Council / Housing associates - Page 2

Midnight_Fairy · Nov 21st, 2009, 14:43 PM

The only thing I dont like about private is that its not YOUR house. Ok so I know council isnt but you can decorate how and when you want and you cant get booted out with 4 weeks notice.

Not all council houses are horrible. My house is the only housing assc in my street and I am 5mins from the national park and a mile from the sea

, It pays to put your name down cause you can normally bid on the house you want.I.E If the house is in a rough area then dont bid on it.

Like I said all councils are different so its best to find out how the system works and get your name down asap as there could be a long waiting list

Emma91 · Nov 22nd, 2009, 10:51 AM

I was on the housing list, it was like a bidding system thing where i am.
Council put me in band 2, Started bidding on houses in June and got a house in October. Everyones pretty shocked i got a house while still being pregnant and having so long to go. Must have been luck haha. xx

TattiesMum · Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:53 AM

Every area is different Emz ... Tattie is in a lovely 2 bed semi as her temporary accommodation at the moment but we are using the points system to bid on permanent council properties within the area of town that we want.... if we haven't got one by the time LO is born then we will use the 'Deposit Loan Scheme' run by the local council - as described by Jenny Wren - to go private.... just because I need to have her and babe close to me for my own peace of mind

I don't live in your area, but if you need some specific help with sorting out your housing/council then I'll be happy to help with practical advice - just PM me

Windmills · Nov 23rd, 2009, 11:00 AM

I'm not doing either, but I definitely think almost everyone is better off going private and getting housing benefit. Round here at least council houses are in horrible areas, and you have to wait forever. If you go private you do have to pay the first month and deposit yourself but you can apply for a loan to cover that, and you're given housing benefit to reimburse you for the first month anyway xx

natlee · Nov 23rd, 2009, 11:31 AM

Hiya

iv been private renting for the last year and a half, i managed to find a house where the landlord accepts DSS so housing benefits help towards paying our rent, they pay £360 atm and we pay the rest of it. we have our name down on the council house list but i think they will just pay more towards our rent for us when the baby comes instead of looking for another house as we are settled here now. I know the most a week the council will pay in our area is £110 a week so we would end up paying about £60 towards the rent at the end of the month, which is a big big help especially with a baby on the way and my OH being laid off work!! hope all goes well for you and you find somewhere soon! x

EmziixBo0o · Nov 23rd, 2009, 14:35 PM

wow i didnt know how different everywhere was
+ thank you tatties mom

i will..

here its just like u fill a form out, or you go to the office and there u are on the list.. but birminghams a huge place.. and lods of people are waiting

and i could getput in a mother and baby unit.. and i dont want that :\
just want my own bedroom.. atleast til i get somewhere, apertly if u go into a mother and baby unit u get somewhere quicker

x

jay.92 · Nov 23rd, 2009, 15:11 PM

Yeah that happens in my area, you going into the mother and baby bit you either get a bedsit or a 1 bed if your partner is with you, its only tempory accomidation soo you get 500 points a month so you move out with 4/5 months you just bid every week and hope that on day you get lucky but its alot quicker going through it that way if you want a council place.
I havent gone that way though Im currently renting and getting a council place due to my parnter coming out of prison in 3 days

EmziixBo0o · Nov 24th, 2009, 08:48 AM

yer.. we dont have the points system. they can put u into a hotel room and a bedsit and stuff and tbf i dont want that.. LOL!!
just love having all my stuff around me + that.. and if i had to be in a hotel or bedsit i wouldnt trust leaving anything there! if u no what i mean.. x

Midnight_Fairy · Nov 24th, 2009, 09:01 AM

oooh that doesnt sound good. We dont have mother and baby unit here and all the flats are in houses not tower blocks if that makes sense. If you go on the list as needing instead of urgent that will give you the flexability to apply for a place if it comes up so you wont be classed as urgent and they shouldnt be able to plonk you whereever they want x

EmziixBo0o · Nov 26th, 2009, 08:17 AM

spoke to the midwife yesterday, she asked my mom about having the baby there and about room, and my mom even admitted there is no room for a baby.. our house is three bedrooms and tbf the baby would have to share with me.. and theres noway i can fit babystuff in here! just about enough room for my bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers n room to move about!!
she did my notes.. and basicully told me to go housing ASAP, and of course i couldnt get out of bed this morning so another attempt tomorrow..
she said its over crowded and they should give me somewhere, and onabout some new sceame called building blocks for teenage moms.. they give you lots of extra help and all this stuff sounds really good x

