Can't move into housing association house until January

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Wasn't sure how to word the title.

My cousin escaped domestic abuse and stayed at a women's refuge for a while but her mental health was struggling around other people in similar situations so she moved in with a friend, along with 2 preschoolers and 2 dogs. Housing association put her in the top band/priority.
After 15 months!! she's been offered a property and went to see it last week after having to wait 3 weeks from being offered it due to the keys being misplaced!

Lovely 2 bedroom house with small garden. She knew she would be accepting it so both her and her friend loaded up their cars with cousins belongings, expecting to get the keys same day. This is how it normally is, you get the keys the day you view.

Unfortunately upon entering the house, it was discovered there was a leak in the bathroom and water was dripping through to the kitchen below. So the housing officer said they'd get it sorted. Cousin said OK thats fine, ill move my stuff in and I'll be careful in the bathroom.

Nope. Housing officer said sorry you won't be able move in until its been sorted. It'll need somebody to inspect the damage and do any repairs.

Yesterday she got a phone call from housing to say the inspection would take place on December 3rd and then it'll be another 2-3 weeks for the job to be completed. So due to Christmas it'll be January!

Cousins friend lives in a 3 bed house with her own 3 children and 2 dogs so 2 adults, 5 children and 4 dogs in a 3 bed house and it's been that way for 12 months at least

Surely being top priority means repairs should be top priority too??

She's lucky to have found somewhere so quickly.

My friend was living in a halfway house, so just the one double room was hers, kitchen and bathroom were shared with 4 other residents, with 3 children for nearly 2 years waiting for a home and even then she only got a 2 bed flat as all 3 of the children are boys. That was after her boys dad nearly killed her and put the eldest boy in hospital for trying to protect her.

A year is very quick in most areas and it sounds a nice place too. Another 2 months isn't that long.

If you read the thread this has been answered more than once.

Many blocks of flats, including mine, have an enormous amplified array maintained by the HA. It's not something you can have a fiddle with.

Lots of disabled and elderly HA tenants for whom the TV is essential.

I already stated that it's a communal dish which is not something I can mess around with myself, we are in a large block of flats and we all pay service charges towards upkeep of the communal parts of the building.

Hell yeah Bang on!

I find there is a lot of hypocrisy with regards to HA tenancy agreements on here
e.g. if you break it the unanimous reply is that you should be evicted oh but wait the same posters are happy as larry for you to break same tenancy agreement by doing your own repairs to things that the HA are responsible for Oh yes the hypocritical snobs are all for you breaking your tenancy agreement then.

Selective snobbery!!!!

to those with your own satellite dishes Do you get Sky to come out and repair or do it yourself despite paying Sky.

In this area you wouldn't get the keys the day you view.
Once it's accepted they then start doing repairs, and ripping out the carpet (even if the new people want it and it's new ) etc. It can take ages.

Friend who was top priority for lots of reasons took 9 months to get a house and another 4 months before it was ready to move in to, and it didn't sound like as much to do as yours.

Hang fire and it will be still there.