is council house bidding system a con

onmars · 2016-09-20 16:57:19

Hi all, new here so sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. If needs be, please feel free to remove the post. Basically I've been bidding for council housing but I'm having no luck being offered anything. I'm registered with two councils and most weeks manage to find a suitable property to bid on in each area. The trouble is I'm finishing 10th place in one area and call it 30th in the other. Flats and houses are offered to the bidder in first place and if they dont want to move in the property is offered to the person that came 2nd. Anyone above the top 3 bidders are ignored and have to start bidding again the week after. What I don't understand is how one person in band 3 is better off than any other in band 3. I mean if your awarded band 3 and so is your neighbour !! how can you both bid on the same flat but come close of bidding cycle your neighbour potentially finishes higher than you ? is there a tier within each of the bands ? do the council say put him/her in band 3...BUT make them less of a priority than jim and jan down the road !! because jan is more depressed than either him or her !! whatever the case, Ive noticed there seems to be NO POINT IN BIDDING THE DAY THE BIDDING CYCLE IS DUE TO CLOSE. When the cycle starts at midnight on Tuesday and closes at midnight the following monday, placing a bid just before midnight on Monday can't count for anything because at 1 min past midnight the property is already let !!!!!!! Check it out if you are bidding on council housing. Click recent lets straight after the cycle closes. if your council uses the same system that is used by the council im registered with then that past weeks properties will already be let just gone midnight. How is this possible ? at what point on close day does bidding become a waste of time ? do the council know who the property is going to be given to prior to anyone even bidding ? I always thought people could bid til midnight (even at 11.59pm council website always states 1day left to bid) and the next working day the council employees would make up a shortlist and contact the lucky bidders !!?? Anyways apologies this is a long first post. This bidding system just seems odd and a waste of time. Anyone else think so ? anyone know how things really work in a councils housing department ? I'd be interested to know your thoughts (: cheers (:

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