Notice from Parents to Support Council Housing Application

unforeseen

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

It may help your case if your parents can show why it is unreasonable or impossible for you to continue living there. Just wanting you to leave is not going to carry much weight.

Examples might be overcrowding if you are in a bedroom that is too small for you and your child, or parents have health conditions that mean they need eg their own bathroom which they do not have whilst you are living there.

An eviction notice on its own is not evidence of homelessness. Your parents will have to follow the eviction process through and you will have to remain in the property until you are physically evicted by bailiffs. Any earlier departure is likely to be considered as making yourself intentionally homeless.

They are not tenants, just lodging with the parents. If they wish, the parents can put all their stuff outside and turf them out tomorrow.

Owain_Moneysaver

unforeseen wrote: »

They are not tenants, just lodging with the parents. If they wish, the parents can put all their stuff outside and turf them out tomorrow.

True. In which case, they would be homeless.

Until the parents do that, however, they are not.

HampshireH

Notice has already been given. They have been told they need to be out by end of September.

Ok....... the OP asked what they needed to include. This would suggest they hadn't received written notice to supply as evidence to the council.

babyblade41

Wasn't all this relevant before the baby was born? I presume the conditions and amount of people living there hasn't just happened and was known well before baby came on the scene ?

Perhaps you should have started looking well before now and a council may see this as a ruse for jumping the queue

It was all that was needed many years ago to get on the social housing ladder, but rules have changed and so has demand

You may get a letter from parents stating everything that is wrong but from the councils perspective they will think this is your choice and either rent privately where you may get some benefits or sit tight at parents

I know someone who did get evicted and their temp accommodation was pretty grim for 12 months then had to move 70 miles away as nothing was ever going to become available in the future . All with a new born

Don't forget councils know all the ways people try to get somewhere and you don't seem too high on the priority scale as you can rent but not in a council place

sammyjammy

I think there are a lot of unnecessary harsh comments here. It not for any of us to judge who should and shouldn't be entitled to social housing and everyone is entitled to apply.

This is the OPs first thread, if it were me I wouldn't be coming back any time soon based on attitudes here.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

babyblade41 wrote: »

You fan give every bit of evidence but in my neck of the woods the waiting list between 4 and 5 years in worse situations.

Save as much as poss and go private

LOL 10-15 year waiting list in my area. Often, people are moved into temporary accommodation; and to give you an idea of the sort of place....we're using empty council flats on the later phases of large estates that are being redeveloped - so a building site effectively. Others are sent out of London entirely - Birmingham is a popular location.

Why on earth would you get pregnant with nowhere to live? It's extremely foolish. You need to find a private rental asap. The council might be able to help with a deposit.

AnotherJoe

Surely this is just a standard form asked of everyone , the reality must be its irrelevant in this case because parents / in laws have no duty to house adult offspring so whatever the reasons they won't matter, the point behind this form must be where someone was being evicted from private rental for rent arrears or similar.

sophtori

Thank you for everyone’s responses however I do feel some have missed the point.

I have said many times here that I by no means expect to be handed a house just for being pregnant. And should we never be offered one I would be happy to know that they have gone to people in much worse off situations than my own.

Yes all the factors did stand before I became pregnant for not living here however the urgency has increased since the introduction of also having a newborn here.

I only now wish to add our name, as I have explained, to cover all bases should for any reason we continue to fail in finding private rental however this is still our primary aim in finding a property. Was I not expecting I would not even be considering applying but she is my priority and I will look into all channels to make sure I am doing the best by her.

I simply wished to know whether a written notice from parents would be worded the same as a written notice from a landlord.

As for the comment on becoming pregnant before having somewhere to live I can assure you that was always the plan. Not that I see how that is relevant to you in anyway. I won’t say unfortunately because I wouldn’t change expecting our little girl for the world but sometimes things out of our own control happen and even being as careful as possible these things happen. I would never judge another person without knowing their circumstances beforehand.

Thank you however to those who have helped and understood I was simply asking for advice not for someone to hand us everything on a plate.

TIGs

Wow!!! Here's me advising my daughter Sophie, to post on Money saving Expert for advice as they're a lovely bunch.

I never expected her to be hung, drawn and quartered.

She was basically asking for advice, and all people have done is judge her and her situation. What gives any of you the right to judge anyone???

To those of you who have been helpful it is very much appreciated.

Welcome newbies??? i'm sure Martin would be devastated to know how people judge others.

I'm now waiting for the replies having a go at me.

silvercar

Welcome sophtori, TIGs is right that your welcome to MSE hasn't been all it could be, so let me welcome you to MSE and hope you stick around.

Unfortunately your first post touched a nerve with some people who thought your expectations were unreasonable, it wasn't until a later post you explained it wasn't your only option and you were looking at other accommodation.

Good luck in sorting accommodation and good luck with the awaited baby.