Affordable Housing

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jebervic wrote: »

Can I just ask, did they automatically rehouse you at the end of the tenancy agreement or did you have to wait for a court order?.

My question is not meant to cause offence !

They said they wouldn't help us until the court had ordered us to leave. So yeah court order first. Which ended up costing us £600+ (long story)

Running_Horse

PasturesNew wrote: »

You can usually only register in the authority where you live/work.

And, depending where you are in the south west, it might take you up to 4 years if you are a desperate/urgent case, or over 20 years if you're not.

You've not given any information about your age/situation/location to enable people to be more specific.

My ex registered with several councils and HAs using addresses of relatives etc, and got herself a brand new 3 bed house in a very good area in 6 months. Then gave up work to live on benefits. So yeah, play the system, because everyone else does.

SquatNow

jebervic wrote: »

Eventually leading to a flat/house

That really depends on your situation.

If your an un-married man, it will almost certainly never lead to you getting a house.

Council houses are distributed based on need. Sadly there are no-where near enough and the council keep selling them too.

I know of a divorced man, who was working full time, in his 40s. When his father died the council threw him out of his fathers council house and offered him a place a hostel from drug addicts.

Ever wondered why all those homeless people sleep on the streets? Now you know.

It's SICKENING. We have 800,000 empty houses and proffesional working men are told to share a room with drug addicts just out of prison.

People who need somewhere to live should do the smart, civil and moral thing, and just move into an empty run-down house... they wont be harming anyone, so why shouldn't they???

jebervic

SquatNow wrote: »

That really depends on your situation.

If your an un-married man, it will almost certainly never lead to you getting a house.

Council houses are distributed based on need. Sadly there are no-where near enough and the council keep selling them too.

I know of a divorced man, who was working full time, in his 40s. When his father died the council threw him out of his fathers council house and offered him a place a hostel from drug addicts.

Ever wondered why all those homeless people sleep on the streets? Now you know.

It's SICKENING. We have 800,000 empty houses and proffesional working men are told to share a room with drug addicts just out of prison.

People who need somewhere to live should do the smart, civil and moral thing, and just move into an empty run-down house... they wont be harming anyone, so why shouldn't they???

Again, I understand that I am going against the grain on modern thinking, but the "smart, civil and moral "option is to get a job and rent or buy the property you live in. The same opportunities are there for everyone.

SquatNow

jebervic wrote: »

Again, I understand that I am going against the grain on modern thinking, but the "smart, civil and moral "option is to get a job and rent or buy the property you live in. The same opportunities are there for everyone.

Sorry, no it doesn't work like that, it depends on when you were born.

If you are under 30 and dont already own a house, then unless you are in the top 10% wage bracket or have rich parents, you will probably never own your own house.

Remember... mortgage debt is real, house values are mearly opinion.

jebervic

SquatNow wrote: »

Sorry, no it doesn't work like that, it depends on when you were born.

If you are under 30 and dont already own a house, then unless you are in the top 10% wage bracket or have rich parents, you will probably never own your own house.

Remember... mortgage debt is real, house values are mearly opinion.

Owning a house is not a right, but it is perfectly achievable if you are prepared to work hard and make sacrifices !, many youngsters find it almost impossible to afford all of a deposit and a mortgage, hence the more determined youngsters will buy with others to get a foot on the property ladder.


But in the meantime there are loads of property to rent.

Running_Horse

When I lived in London, the local council wouldn't even accept singles on the very long waiting list until they were 30. But then that was partly what made me realise London was not for me, and gave me the motivation to buy somewhere else. Looking back I know which was better; a flat on a dodgy estate, or my own home.