Go fund me for a house deposit

[Glinda25]

Hi, would it be highly inappropriate to set up a go fund me to get the funds for a house deposit? Im currently private renting but the house is full of damp from top to bottom, its starting to affect our health, im asthmatic and my partner is diabetic, my chest is so bad at home and my partners sugar levels are always high no matter what he does to bring them down. The landlord has been made aware of the damp and has just said oh well see it will cost alot of money!! I've paid my rent and if ive ever gotten behind ive always paid up yet nothing in nearly 8 years has been done in this house, the place Is falling apart but hes not interested. I was thinking of going down the environmental health route only problem is that its all been verbal I don't have anything in writing. Hes now pushing for a property inspection but I feel like he's only doing it so he can turn it round on us and evict us!! Im at my wits end council are no help and only want to give us a 1 bed flat but ive got pets so its not ideal and even then I could be bidding for years!!! I just don't know what to do!! We both work full time and still don't have enough money to get a deposit together! Sometimes we have to choose between eating or staying warm!! So fed up!!!!

Sorry but yes it would be very inappropriate.. Sadly lots of people in your predicament not why sure you think people would be willing to bale you out.

Yes its totally inappropriate.

You're seriously asking if it's appropriate to ask total strangers to fund your house deposit???

You can try!

As long as you're honest what it's for, it's up to people if they donate or not. Maybe it will catch people's imagination, maybe they'll think you're a cheeky fucker.

But as long there is no fraud I think you can start one for whatever you want!

There is nothing stopping you setting one up but I think it's unlikely many people will donate. I'm sure that about 20 years ago there was a woman who got into a lot of debt just buying herself too many nice things and she had a website and YouTube channel perhaps and lots of people gave her like £1 or $1 and she paid off her debt but I think that was a moment in time and now people are kind of fed up with people begging online especially given that many people can't afford to buy their own home.

I am sorry to hear about your situation, I wish things were different and that everyone had someplace safe and warm to live.

You bloody know it is.

What are you going to put on your page?

“I know there is a Cost of Living Crisis jobs are unstable and all that, but give me some money so I can buy a house.”

This place is the gift that keeps on giving.

Who do you think is going to contribute to it?

@Glinda25 would you pay for someone else to buy a house, go on holiday, get something nice?

I can't believe anyone would ask people to pay for them and their partner. So cheeky.

Move somewhere else and don't be late with rent again!

Nobody is going to donate you someone who can’t save a penny for themselves.

Why do you think it’s anyone else’s job to pay for your house deposit?

Do you understand that charity donations are for things like serous illness or something. Not to pay your house deposit.

You can always try a gofundme, but no one will give you any money. Go search gofundme for projects like yours, and you will see how many there are and how no one gives them money.

If the council are offering you a flat you should be taking it. They're like gold dust. What are the pets?

I've seen them set up for far worse things tbh.

Who do you think will contribute to your house deposit though? Random strangers. Your mates?

You say the council are no help but they are willing to put you on the list, which means you're in a better position than lots of people, the longer you stall that, the longer you'll be waiting.

Begging for money on the streets is illegal. I'm not sure why the modern day equivalent of GoFundMe is not.

I'm sorry you find yourself in this unfortunate position but I think asking begging from other people to fund your deposit is immoral.

OP, don’t do it if you have an atom of self-respect.

Seriously?

No one can stop you, but I’d never donate to this.

Almost all go fund me pages are freeloaders now, so this wouldn’t be much different.

You can try.
Are you very involved in the church or community/sports? People generally donate to people they know or have heard of.
I hope you can improve your housing soon.

Do you mean a rental deposit?

Is there a leak causing the damp? If not what you need to do is wipe down the mould with mould cleaner or vinegar and make sure you heat and ventilate the place well. A dehumidifier will make a big difference, be sure to get a desiccant one if the rooms aren't kept very warm as they work better at lower temperatures.

Put it on in your room for an hour before you go to bed as you breathing all night will create a lot of damp. Also make sure you wipe down any condensation on windows in the morning. We have an extremely damp north facing 50's house and these things make all the difference.

Do it Op and report back to us 😬

Personally I would not give to anyone's GoFundMe. Firstly because such begging is in very poor taste for your own benefit - asking people to give to charity is fair enough but GoFundMe is for people to tap that generosity for themselves, and secondly because if I was going to give to someone who is having housing and health problems I would want to be giving it to the person in most urgent need, so I would give it to an appropriate charity so that they can work out who that is.

That said, if you actually think there are 100 people who care enough about you to hand over £100 if you ask for it, then it does no harm to ask so long as you do so in a way that won't damage your relationships if they don't want to - and some people will really not want to.

Where’s the laughing face button when you need one!

Yes

Go for it.