To take council house or private rent?

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Recently split up with DH and I have been lucky enough to be offered a council property. It is a new build and it’s absolutely tiny I don’t know I can live there with 3 children. By time I put wardrobes and drawers in the room they will be a small bit of floor space.

The living room is absolutely shocking! It will just be a sofa and TV as there is no space for a coffee table or any little cupboards.
its £600 a month

The private rented property is with a company so I will still have stability. It Has lots of space and a utility and storage something the council property doesn’t.
Its £960 a month but I understand I will receive some housing support.

WWYD?

If you’re going to be really bratty about the council house being ‘so small’ let someone who actually needs it and will be grateful have it and fork out for the extra - hope that works out for you!

If I was you, take the council house. More security and always will fix anything.🤗🤗

Go with the council house. 100%

Well if the council house is so shit and you don't need it to and rent private.

You’d be absolutely nuts to pass up a council house to private rent.

They really don't always fix anything. But I'd go for it for the security and not over inflated rental prices alone

The company could raise the rents much faster than council which is statutory regulated.
You'd be a fool to give up a brand new council house.

Being with a company isn’t really that secure. If the landlord decides to sell, you’ll have to go.

The council house is secure housing as long as you pay your rent and see a good tenant it's very unlikely you will ever be asked to leave. You would be crazy to give it up. I private rented with my children over 10 years and had to move 7 times due to landlord giving notice or hiking the rent up it's not stable and it was unsettling for all of us

I mean you can just downsize your furniture ? what is your question it's up to you what you want to do you are not obliged to take this house.

Go for the new council house.
I presume you will be buying some furniture so just buy really carefully. Low cabin beds to maximise storage, storage sofa and footstool etc.
The rent is lower plus the energy bills should be lower as well.

I’ve lived in a small new build before and it had a huge impact on my mental health. Felt trapped all the time like I couldn’t escape.

you might not get much universal credit/housing benefit and you will probably have to fork out more money anyway.

Aren’t you a delight! Not ungrateful at all but I’m aware of the stress and chaos that comes with living in small cramped places.

So then you need to be earning more and not relying on benefits and for a castle to be gifted to you!!

Jesus the entitlement , this cannot be a real OP. And if it is, well. It’s all here - why the system is broken!

well don't take the council house you are free to make your own mind up where you want to live.

Lol are you?! Same but there is no way I’d give up secure housing with the potential to exchange?! Absolute FOOL

Yy all of the above pp, you really cannot underestimate having a secure tenancy, be creative with storage & you could also in the future do a council swap would imagine a lot of people would bite your arm off for a new build especially as energy costs would or should be a fair bit lower.

Funny. Take the larger private rental. Enjoy the rate rises, the struggle to get stuff fixed and the insecurity. Let another loser take the tiny, secure, new build.

Where did you get the assumption that I don’t work? I’m a HR business partner with a good salary. I just don’t have the savings for a deposit yet otherwise I would buy.

Im currently living in an AIRBNB!

I'd be biting their arm off for the council house....and looking for innovative storage solutions

Was it the space or the clutter that messed up your MH? If the neighbourhood of the council property is alright I would take it for the security

Don't take it then, leave it for someone who needs it.