How do I prove I live in the borough?

AdrianC

richdeniro wrote: »

So what do I change to move there?

You need to live there. Currently, you live in Sussex, but stay with a friend in Wandsworth some nights.

I would rather change as little as possible but will change what is needed.

You need to change where you live. The exact proof of where you live which the HA will want will vary, but I'd imagine a tenancy agreement and council tax would be high on the list. If they suspect an address-of-convenience purely for the purposes of taking advantage of their scheme, you will get short shrift.

And quite rightly so.

marksoton

Is this the new equivalent of parents trying to get their kids into their preferred school?!

pollydollydoodah

Does your friend inform tax/mortgage etc that you are living there? Or does he let his friend stay a few nights as a favour?
As I'd check with him before you officially move in or you may not have a friend for long!

I'd also guess (&hope!) That you couldn't just put yourself on the electoral roll at a friend's with the right post code and apply straightaway. Surely there's a minimum time limit

If the criteria is that you live and/or work there....And if you don't...then you don't fit the criteria.

MacMickster

Does your friend who kindly lets you stop in their home pay council tax at a reduced rate as a single occupant of their property? If so, you may not remain friends much longer if you claim to be living there.

If you genuinely "live" somewhere then proving that should not present much of a problem.

bluelass

thesaint wrote: »

Anyone could say they lived anywhere if the rules were that lax.

Yes I agree. If someone had a casual girl or boyfriend and you owned your own property they could ring the council and ask to be put on the register. Then if you split theycould argue they lived there and are entitled to a share of your house/flat etc.

Gigervamp

Some SO places also stipulate a minimum time that you have to have lived in the area. One I saw recently said it was 3 years.

So putting yourself on the electoral roll etc now, won't necessarily help.

danslenoir

richdeniro wrote: »

So what do I change to move there?

Just get myself on the Electoral role?

Change my bank address? Mobile phone address? Credit card address?

What are the specifics? I would rather change as little as possible but will change what is needed.

Would your friend take kindly to you switching your personal details to his address that may have implications on his credit rating, council tax liability, etc? If I was him and just doing you a favour by letting you sofa surf a few nights a week in return for some food and a few quid towards bills, I would would not think favourably of such a request.

Stop trying to find ways to circumvent the eligibility criteria for the shared ownership scheme.

giraffe69

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MARTYM8`

I do find these borough rules a little irritating - particularly when the Mayor of London actually funds a lot of these shared ownership schemes.

My eligibility criteria would be lived and paid council tax in a London borough for 5 years. On the current system a Pole could move to Battersea or Clapham and within a month be eligible for shared ownership there - whereas someone could have lived and paid taxes in Lambeth next door for 20 years and be ineligible.

Tower Hamlets have a new shared ownership scheme right next to the City in Aldgate. Their requirements are very interesting - not sure who they are referencing?

https://www.peabodysales.co.uk/shared-ownership/the-cavallo-goodmans-fields/

"Live in the borough of Tower Hamlets or have strong connections by family ties within the borough"

Long term Londoners paying council tax should get priority!

AdrianC

MARTYM8` wrote: »

My eligibility criteria would be lived and paid council tax in a London borough for 5 years. On the current system a Pole could move to Battersea or Clapham and within a month be eligible for shared ownership there - whereas someone could have lived and paid taxes in Lambeth next door for 20 years and be ineligible.

Bringing nationality into it may make the uncharitable feel you had some kind of motive going on.

Under your proposed five-year scheme, somebody who'd been living in Kent for 20yrs would be ineligible, whilst a Pole living in Lambeth for the five years since arriving here would be eligible...

Tower Hamlets have a new shared ownership scheme right next to the City in Aldgate. Their requirements are very interesting - not sure who they are referencing?

https://www.peabodysales.co.uk/shared-ownership/the-cavallo-goodmans-fields/

"Live in the borough of Tower Hamlets or have strong connections by family ties within the borough"

Long term Londoners paying council tax should get priority!

I notice you snipped the rest of that section...

A gross household income of at least £57,678 per annum for a one bedroom home or at least £51,865 per annum for a two bedroom home (income requirements are for guidance only and each application will be assessed based on your individual circumstances).

(Their italicisation, my emboldening)