to report the neighbours?

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My neighbour in my block are subletting her housing association flat.

At first I didn't want to do anything as it didn't seem like a nice thing to do, but now the population in the flat seems to be ever more transient, and it does worry me re the security of the building.

It is also preventing someone else who may genuinely need affordable housing from accessing it, not to mention that she is probably profiting unfairly from the situation.

Reporting would be pretty straightforward.

WIBU to do it?

Yes because, as you say, they are profiting at the expense of people who really need it.

Sorry that is a yes you should report them, YANBU

YANBU

Even if you happen to be wrong in some way there'll be no harm done.

HA and council flats are so hard to come by...particularly for young families.

Yes. Report her.

So she still lives there?

What they will do is visit her and tell her what has been reported. That will give her time to tell them to leave and put a stop to her subletting.

Report it, she will be given the chance to keep her flat, so you will not be making her homeless.

I'm pretty sure I am right. I'm also slightly worried about revenge as it may be obvious it was me who reported.

Also the housing association does offer a cash reward, which I won't lie does make reporting seem more attractive. Then again this has been going on for quite some time and I haven't reported as it just doesn't seem like a nice thing to do.

Birds no she doesn't live their anymore. Various other people has lived there since she moved out.

How would you have felt if you had been turned down for your flat and then found out that this was going on?

Somewhere there is someone desperate for a place. Maybe sofa surfing or living in temporary accomodation, praying that today is the day they get the call to tell them that a flat has become available.

Think of that person and make the call.

Then she has a home and has no right to do what she is doing, report.

YANBU. Report her, she is potentially preventing someone in need of a home from getting the home that they deserve. I know reporting someone for this kind of thing might not seem like the nice thing to do (believe me, have been in similar situation with DP's brother and his wife) but it is definitely the right thing to do.

If it's inconveniencing you then hell yeah report it !!

Grass her up immediately!

Report her. We had a guy suspected of subletting. They kept an eye on the house and also the person who reported it was asked to take note of all car registration number/descriptions of people (including if they had suitcases with them).

Report her. She's taking the piss.

I live in a H/A property and you can rent out a room in the property to someone, but you can't sublet. As you live in a block she will not know who reported her, so I would inform the H/A. They wont tell her she was reported they will just make out it is part of their checks to make sure the person renting is actually resident in the property so don't worry.

You can sublet in a HA as long as you are and assured tennant and that you stay in the property.

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And it looks like my HA is different. Unless I am really wrong

report her.

I have been facing homelessness, with my children, turned away by every private landlord i approached, waiting by the phone to hear if there was a home for us, sitting tight against the current place, despite having been given an eviction date! (not for any wrongdoing, they just wanted it back as family were moving into it!)

People who don't even LIVE in the social housing they have been fortunate enough to get, while there are families now who are where I once was, make me so cross.

but even if that is right, she isn't even living there, so it's not like she's renting out a room.

I'm fairly sure you can't be a landlord of the social housing you have been allocated, while you live elsewhere.

There could be a genuine reason,maybe she isnt subletting maybe she has given up her tenancy and knows the new tenants? could she have bought the property? perhaps there is some family crisis going on and she is staying away from home to care for someone allowing relatives to stay in her home even though shes unable to 'host' them.

If you are doing it for the 'right' reasons report it,chances are other neighbours have noticed too and you wont be the first to report it but if you are doing it for any other reason,sit tight.

Her surname isn't Blair is it?

YANBU. Report her, she's profitting when she shouldn't and preventing someone else with a genuine need from accessing housing.

Nickseasterchick

WHy should she sit tight if it is for "any other reason" which I assume you to mean vindictive? Whatever the OPs reason, someone is in a flat that they have no right to and the flats official tenant is presumably making a profit on it, and at the very least hanging on to it "just in case". There are thousands of homeless people and people in temporary accomdation, many of them are families with children.

Who gives a toss why she has done it? If it is all legitimate then she has nothing to worry about and the HA will be happy. If it isnt then there will a flat available for someone who needs it, and has got it through the proper channels.

Quick update: I contacted the housing association today and they told me they will start an investigation.

Nick I'm not doing it for vindictive reasons, I do quite like the woman which is why I haven't done so sooner, but like others have said, she is taking the p!

I would have reported it too. Someone in genuine need may be desperate for a house and she is profiting from subletting her place.

I dont think you need a reason to report something that could be wrong.

Well done for reporting it, OP