Thanks,that is something i will have to check IF i ever do get a house on the council x

Yeah i have been told that if you have 2 children of the opposite sex, once the eldest reaches 7 (or maybe 10?!) then they are not allowed to share a bedroom. Therefore meaning you would automatically qualify for a 3bed flat/house?

Very lucky then , it states here you have to have 6 people in the house to get a 3 bed.

As for above about children turning a certain age and automatically having a right to move is also wrong ( around here anyway) i have friends that have children in the same room as the council wont move them , my OHS friends mum has had the same house with her children since they were babies , both different sex now late teens and still hasnt been moved.

guess it varies from place to place.

I have to say...i know a few people in my area who have got 3 bed houses with only one child
Like someone said before it will vary from place to place x

It definitely varies from place to place. In Newcastle its bids on houses but the deciding factor is not how long you have been waiting, but how long you have been in your current tenancy. Me and OH got a 2 bed room ground floor flat in a nice area in our second week of bidding because OH had not left home and was in his mid 20's so was counted as having a very long tenancy. However this was 18 months before we even thought about children, so now it will take a long time before we can get something more suitable.

As we are in a 2 bed room flat we would need at least 3 children to be counted as statutory over crowded and a priority.

In most places that is right about no right to buy as they are trying to protect the incredibly low council housing stock. I think some places still allow it though as it is down to each local authority.

We were in a council flat, a 1 bedroomed shoe box! We got an emergancy move out of our first home after 10 months, as we had alot of issues with the neighbours, our cars were burned out, constant housebricks through the window, and hubby was attacked by our neighbour.

We moved to a slightly bigger 1 bed shoebox, and were there for 4 yers. I was on the list for a move as soon a we moved into the second place, i hated it.

We finally got towards the top of the list after 4 years, ans in the end left the council and are renting a brand new 2 bed flat - it is lovely. The housing association we are with also do a rent to buy scheme.

You will get there eventually with the council, but do keep on at them, and keep bidding for properties.

The general rule of thumb is if you have opposite sex children both under the age of 7 they can share a bedroom, as soon as the eldest turns 7 they are entitled to their own room. If they are the same sex it is 10 (I worked in housing for 4years) however it does depend on the councils waiting list and amount of houses available. My local council however have got out of anyone having a coucil house by selling them all off to a housing association. If you are struggling hun maybe look at this as an option as it is through housing associations that the shared ownership scheme is run

Thanks hun,ill look into it x

Where I live they do it on a bidding system!
When I applied for a transfer I was in a 2 bed with 3 boys and my house was literally falling down and the stress was making me ill! The council put me on Band B with A being the Highest and D the lowest!
I got offered 2 houses within the space of 3 weeks but that was only because our house needed extensive repair works!
I'm now in a 3 bed with 5 of us in as thats what the council stated i was eligiable to bid for!
Basically if you are suitably housed you will be banded lower (well here anyway)
They also decide how to band you taking into account the amount of people in your household and how many rooms you will need!
As there is only 3 of you and you are suitiably housed I'm guessing you would be placed on Band D possibly C.
Most of the priorities when bidding go to that of people on Band A or B! (which are classed as emergency and urgent housing need)
Iv noticed were I live though that where the Housing Asossiations have just built new houses a majority of them are prioritizing Band C!
All councils are different obviously but I think a majority of them now operate similarly!
Hope this gives you some kind of insight on how it works anyway!
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