to think i will never get a council house?

[bellver888]

been on the waiting list 2 years - showing 30 in bidding systems
DV occurred up to September 2020 when i forced my exp out the house.
rent is 600 and i cannot afford it now there’s just me and DS.
Landlord is shit, I have no heating, riddled with damp and window hanging out of pane. It’s a 3rd floor flat. HSA (housing standards authority) keep saying they’re contacting my landlord and he’s sending someone round, they never come.
PTSD is kicking in and i can’t go in my bedroom without vomiting and panicking as that’s where the abuse occurred
poor credit and no guarantor and no way i can afford private rent as average is 600-700 in my area and i need support
severe depression, OCD and anxiety
im getting 1140 in UC and im in arrears with everything, DHP was rejected and can’t appeal

Every single time when I phone up I get “keep bidding you’re moving up the list” yet I’m really not. I can’t take anymore of this, I hate my life and I don’t think I have a future at all.

Could you start to say that you're living with your Mum officially, and then in a few weeks' time, she can 'kick you out' (due to not enough space)... which would make you homeless but not 'intentionally homeless'?

Do you have a social worker? If not, refer yourself to Adult Services for your mental health. You'll get support and they might even talk to the council for you.

I don't know what housing is like in your area or if it will help, but surely it's worth a try and even if they don't give you an actual house they might move you away from where the abuse occurred. I'm pretty sure there is a thing where if you experienced domestic violence, the council have to move you but I've forgotten what it's called.

Just keep plugging away.

I am so angry at scummy landlords and a council that has refused to deal with it.

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Stay strong OP! Congrats on scratch card win!

Keep the pressure on, I know it’s hard when you’re exhausted and fed up. But, you deserve better and you deserve your own home. You can do this! Glad to hear things have improved since your MP’s involvement. Keeping it all crossed for you 🤞 x

Thank you everyone. I find out Tuesday if I’ve been shortlisted for the maisonette I was number 4 on :)

Replaced my Ben and jerries as well and am currently eating it in the dark so no one can sly it off me xx

What band are you currently?

Band 2 x

Find out banding rules and try to move up. Adult social care, if damp, go to GP. Do some research maybe, sorry if that is something you move done.

@Bellver888

Thank you everyone. I find out Tuesday if I’ve been shortlisted for the maisonette I was number 4 on :)

Replaced my Ben and jerries as well and am currently eating it in the dark so no one can sly it off me xx

Enjoy your Ben and Jerry's

Really hope you get good news tuesday!

Ah good luck, fingers crossed for tomorrow!

Is it true in London they invite the top 1-5 “bidders” to view in case someone turns it down? Saw that on a tv prog and thought wow that’s brutal!

I’m in a rural area and been on list 9yrs, always coming in top 5 for local properties, only top for ones that are miles away from me. It’s a highly frustrating process especially bidding for homes that are very near me but i cant be put in line for due to “local letting policies” eg villages where there are limited HA properties and they have stipulations about being offered to someone in the parish, then the surrounding parishes!! Drives me round the bend! Not helped by our HA selling off their stock and replacing it with new builds that cost hundreds more every month to rent than their older properties!

Hope you have some good news tomorrow!

@WitchesGlove have another baby ? That's the stupidest suggestion I've ever read on here.

Hi everyone. No news yet on my maisonette but I’ve bought a new Mirror from the range which was reduced from 190 to 45 so I needed to share that with everyone x

A happy update. I have my own maisonette. 😀 not the one I originally bid on, but another on a large estate. I panicked at first but it has ramp access which is great, there’s no one living above me either and the flat underneath is for storage.

The complaints still with the LGO so hopefully I get something. Solicitor wants to go down the route of compo. I get the keys in 3 weeks

Congrats! Have been lurking and so so happy for you!

That’s fantastic news OP! I’m so happy for you. You did so well to keep pushing and it’s paid off xx

Wow, @Bellver888, that's fantastic news! I am so pleased for you.

I really hope you settle in well, and that this turns out to be the fresh start that you need.

And I hope the old cunt of a landlord gets prosecuted for the state of the property he was renting out.

Have a to celebrate.

That is so fantastic!!!!

I really hope you feel you can go back to uni this year 🥳

I’ve got some of them cans of gin and some flavoured shit from aldi for the weekend 😃 it’s on my mums estate too which is helpful as I’m close enough to see her all the time but be away from my pain in the arse siblings!

Congratulations 👏 I'm soo jealous! I've been bidding for 3 years getting to 50-70 in the queue sometimes increasing!

🥳 I'm so pleased for you. It's been a shit time for you. Good luck. PS go back to uni , I did single Mum at 30 , best decision ever.

Do the housing know about your mental health issues? And how the flat is making it worse if not let them know and ask gp for confirmation to give them about how bad its becoming. I waited 3 year s for my home and I had no issues were I was before just lived with parents. so hopeful you won't wait much longer.

Brilliant news OP.

Congratulations OP I’m so pleased for you. I’ve been following your thread from the beginning and really glad you finally have some good news and are free to concentrate normal things instead of worrying about housing problems. And I also hope your bastard of an ex landlord gets his comeuppance!

Great news