Would you accept this council house?

[Ashkey234]

I'm currently renting a house for £360 per month from a housing association.
Not in the best location.
I bidded on a house (through council ) it's only 7 years old,much better location and massive garden ,£380 per month.
I went for viewing today and I was the only person who turned up.
Anyway if I get offered it,do I take it?
It's going to mean new carpets,decorating.
Luckily the council have just painted all ceilings and all walls white but I would want to put my own stamp on things.
What would you do?
It's great rent price and still leaves us with a lot of spare money in the month for other things.
Is it worth moving for better location ?
Its bigger too.
I'm in two minds

There's a whole section in my agreement titled "succession" so they'd be on a hiding to nothing if they tried to say it didn't apply. Yes on death only but it wouldn't be an issue before then. No income stipulated either.

Still, I'm sure you know better than I do what a piece of paper in my possession says, pixie.

Carpet one room at a time then. Thats what I did when I was fortunate enough to get a 3 bed HA property, just before the days of widespread heinously expensive private renting, mind you. You almost sound as if you're stealth boasting and/or trying to wind people up. People are out there struggling with huge rents and insecurity of tenure, and you're faffing about bloody carpets. Asking people how much carpet fitting would cost, when you can so easily ask in a shop or get online quotes? Stop it and let somebody else have the property then. You won't tho, will you?

@Lj8893 crikey I've just realised that my post about the 1980s thing was ambiguous. I didn't mean to sound like I was casting aspersions on your flooring! I have the same. It's lovely. I was talking about price. Honest

Mistress-how is asking how much carpets might cost trying to wind people up?
If it winds you up don't respond
Pretty simple!
Just because you wouldn't "faff" about bloody carpets doesn't mean others can't worry about it does it?
My anxiety makes me worry about everything !

Christ Almighty what I wouldn't give to be able to swap my mortgage of 1800 per month to 380 quid!!

That's brilliant news Ashkey and you should be proud of getting up the courage to make the move. Please don't worry for a second about anyone you've 'offended' here. Some people have no experience at all of the impact of mental health problems on daily life and one can only charitably hope they never will.

Maybe make some lists, breaking down the stuff you need to do into manageable steps you can tick off as you go. It is far easier to cope with 'Fill in mail redirection form' as a task, rather than thinking of it as 'Redirect mail, tell bank, tell insurance, tell Sky ohmygod so many phonecalls!!!'

Myheart Of course, but then a lot of other people would give anything to have the sort of income that allows them to get and service a mortgage that size. It's all relative.

Myheart

Move to the North East and apply for social housing - job done

Property is cheaper in some parts of the country because there is lower demand and wages tend to be lower.

or the northwest Chaz a mortgage would be significantly cheaper here too.,

So OP is happy to spend £410 on hair extensions but not for carpet for a home given to you for peanuts.

I knew this would jump back up to the top of TIO

Peanuts really? Last time I paid the rent it certainly wasn't peanuts

Oh wait, are we on about London again?

£380 peanuts?

So many nasty people on here it's unreal..no wonder mumsnet gets a bad rep

£380 for rent is peanuts op. You said yourself it's well below market rates. And it's ridiculous to come on here bleating that you can't afford to carpet the house when you've just spent nigh on a monkey on hair extensions.

380 is peanuts in comparison to anywhere I have ever lived. You would be nuts to not acknowledge that. However I would rather be in the position to make more expensive choices and own or whatever, so it is 6 of 1 etc.

And besides, your hair cost more than that so either it is really expensive rent in which case how do you justify spending more than a month's rent on your hair, or your hair is affordable in which case your rent is a bargain!

Yes, £380 a month rent IS very little indeed,wherever you live. OP knows it is well below average rates as she said.

£380 is a lot of money to me,obviously private rent is more but to someone who is working class and brought up by working class family £380 isn't peanuts

Then why spend £410 on your hair?

Because I had practically no hair left and I felt like crap about myself

Awaiting answer.....

Ok, but surely you can see the discrepancy in attitude?

Cross post. Do extensions help?