Council and Housing Ass......

[spookylips]

is it impossible to get a 1 bedroom house thru them?

i am sorry but i am pissing myself at "housing ass" lol

as for your actual question, i don't know but hopefully there is someone a bit more helpful around the corner!

i know as i couldnt be bothered to spell it out!! hey ASS!

so apt though!

I got a bedsit (with separate kitchen & bathroom) - but that was 16 yrs ago.....not much help now (H.Ass)

Do you have kids? If so then it would be a 2 bed, if you tick the right boxes...homeless, due to be evicted bla bla...

its not for me as its for my mum - she is single

Your best bet is to get the forms. i think a single person gets a bedsit/flat...or miraclulasly house. HTH

It all depends on which area of the country you live in. If you live in London or South East accommodation is in high demand/short supply so single people are not a priority unless you come into a vunerable category.

HA's usually have a higher space standards than councils. So a single person if they can get accepted would be offered a bedsit or a 1 bed flat. Although this could also be true of a council some would also put a family in a 1 bed and count the living room towards the bedrooms.

If you are in the SE ask the council about hard to let properties where no-one wants to live. They can be ok - friends of mine got together and got a 2 bed mainsonette on 10th floor - it's lovely.

Ask your local HA's if they take direct applicants or whether you need to be nominated by the council. Lots of them now don't have their own waiting lists.

Do put your name on the council's waiting list - it can be useful. If you get a job at the other end of the country you can ask to be nominated to the new council as an incoming worker.

Hope this is useful