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address of convenience

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 15:24

We have been struggling with the acquisition of address of convenience for local secondary school
They simply refused us because we own another property in 22 miles away and they are saying is viable to travel everyday

We have now appeal next week and I am bit confused what to do

Anyone got any advise please

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:55

We put the property for sale from Apr 18 for 3 month - then we rented out and move to the rented property in Oct 18 before the secondary the deadline

Yes it is still on the market for sale !

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:51

I have gone thru this funny protocol many times but I want to know on what grounds they can prove I am going back to the old address while it is tenanted while I can prove I am living in new rented property!

and on how could they make these protocols? is it written somewhere in law?

yes, we moved into rented property oct 18 but we tried everything to get our house sold but we couldn't!

so what else I could do ?

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TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:49

Plus in section 4.1 they say 'balance of probabilities'. They don't have to prove it beyond all reasonable doubt. Just that it looks like you have rented to get the place.
(Which to be honest is what it looks like so far to me.)

myrtleWilson · 14/05/2019 16:46

When did you move into the rental property and how long is the tenancy on your owned property - is it still for sale?

AlunWynsKnee · 14/05/2019 16:46

Item 4.2 covers this and they go on to list an example of a move in the 18 months beforehand.

TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:46

4.2 We will not generally consider an address to be a child’s habitual residence if the applicant owns or rents an alternative property that the child previously lived in. Where an applicant still owns or rents an address at which their child previously lived, they must explain and evidence the permanence of their house move. Renting out an owned property or putting it up for sale would not normally deem it unavailable to the family. A property would normally only be deemed unavailable to the family from the date it is sold but this would not alter the outcome of an application for a school place where the decision has already been made.

You are outside their rules.

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AlunWynsKnee · 14/05/2019 16:40

How close you are in your rented house is irrelevant. They don't believe it is your permanent address so they're not going to use it for distance purposes.

TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:37

But the fact is also that you own another property only 25 minutes away.
With so many people renting just to get a place at a desirable school and then moving back home and commuting, many LAs have put in rules to prevent this.
If e.g. the LA says 'if you still own a home within 50miles that has previously been the family home and are now renting, then we will use the owned house as the address', then you don't have a leg to stand on.

TopBitchoftheWitches · 14/05/2019 16:37

Not 10 x 4 ! I mean 4 x 4 10 miles journeys each day so 40 miles Blush

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:36

if you mean Local Authority , They are saying this public school having their own protocol and own admission , however all communication was via LA admission but they just forwarded my emails to the school

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TopBitchoftheWitches · 14/05/2019 16:36

I travel 10 x 4 10 mile journeys a day to get my children to school and back. It takes 20 mins, not sure on your timings by car tbh !

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:35

What does LA stand for (

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:34

The fact is we are living in rental property 500 meters from a school we applied!

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TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:33

What are the LA rules on this?

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:33

By car can takes 25 min but public transport more than 2 hours

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:32

Yes all moved before the deadline of the school admission
Also primary changed

They just don't want to accept we are living here! they keep saying we will go back after we get the place and commute!

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TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:32

So what is the commute time from existing owned house to school.
I honestly can't tell if it is going to be 25 mins or 2 hrs.

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:29

The move wasn't just for school, I have also moved my job/office, We were tired of London and that area wasn't safe at all for our family!
so this area suits us too !

The tenancy is for a year and landlord willing to extend

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LIZS · 14/05/2019 16:28

I don't think they are suggesting you could commute 22miles, although some kids do, but that the original address is the one determined as the one to be used for allocations so you should have applied for closer schools. Did you miss out on distance?

StickOfRhubarb · 14/05/2019 16:25

Do you live in it?
Have you rented out your other house?
Have you moved your doctor and dentist and address on your primary school contacts list?

TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:24

Umm. So you pretty much are renting for school purposes only then?

If it were 100 miles and a job move that would be one thing.
But instead of staying put until your house sold, you have rented it out and rented near to the school you want?
It doesn't sound entirely convincing from an appeals point of view to me, but I'm not an expert.

What does the LA say about using a rented address and owning another? Some are very strict. How long are the two tenancy agreements?

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UK19989345621 · 14/05/2019 16:19

Hi Guys,
Sorry for typographical, Yes "accusation" on my case.

We tried to sell our property from Apr 2018 and still no luck to get offer near asking price despite changing the price and estate agents ! so our last option was renting a property near to the school/area we wanted to live and rent out our owned property ( all tenancy agreements been shared with admission team )

Now they are accusing of coming back to own property we still own and rented 22 miles away!

The fact is my child can't commute 22 miles and we are wont be able to give him a lift which is 88 miles a day!

Now I really don't know what to expect from the appeal!

Hope this gives you a better idea about our circumstances

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TeenTimesTwo · 14/05/2019 16:00

Yes, 2 similar words to very different meanings. Smile

StickOfRhubarb · 14/05/2019 15:56

Yes I think that too now. I thought ‘struggling with the acquisition of the address of convenience ‘ meant he was trying and failing to get an address of convenience.

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