Nov 21st, 2009, 14:43 PM	#11
Midnight_Fairy Other BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Coast UK Posts: 17,320	The only thing I dont like about private is that its not YOUR house. Ok so I know council isnt but you can decorate how and when you want and you cant get booted out with 4 weeks notice. Not all council houses are horrible. My house is the only housing assc in my street and I am 5mins from the national park and a mile from the sea , It pays to put your name down cause you can normally bid on the house you want.I.E If the house is in a rough area then dont bid on it. Like I said all councils are different so its best to find out how the system works and get your name down asap as there could be a long waiting list

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Nov 22nd, 2009, 10:51 AM	#12
Emma91 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 286	I was on the housing list, it was like a bidding system thing where i am. Council put me in band 2, Started bidding on houses in June and got a house in October. Everyones pretty shocked i got a house while still being pregnant and having so long to go. Must have been luck haha. xx

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:53 AM	#13
TattiesMum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 3,577	Every area is different Emz ... Tattie is in a lovely 2 bed semi as her temporary accommodation at the moment but we are using the points system to bid on permanent council properties within the area of town that we want.... if we haven't got one by the time LO is born then we will use the 'Deposit Loan Scheme' run by the local council - as described by Jenny Wren - to go private.... just because I need to have her and babe close to me for my own peace of mind I don't live in your area, but if you need some specific help with sorting out your housing/council then I'll be happy to help with practical advice - just PM me

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 11:00 AM	#14
Windmills Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8,419	I'm not doing either, but I definitely think almost everyone is better off going private and getting housing benefit. Round here at least council houses are in horrible areas, and you have to wait forever. If you go private you do have to pay the first month and deposit yourself but you can apply for a loan to cover that, and you're given housing benefit to reimburse you for the first month anyway xx

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 11:31 AM	#15
natlee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 711	Hiya iv been private renting for the last year and a half, i managed to find a house where the landlord accepts DSS so housing benefits help towards paying our rent, they pay £360 atm and we pay the rest of it. we have our name down on the council house list but i think they will just pay more towards our rent for us when the baby comes instead of looking for another house as we are settled here now. I know the most a week the council will pay in our area is £110 a week so we would end up paying about £60 towards the rent at the end of the month, which is a big big help especially with a baby on the way and my OH being laid off work!! hope all goes well for you and you find somewhere soon! x

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 14:35 PM	#16
EmziixBo0o Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 2,926	wow i didnt know how different everywhere was + thank you tatties mom i will.. here its just like u fill a form out, or you go to the office and there u are on the list.. but birminghams a huge place.. and lods of people are waiting and i could getput in a mother and baby unit.. and i dont want that :\ just want my own bedroom.. atleast til i get somewhere, apertly if u go into a mother and baby unit u get somewhere quicker x

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Nov 23rd, 2009, 15:11 PM	#17
jay.92 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 289	Yeah that happens in my area, you going into the mother and baby bit you either get a bedsit or a 1 bed if your partner is with you, its only tempory accomidation soo you get 500 points a month so you move out with 4/5 months you just bid every week and hope that on day you get lucky but its alot quicker going through it that way if you want a council place. I havent gone that way though Im currently renting and getting a council place due to my parnter coming out of prison in 3 days

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Nov 24th, 2009, 08:48 AM	#18
EmziixBo0o Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 2,926	yer.. we dont have the points system. they can put u into a hotel room and a bedsit and stuff and tbf i dont want that.. LOL!! just love having all my stuff around me + that.. and if i had to be in a hotel or bedsit i wouldnt trust leaving anything there! if u no what i mean.. x

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Nov 24th, 2009, 09:01 AM	#19
Midnight_Fairy Other BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Coast UK Posts: 17,320	oooh that doesnt sound good. We dont have mother and baby unit here and all the flats are in houses not tower blocks if that makes sense. If you go on the list as needing instead of urgent that will give you the flexability to apply for a place if it comes up so you wont be classed as urgent and they shouldnt be able to plonk you whereever they want x

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Nov 26th, 2009, 08:17 AM	#20
EmziixBo0o Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 2,926	spoke to the midwife yesterday, she asked my mom about having the baby there and about room, and my mom even admitted there is no room for a baby.. our house is three bedrooms and tbf the baby would have to share with me.. and theres noway i can fit babystuff in here! just about enough room for my bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers n room to move about!! she did my notes.. and basicully told me to go housing ASAP, and of course i couldnt get out of bed this morning so another attempt tomorrow.. she said its over crowded and they should give me somewhere, and onabout some new sceame called building blocks for teenage moms.. they give you lots of extra help and all this stuff sounds really good x

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