Can anyone help me ... i need advice on housing ......

[Scoobydooooo]

Yes i am in the crapiest of situation & have spent the whole morning crying whats new hey!

Well we are in private rented & have been for the past 2 years in this house, we have a assured shorthold tenancy which ends on the 1st september 2006 the lanlord had served us with a "section 21" notice for eviction on the 18th september we are on the council housing list & i have been speaking to them on & off now since about april, i only have 25 points & we need 95 they have said.

I get on really well with the landlord & he has been very nice & understanding but he does want to move back into his property & is hoping to on the 18th BUT i have phoned the council again today & they have told me come the 18th i do not have to leave & he will have to take me to court la la la la i do NOT want to go to court, i am extremley down & really struggling with this how situation i dont know where to turn but i honestly have sat here today & thought i can not go through this anymore...

My HV still visits me at home because i have PND & i see my docotr about twice a month i can not take this stress its wearing me down & i feel like running away, it has put trmedous amount of stress on mine & dp's relationship.

I have tried everything i have even written to the MP he was very nice & he did try but the council just fobbed him off.

So what the hell can i do now? i just can't go on like this.....

Good to hear that you're all okay scooby.

It wiould be so lovely to hear that you have somewhere, especially before christmas.

Surely, if they put you in temp home for 6 weeks, they have to give you somewhere permanant afterwards!!!!

Have you asked what happens after the six weeks??

It must be awful not having your own space!!

That would drive me even more insane!!!!

Keep on at them and they'll soon get fed up of you and rehouse you.

Just remember that what they offer you is just a property, it's what you do to it that makes it a home!!!

Hi
I'm not too sure about the hometrak system - but I live in Woking & so far the few people I have come across using it have been very pleased at how well it worked. (though one of them registered to move 10 years ago under the old system & it made no difference - then on hometrack she was given the first place she applied to...)
Anyhow - I know there are two houses in my street, Gloster Road on hometrak right now. The houses are 3 bed - but because they are not that large inside, they are in a lower banding - so worth a try if you have only been allocated a 2 bed house.
The street has an undeserved bad reputation, but has huge advantages for mums with small children with excellent local schools and a newly opened Sainsbury's Local at the end of the road.
The house at No 19 is better than the one further up as that has noisy neighbours - not the type to add to all your other problems.
Check out the website...

Gloster Road Residents Association

Crushersmum ( called after my son who is always crusher...)

Scooby - I work in Housing for my local council - I've only been there a year and I'm not in allocations - but wanted to say that where I work everyone seems to be a lot more caring than you have experienced. In a town of over 100,000 people there were only just over 30 families in temporary accommodation at any time for the whole of last year. Can't tell you where I work, obviously, but not all councils subject people to what you've experienced. lol xxx

Hi, thanks for all the advice, i am feeling very very low today, christmas is near & everything is rubbish can't believe we are homeless at christmas!

I have been bidding religously every week on at least 1 house most weeks 3 but still nothing.

Fussymummy- The council will not offer us temp accomodation to stay in for only 6 weeks because they know that after that 6 weeks they will have to house us permanently & obviously want us to bid for months & bloody months

My friend has written a letter for me to send to the MP which i have done & he has said he will wirte to the council again & help in anyway he can but he does not have the power to move me up a band or even house me. He is lovely & full understands.

Things are just getting on top of me, the small room we were sleeping in, in my mums house is damp & mouldy because there has been an overflow in the gutter, so we don't even have a bedroom how or even a bed. We are having to sleep in my mums room on a mon,tues,wed because she works nights then on sofas or floor other nights, it is just rediculous.

Trying to keep up the smile but struggling now, just feel like leaving my kids here & going because i am struggling alot to even look after them at the moment. i know bt true.

Hi Scoobydoo sorry only just glanced through you thread. So if you already know this then apologies. We have housing support workers here who are funded by the supporting people fund. They are absolutely fantastic and will take some of your worries and sort them out for you. Not alot of people know about them, you do need to ask for them specifically. I hope this helps I have been given so much help recently that I hope I can give some of it back.

Hi carnation, i have never heard of them what are they there for? what sort of things do they help with?

