kids so 1 bedroom apartments are useless.

1 bedroom is better than being on the street with 0 bedroom.

Old_Git

1irishninja wrote: »

Curious about this one, my landlord has told us he is selling up so we have had to find a new house. Searching local estate agents has proved to be pointless, so I registered with the council for a housing executive house, they have nothing at the moment which doesn't surprise me considering they have sold most of their stock and not built any more, so what is likely to happen when the landlord says out you go and the council has no houses? I should mention I am married with 3 kids so 1 bedroom apartments are useless.

As you are in Northern Ireland I do know a bit about this .
NIHE will not consider you homeless until you are 4 weeks from eviction .

Do not move out unless NIHE offer you something , otherwise you will be considered intentionally homeless .

NIHE will write to your landlord but not until the start of your four week notice .They will ask the landlord how you behaved as a tenant ,are their any rent arrears or any anti social behaviour .It is important to follow this up ,NIHE wrote to me asking this and the letter got lost in the post .NIHE took the tenants of the waiting list.

Even after your notice period your Landlord can not force you to move without going to court ,keep paying your rent .

NIHE may offer you temporary accommodation ,accepting this does not affect your points ,you will still be classed as homeless .
If it makes you any happier you can change the locks to prevent the landlord from entering .

Housing associations allocate via NIHE so one application fits all .

Landofwood

glentoran99 wrote: »

Who said she wasn't financially stable?


That escalated quickly

You're right that I made some assumptions and could be wide of the mark.

But generally speaking, and there are exceptions, if you have 3 kids and you're relying on the tax-payer to house you, you've made some irresponsible decisions.

1irishninja

I am not relying on the tax payer for anything. I work full time and pay my rent. What has the tax payer got to do with it?

Thanks for the info on the NIHE, form handed in today. The search continues.

Algar

'Housing executive?'.....not a phrase I've heard before, is it peculiar to NI?

teeni

the housing executive is peculiar to Ireland and the same as our local authority social housing over here.