Can you regain a housing association/council tenancy?

Seashell517

Robokid40 said:

If they aren’t not willing to build accomodation but there’s is  good chance I will find something Be it with one to a few tries then why wouldnt they keep moving me?

There is a finite amount of social housing available. How do you know it will only be 'a few tries'?  If you could give a 'specification' of what would be suitable then you might have a chance, but as you can't it's potentially a never ending process. You either need to work with what you've got, go back to the place that you found tolerable or try private rentals until you find a suitable one.

ruthber

good luck! You will need it

strawb_shortcake

Is it Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? It doesn't appear to be recognised by many health bodies according to Google.
Having been a council tenant I know there are huge amounts of people living in inadequate accommodation, they simply don't have the resources to meet everybody's needs. 
I know one person that moved to a rural area for "health benefits" they are now expecting 700-1200 new homes to be built across the road from them, so finding somewhere suitable and it remaining so is going to be near on impossible to find. 
The other angle is that you are presumably single so the most likely accommodation you would be offered is a flat which I would have thought would bring it's own problems? Bungalows would or should always be prioritised for those with mobility problems.

lincroft1710

Back in the 1950s councils in most parts of the UK went on a huge house building spree. The 1950s are long gone and so has council/housing association housebuilding. Some "affordable" or "available for rent" housing is now tacked on to the edge of large private build estates. No council or HA will build a property just for your needs especially if they appear not to be recognised in the UK

There are people with recognised conditions who have been waiting or have waited years for "suitable" accommodation

Robokid40

wilfred30 said:

It would appear from a previous thread, that the OP has been suffering from this 'condition' for at least 9 years when they used a carpet cleaning chemical and was affected by it.

That suggests, to me at least, that it can't be that bad as they have been coping with it all that time.  I suspect that their diagnosis is correct.

Your assuming too much.  You can start off with mild sensitivities and get  then a lot worse over 10 years.

you could live in a place for 10 years and get tortured daily and still survive,  but that wouldn’t mean it’s not that bad.

you don’t have the full picture you are just assuming.

any case nobody has explained why I wouldn’t be removed repeatedly.  You’ve just said I won’t.  The evidence(my ability to stay in other peoples homes suggests) there is I can have a successful move.  And if it’s a physical condition then that would suggest there’s obviously something in the air here that’s not elsewhere.

MaryNB

Robokid40 said:

any case nobody has explained why I wouldn’t be removed repeatedly.  You’ve just said I won’t.  The evidence(my ability to stay in other peoples homes suggests) there is I can have a successful move.  And if it’s a physical condition then that would suggest there’s obviously something in the air here that’s not elsewhere.

Because everybody knows there is enormous demand on social housing. If you are lower down the list you could be waiting for years. Some councils only let people refuse 2 properties they've viewed before they have to take one. If I recall correctly some don't allow any right of refusal. People who leave tenancies voluntarily are deemed to have made themselves homeless and will no longer receive council housing (even if the court rules on eviction, they cannot leave until the baliffs show up). People with 5 kids in a 2 bed flat could wait months, even years for more suitable accommodation.

So many people on the housing list need to make do so there is no way they're going to make an exception. The system is under enormous strain. It's hard enough to prioritise people with very clear medical needs (e.g. can't use stairs due to recognised mobility issues, needs a ground floor flat) they're not going to let you test run homes for a medical reason that isn't recognised in the UK. 

The reason is the social housing system doesn't have the capacity or resources to make exceptions. It's struggling to function as it is.

HampshireH

Ask them they will tell you.

* They don't have houses sat around

* It's expensive especially when someone hasn't a clue what they actually need

*You need evidence which you don't have

* There are people waiting years who will take priority
* You are already housed

* You don't have a diagnosed medical condition requiring a move

*You can mutual exchange of you need to repeatedly move.

It would not be negligent, you would be expected to accept a property only if suitable. 

You have been given multiple reasons why, you just don't want to hear them and that's fine but it won't help you.

You will be told to sort a move yourself and that is by mutual exchange once they have helped you once......and that is ONLY if you fit the criteria to be moved, with evidence as to why, which you have admitted yourself you cannot evidence. You will be lucky to even get on the list to even be given a chance to be waiting if you accept a new property 

The council aren't your personal estate agents.

If you want one of those & the ability to move as and when you wish  you need to find one on the high street.

Many now do a no deposit option. But if you are working then this may not be needed. (Don't think you have said whether you are working or not to know what's affordable)

The biggest problem is you don't know what you want/need so how can anyone else. (as someone has previously said) 

Alternatively if your happy living with relatives is there an option you could stay with them or swap with them if they are in social housing.

Whilst you say this isn't a psychological concern, perhaps you'd GP could assist in reducing the heightened anxiety which can be treated.

facemask

Robokid40 said:

wilfred30 said:

It would appear from a previous thread, that the OP has been suffering from this 'condition' for at least 9 years when they used a carpet cleaning chemical and was affected by it.

That suggests, to me at least, that it can't be that bad as they have been coping with it all that time.  I suspect that their diagnosis is correct.

Your assuming too much.  You can start off with mild sensitivities and get  then a lot worse over 10 years.

you could live in a place for 10 years and get tortured daily and still survive,  but that wouldn’t mean it’s not that bad.

you don’t have the full picture you are just assuming.

any case nobody has explained why I wouldn’t be removed repeatedly.  You’ve just said I won’t.  The evidence(my ability to stay in other peoples homes suggests) there is I can have a successful move.  And if it’s a physical condition then that would suggest there’s obviously something in the air here that’s not elsewhere.

We don't have to explain it. Ask the housing office to explain it. Bye.