Ignore the username, I'm not sticking around lol. I'm a 23 year old from Essex and on the verge of moving on from Assisted Living. Last week's bid cycle was my first, and the odds are unbelievable. Here's what it looked like.. three properties. two band A studio flats which are council owned and without a pet policy. Then there was a single band B ground-floor one-bed flat (pet policy, but with exceptions for therapy / assistance animals), which is also a newbuild and owned by the same housing association I am currently living under.
PS: There were other nice properties up - including a three-bed house - but these were the only 3 I was eligible for.
I am band B on the auto-bid system with no allowance for refusal. I am diagnosed AuDHD and am engaged to a person with physical disabilities (occasional wheelchair use). I have a GP letter supporting my need for a therapy cat, and one of the requirements for owning a therapy cat under this specific housing association is that your flat is a ground-floor, funnily enough.
As for my queue positions, I came 1st on one of the studios and 4th on the other. I came 2nd on the one-bed. Needless to say, I am absolutely shitting myself.
I spontaniously spoke on the phone with a housing manager a few days ago and they took note of my specific circumstances in my file. It was stated once by me when I was writing the original form, and reiterated by him after our conversation that studios are undesired (unsuitable), but I ultimately have to take whatever I'm given. The housing manager does not make the final decision and can only advise.
I am due to hear back the results tomorrow and I am losing my mind. On top of that, it's Christmas next week which means everything is grinding to a halt until January. The timing could not have been worse, nor could the circumstances be any more insane. I'd care less if there was only studios up last week because then I'd at least know what I was getting, but the one-bed flat is PERFECT and I am inches away from possibly winning it.
I know nobody can know for certain what the outcome will be, but I would like to hear what peoples' thoughts are anyway. I'm trying not to over-process this and stress myself out with it. I just need a reality check. Am I likely to get the one-bed, or am I screwed with the studio?
Thanks!