To go back to privately renting from a HA property?

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To cut a long story short :
Privately renting for 10 years, 6 moves in that time, half our decision and the other 3 werw as landlord sold after firsy year.
Thought we had struck gold when we got offered a HA property on the new affordable rent scheme ( So rent is still £1000 a month for 3 bed but less that it would be in the private sector and renewable 5 year tenancies unless we breached anything )
However, numerous issues at my child's school since september.
He is in year 1 and did reception somwehere else so i really didnt want to move him however the school just arent dealing with the issue that he is being hurt at school frequently.
Neither of the inadvert bullying from the mother, spreading gossip around the playground due to her despising me for bringing the injurues to the schools attention and what not.
Thinking of just renting privately again in the area we were before, our family live more local that way too but the thought terrifies me of being made homeless.
We were lucky as each move we had before was covered by a redundancy payout my husband had recieved, but now thats all gone we woulf never have the deposit etc again.
My mother will pay for this one move for us but thats all she could afford.
What would you do? :-( Very upset mummy

Jeez no. I think that if you were up north I'd be more inclined to say move but in London and surrounding areas? Nope. You've no guarantee about the new school or about the new landlord. As people said cast the net out wide for schools your son could commute to whilst staying at your house. Or find strategies with the school.

What does your son think of the school?

God no, I wouldn't give up my house unless there was honestly no other way (and we are in a council house after 16 years private renting). If you start renting again it may be nearly impossible to ever get the type of security you have got now again. Surely there are other schools near you? Have you called them to ask if they have room? Or arrange a meeting with the other school asap and demand they do something. Horrible situation op but I would stay strong for now and not make any rash decisions...

Quite open with areas and have family dotted all over essex as that's where I'm from so made sense
He is on all waiting lists and has been since September as this school wasn't one of our choices but not enough movement for him to be offered one.
I have tried and tried with the school - he has been hurt badly many times and they have done very little
He enjoys school, has a few friends but worries about being hurt too

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There's apparently a new thing where social tenants with job offers elsewhere can get very fast housing allocations from the council in the new area. (Possibly called right to move, but I'm not 100% sure).

Would you qualify for that? Could you look for a job near family to trigger eligibility?

I can see you are very upset by this situation. It's awful when our DCs are unhappy. But giving up a secure tenancy isn't the answer. An affordable roof over your head is an absolute necessity. Yes, you might find a lovely private landlord who is happy for you to stay forever but you cannot bank in that. I rent privately and would kill for a HA property.

If there are no school with spaces (this isn't uncommon) then your son in the waiting lists for every local primary school you would accept and some non local ones you could travel to. Seriously OP, spread your net wide. When I was wanted to change my DDs school place, I put her on the waiting lists for 10 different primaries. You can do the same - or even more.

Summer holidays are coming up and there is often movement then. Please don't think 'no current school spaces = he's stuck where he his'. Not necessarily at all. But you do have to be proactive about putting him on lots of waiting lists and flexible about travel etc.

Arg so may typos -sorry.

We can't exchange on this scheme or apply for a transfer. There's a website on rightmove they hold for re let's on this affordable rent scheme but hardly anything is put on there and if it is they are generally 1/2 bed flats in coastal areas

My heart just says to go

Although for London it is a fantastic deal - in other parts of the UK, it is still a massive expense. I'd be tempted to privately rent a 3 bed in Essex. Then, put your name down for a similar deal where you settle. We have a HA home, but we are able to swap. Your situation is stable (especially for London) but not the best thing ever! I'd start over... Maybe with new jobs, you could even buy /shared ownership in the future?
Another thing to think about. Landlords in more rural spots tend to be looking for long term tenants. Not always (before anyone bites my head off) but, it is more common. Good luck. I've (in a similar way) had to make choices like you & l understand the stress.

Cheers for the reply
I keep finding landlords who will only offer a year at a time contact wise which is really unnerving as we just wouldn't have saved enough for another move in a year