Council house entitlement!!!

ally67_2

im stuck in tempary accomation waiting for a h/a house my partner and i work we have 4 children 20,19.18.14 all boys my 2 eldest boys work we have been told that we have 4 bed need /they wont rehouse us in a 3 bed even thou were in a 3 bed tempary accomationwere not allowed to bid on 3 beds

Soubrette

I think it is a shame that the step son feels like a visitor in his own (albeit part time) home though

Sou

Zara33

ally67 wrote: »

im stuck in tempary accomation waiting for a h/a house my partner and i work we have 4 children 20,19.18.14 all boys my 2 eldest boys work we have been told that we have 4 bed need /they wont rehouse us in a 3 bed even thou were in a 3 bed tempary accomationwere not allowed to bid on 3 beds

Do the local authority have to house you in such a big house as three of your "children" are no longer children, infact how long will they be living with sounds strange they are holding out for a four bed house for your family

Eli_2-2

RIGHT!!!
I did once own a house, did once have a morgage, but due to things I wont bore you with sold it, just to be sensible and not get into more debt or reposessed!!!
my other half is self employed, things are very tight atm, theres a recession happening, oh dear some of you home owners might loose your houses, oh who will rely on then, the council maybe, no sure you wont do that, lets hope you dont loose your home, end up in a !!!!!!! B&B and thinking after working all my life since 16 only having a year offf to have ONE child (oopps being too responsable there) get to the age of 38 and by god if i could own my own home again i would, but im not !!!! so go and get a morgage i cant afford like some people!!

I hope you judging lot never end up loosing your home, sharing B&B with scum bag druggies with kids that get priority,
do you know I cant even be bothered to spell check this lot, im sure some of you will mention that too,m get a life and thank god im not bitter and twisted like some of you, let the flames commence you morons!!
Oh and for the good guys on here, cheers

TBeckett100

council houses should be made available for 2 years to get people on the straight and narrow. not subsidised living for life.

epsilondraconis

Wow, I guess the 'judgemental' people that posted earlier have been put firmly in their place.

Eli wrote: »

... and thank god im not bitter and twisted like some of you, let the flames commence you morons!!

I'm glad you're not bitter and twisted either.:rolleyes:

Lavendyr

Eli wrote: »

RIGHT!!!
I did once own a house, did once have a morgage, but due to things I wont bore you with sold it, just to be sensible and not get into more debt or reposessed!!!
my other half is self employed, things are very tight atm, theres a recession happening, oh dear some of you home owners might loose your houses, oh who will rely on then, the council maybe, no sure you wont do that, lets hope you dont loose your home, end up in a !!!!!!! B&B and thinking after working all my life since 16 only having a year offf to have ONE child (oopps being too responsable there) get to the age of 38 and by god if i could own my own home again i would, but im not !!!! so go and get a morgage i cant afford like some people!!

Can I just point out that not all of us here are homeowners. My OH and I have to rent privately because we can't afford a house either. We don't expect handouts from the government or council, though.

Eli wrote: »

I hope you judging lot never end up loosing your home, sharing B&B with scum bag druggies with kids that get priority,

No one's got the right to judge you or anyone else (though you'll find it happens a lot on the internet I'm afraid), but just remember that you too are making a judgement on others here. It doesn't sound as though you are in a very bad position, in all honesty, either. You have two bedrooms for you, your partner and your child. It is not at all surprising or unexpected that an occasional visitor has to stay on the couch, and if you were to get a 3-bed house just for that, it would mean that someone who could need it even more would be losing out. It sounds as though you have a reasonable situation, to be honest, and I'd not expect the council to provide more for you than you already have.

If you want something bigger, it might be a good idea to think about looking into ways to up your income - for instance, can you or your partner get more overtime, can your partner put his business on hold while money is tight and get a full-time job instead, can you get on any free or subsidised learning courses to get a qualification which will help you get a more highly-paid job? The sooner you think about these things the sooner you will be able to move out of a council house and get back into private renting - and from there, to owning your own home again. Good luck.

sascasjor

Wow! I really can't believe what I have just read! I'm amazed by some of the replies and how nasty they are. Does anyone here know the full story or even care? I don't know where other people live but where I live, there's no way I could afford a mortgage on £17k per year for a family! These people are not sponging they are surviving. They simply cannot afford to rent privately or buy a house.

UK007BullDog

TBeckett100 wrote: »

cant the 20, 19 and 18 year old find themselves somewhere else to live or have the apron strings yet to be cut?

My kids are 21 and 19 and still live with us and they will continue to live with us for a long time it seems. The way rents are going they will not be able to find a place. My youngest income will not support a rent plus all the other living costs he would incur. My older one is not yet working but will start this summer after graduating but only part time as continuing with studies.

So sometimes it is more of a cannot move away from home than a don't want to. Also if the kids have no income one cannot just throw them on the street.

ally67_2

Zara33 wrote: »

Do the local authority have to house you in such a big house as three of your "children" are no longer children, infact how long will they be living with sounds strange they are holding out for a four bed house for your family

my sons have always been happy to share bedrooms we would be happy to have 3 bed house
we have looked at private rent because of the boys ages we get turned down
my sons cant afford to leave home due to high rents [private] they are both on housing list as well