I actually have just realised i am an emotional wreck i have just had a massive row with my brother because he is such an immature PIG & i honestly can not take anymore, i am on the edge.

Well i emailed the housing manager again yesterday & got a reply today, he said he had recieved a letter from the MP & has replied to him. He has given us one more offer of temp accomodation not sure what or where yet but i should hear in the next couple of days.

I have also argued the fact that i am in Band D on the system & that i think it is unfair that someone like us who are homeless with no bedroom at all now is in the same band as someone who has a house & is just one bedroom short, i said i felt this is wrong because at least they have a home we have nothing!

I have also said about the fact the 3rd bedroom here is damp & mouldy due to an overflow & that the room can no longer be used because dd who is 11 months has now be poorly for 4 weeks, i have been taking her to the doctors but they keep saying it is a virus but she has very laboured breathing, someone has told me that this could be because of the fact mould has something called sporn in it i think which effects breathing & is worse in children than adults, this will explain why dd is so ill with bad breathing.

I have not been able to tell the doctor yet but i am going to call her tomorrow & explain this because i am worried about dd & just hope it is nothing more serious.

The housing manager is sending us another medical form so we can update our position & we may be moved to the next Band because it says if you have a medical condition which is aggrevated but your current housing & could effect life expectancy, do you think this will cover this? i also said that my depression is that bad i think this should also come under this, i think it is about time they take the serious now because if anything happens to my kids i will go mad!

What do you all think?

Scooby
So sorry that things are not any better for you.
I think you are absolutely on the right track.
Your housing situation sounds awful and I can understand that this will bring you down however the only way you will get through this is to try and find some strength to keep going.
What does the offer of temporary accommodation mean? Will you get rehoused quicker if you accept this?
I have my fingers and toes crossed that you get a house soon

Thanks santasdoingtheironing the offer of temp means nothing at all i will still be in exactly the same position it's all because of this new system. This is why i am pushing to go up a band because i know once in Band C i will no doubt be housed in a couple of weeks, it is just getting there but i think due to all the health issues especially with Dd then they have to help.

Actually it has just crossed my mind that maybe the reason they are offering me another temp is because they know if i stay here i will have to move up a band because of all the issues? so maybe it is not such a good idea to move into it!

I do think that you are right pushing the medical issues.
Your housing manager seems to be trying to help too - I wouldnt try to read too much into the offer of temp accomm - would it not be better than where you are living at the moment?
How long can you remain there if you take it - is it likely to be long term?
If you dont know these are the questions to ask the housing manager
Best of luck

Hi Sorry I don't get much time to chat. The housing support workers basically do all the chasing up for you. They will help you fill in the forms and know exactly what information to put on the forms. They will also sort out your medical issues in the fact that they will be able to do referrals with you. They usually work with the allocations and homeless section and if you are receiving housing support this would usually prioritise your application a bit more. They know what benefits you should claim for and will also help you to budget when you get your own place. I hope that you have them in your area because they are definately worth their weight in gold. I wish you well try not to despair easy for me to say that I suppose, but you will get somewhere. Be careful because once you bid on an offer and find it not suitable you may lose your banding.

Well the story gets worse.

My friend has also been waiting for a house & bidding, she is already in a council house but is one bedroom short, anyway i get a call yesterday & she has won a house ok i am over the moon for her but hell where does the line get drawn so all people who are in temp accomodation, sleeping ruff or homeless with no bedrooms are in the same band as someone who has 1 bedroom less but is already living in a council house, how the hell can this be right?

I feel utterly gutted, treated bad & that it is all unfair, all i have heard from the council is "we have to be fair, there are lots of people waiting" where is the fairness in that? you tell me?

I honestly am staring to feel picked on by them now, i think it is because i have stood up to them & have been fighting my corner & they are annoyed with me.

What can i do now, is there anyone i can write to above all these people & explain how i am feeling.

I am seriously getting badly depressed to the point where i am thinking what is the bloody point now

Sorry for the rant.

hi, its emma did u get anywere in the end im still having no luck hope it went better for you.

bumping incase so u/ i can find it b4 it dissapears again