Advice Needed in need of bigger house

[MummaL32]

Not sure if I'm posting in the correct area I was wondering if anyone can help I've been a council tenant for years I was in a very abusive relationship and when that ended me and my three child got housed out of area, years later I've met my now current partner and we have since moved out of my old house into a new Council house we are now expecting our own baby together however when we moved into this house we swapped because it had potential to buy it extend it and make it bigger / contract is 5 ppl my partner has a son who is with us every other day they have 50/50. We now don't have the room for this little bundle and with baby coming and needing to buy a bigger car as they're is soon to be 6 of us 7 every other day this house isn't big enough we have two single bedrooms one box one larger single and one big double bedroom all three boys are already sharing one bedroom and my daughter has her own, we now have this one coming so I guess I'm
Asking what is my best option for getting a bigger place I am not having a lot of luck with swaps etc I find many people are time wasters online, my finances isn't on my
Tenancy as when I went to sign the papers they said they didn't have time too add him on and gave me
A
Form to fill In to send back to add him on it , which we just haven't done as of yet will the council take my partners son into account when he is with us every other day? And will I get to go on the list as being over crowded ? I'm
So confused as to what my best move is they're seems to be shortages of 4 beds for swaps , any advice I would be grateful for many thanks

I'm confused by how many bedrooms you already have. Are you calling a small single the "box room"? It sounds like you already have 5 beds.
Have you registered at www.homeswapper.com ? That's a good place to start looking.

Sorry its .co.uk at the end not .com

I have a small three bedroom house max to occupy is 5 ppl. We have three boys in one room my daughter has a bedroom and my and my partner has one.
With another baby on the way we need a 4 bed but don't know best way to go already on HomeSwapper not having any luck for a bigger house :-(

Once this baby comes they're will be 6 of us permanently living here and 7 every other day when baby arrives as my partners son is with us 50/50 every other day

Well the baby will be with you for six months and you could extend that until the baby is two.

Can you make a living area into a bedroom?

Sorry, I think you will have to do your time on the transfer list. 4 beds are in very short supply so I think it will be a long wait.

As the boys bedroom is a single we have everyone's draws and walldrobs In our room was theyre isn't the room in theyre rooms they're is currently no room for a cot x

And no to livingroom is a cottage house so joint kitchen front room

What size is your DD's room?

Also a single

I have two single bedrooms

3 6 yr olds In one single with a triple bunk bed

And 11 year old daughter in the second single room

I have a double but it contains everyone's walldrobe a and draws and we will soon have another baby in here which we have just found out is another boy

You were planning to buy/extend, that not an option?

4 beds are in very short supply. Baby doesn’t count as needing a room until they are over one, although different authorities vary.
Could you afford to rent privately? I think if you can’t find an exchange you just have to wait your turn along with everyone else

I suspect your best/quickest option is to buy (if affordable) and then save bloody hard with the plan to extend once you have the finances available.

In the meantime, the baby will have to stay in with you.

Could you bedshare? Providing neither of you are smokers/drinkers etc it can be done quite safely and negates the need for a cot.

Can you not use the front room as bedroom I know someone has already said it but surely you can fit a Moses basket/cot next to you on the sofa untill the baby is at least a few months old then co sleep if there really is no space? Or another idea because you said you have wardrobes taking up alot of space, use storage boxes instead of wardrobes for 3 of your kids? Again just an idea.

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