Housing association want me out of my home ..AIBU

[Jojo456233]

I rent my flat through a housing association.
I love it.
It's basically one house with a upstairs and downstairs flat.
Own garden at the back which is huge and as the other tenant is quite old she doesn't use I've done it out lovely.
Spent a fortune carpeting /decorating etc
It's massive inside so loads of room,they've just put a new kitchen and bathroom in so its lovely.
I've just found out I'm pregnant and the housing association have said you can't stay in with a baby.
They have offered me a 2 bedroom house or a 3 bedroom house which are nice don't get me wrong but I'm happy where I am.
I've viewed both but the 3 bedroom needs more work than the 2.
The thought of decorating and carpeting again makes me feel so upset.
I'm happy where I am.
I thought a baby didn't need its own room till it was older?
So that's that we have to move to the house..
Is anything I can do?
Speak to citizens advice? Etc

It's not unusual for HA to stipulate a maximum number on a tenancy. Mine is a maximum three of any age. But gutting about the flooring but a house offer is brilliant.

Op take the bigger property. I get you're disappointed but honestly you are better doing it now then when you have a baby. You will find it much easier and you can nest to your hearts content later on.

I had ds in our room until he was 11 months and it was very tight for space and he used to wake up when we came to bed etc. It was lovely to reclaim our own room.

In our area the council and Ha have specific flats and bungalows that have strict no children policies. It's quite common.

Don't you think your child would prefer a bigger place? Also, once you have all that baby paraphernalia, you will probably be glad of a bigger place too.

There are 'overcrowding' laws in place that prevent housing associations from letting properties that are too small for families.

When your baby is born and after the initial period of moses basket in your bedroom etc. he/she will need their own room to grow up in. It is the housing association's responsibility to you as a tenant to provide you with suitable housing. They have larger properties and are therefore offering them to you.

If I were you, I would be snapping it up now because when the time comes and you want your own bedroom back, there might not be properties available through your housing association. There are always families looking for housing and so those properties will be filled by you or by someone else. Just something to think about.

Congratz on the bump xx

Christ im in london and know families of 4 in 1 bed flats that are not overcrowded!

Snatch tbeir hands off and take the 3 bed

They won't compensate because you've chosen to get pregnant, they are correct there is a clause in your tenancy that no children are allowed. Your having a child so you must move out.

If the rules say you cant be in the property with kids then a move is best. Have you signed up for Tyne and Wear Homes to bid? Have a look across Newcastle as a whole and see what is there that is 2/3 bed there may well be some lovely places available.

Snap it up OP. A friend of mine lived in a similar house flat and the elderly person underneath her phoned the police everyday about the noise from the baby. There is a reason you are not allowed children/pets in them, they are nit adequately soundproofed.

If I ever got a HA house I wold never spend a "fortune" on it. Although it is more secure than private rental it is never yours. I know a woman that spent £15k on a new kitchen in her HA house and was forced to leave the next year.

Take the three bed, unless you are on benefits and the bedroom tax would make it financially too difficult for you. You'd be mad not to.

Ive spent a fortune on my HA house i have a secure tenancy and intend to be here for life.
These house were intended as homes and just housing till a few years ago.

Op look on your flat as a starter home and move on

Same here gowgirl, my council says 4 people can live in a one bed before they will even consider you as over crowded and they you would just join the waiting list which is years long. You would be mad not to take the place op.

In my old council high rise, under 14s weren't allowed. I have no idea though whether the council rehomed people before the baby had even arrived or gave them a period of grace.

In any case, I'd go after that 3 bed like a hare out a trap.

Bite their hand off or you will regret it In a few years. Also it wouldn't be fair on your elderly neighbour to have their peace broken after so long..as babies/kids aren't meant to be there.

There's obviously not a massive demand for 2 beds in your area as very rare they would offer it to someone with no kids, as long as the houses are in good areas then you would be making a mistake to turn them down.

Demand for 3 beds I meant.

I know how you feel OP but you know you need to move.
I was in a lovely 2 bed which i'd gutted out from top to bottom, walls all plastered, new flooring the lot.
I had to move to a large 3 bed less than 2 years later and it was a shithole.
Its took me some time and a lot of money, but im finally quite happy and got it up to a standard thats fairly reasonable. Its not easy, but at least you can make a start now before the baby arrives.
I still grieve my perfect 2 bed but am grateful (now) for the larger than average 3 bed (money pit) of a house im in now, it made sense in the long term.
By the time I will be able to afford to buy a house the same as what im renting off the local authority i'll probably be too old to get a mortgage.