Council want to house us opposite paedos!!

[Ilovepugs2017]

I’ll try and cut a long story short.
We are at risk of homelessness due to our landlord wanting to sell. Our section 21 ran out in July.
we have been bidding on properties every week with no luck.
The council bid on a property on our behalf in our local area (for personal reasons I didn’t bid on this particular property - issues with threats of assault from someone living on the same street as the one advertised).
anyway we were no.2 in the queue and couldn’t withdraw the bid which gave me huge anxiety. I’d even emailed the housing officer to say I didn’t bid for personal reasons.
2 weeks later which is today they have called and offered us the property. They have said if we refuse to take it they will help us no further!!
my partner has been to speak to a couple of the neighbours and they have said to be warned that a couple of convicted paedos live opposite the back entrance!

we have three young children how is this acceptable?
Im going to refuse the house and appeal!
anxiety is through the roof!! :(
anyone been through similar?

We can’t privately rent because we don’t have a guarantor. Also landlords are charging silly rental prices that we can’t afford

That is the main issue yes but just finding out that too has thrown my anxiety off the scale further

You're letting yourself get wound up about something that A) might not be true and B) doesn't matter anyway because you could be living right next door to paedophile now anyway and C) If you got housed somewhere else, you could end up with a paedophile on either side for all anyone knows.

Unfortunately you are up shit street if you refuse an offer and the council don't agree with your reason. You'd then be classed as intentionally homeless and the council won't do anything more for you.

You'll always need a guarantor. I don't know how you haven't for your current place?

But again, this is a scenario that is highly unlikely to be allowed by the probation service, police and other services that monitor convicted paedophiles after release. The whole point is to try to prevent them to reoffend, not make it easier for them by housing another paedophile they could team up with a few doors down.

If, as you claim, they have a conviction then they likely have been, but have now served their sentence and been released.

As above, though, it seems unlikely that probation would allow them to then move in together, so it seems unlikely that the rumors are true.

What’s the situation with the eviction? Has an eviction order actually been made and a date set? If not, what grounds is the landlord seeking to use?

Would they not say well why did you accept the place in the first place knowing there’s a potiental risk to your safety?

But you said above that you were willing to move quite far.

Are you both in full-time work? What sort of budget do you have?

I'm afraid beggars cannot be choosers.
You either keep a roof over your 3 children's heads, or you become homeless. If you care for them as much as you say you do you will not make them homeless. Inform them immediately of the threats from the sister's ex as this is the only credible basis you have for them to reconsider your situation. Sadly you don't have choice because you are not in a position to have choice

Just supervise your kids or turn down the house. Doesn't sound like you have many options to be fair.

If your buying or renting their could quite easily be a pedo next door and you would never even know.

There's a potential risk to your safety now, if what you said about this guy is true, and presumably he knows where you live?

I know it's grim, but I agree with this.

You can't be homeless. Not if you've got DC

Have you actually told anyone about the threat of assault or just said you don’t want the house for personal reasons?

Have you applied to other councils in other areas? If you're on the list you'll lose priority for no longer being homeless, but you'll still be on the list and may get a property elsewhere eventually. You could also do a mutual exchange, in time. The council won't care about the paedophiles, everyone has to be housed somewhere. If you don't accept this property where are you going to live?

Unless you're currently living in witness protection, this is not a reason for the council to offer you an alternative.
Especially since your main concern is the flaming peados, anyway,

We didn’t need one. My partner was working for the landlord at his buisness and he offered him the property as he knew him personally

But you don’t need a guarantor to rent.

I rent a place out, and as is normal don’t ask for a guarantor. Tenants need to pass a credit check, pay their deposit and first month’s rent, and that’s it.

You’ll be getting your deposit back on your current flat, so why not accept this new one and just get looking in a wide radius for somewhere with a normal landlord who doesn’t ask anyone to guarantee your rental payment.

Do you know why your current tenancy needed a guarantee? Had one or both if you just started a new job, perhaps?

To have one ‘convicted paedo’ is unfortunate but to have two ……..

is obviously bollocks.

Perhaps the neighbours didn’t like the look of your boyfriend.

Where do you get that idea from? I’ve never needed a guarantee from my tenants.

I’m in college and my partner is in part time work at the moment as he works for an agency. We live in South Wales so the rental prices down here are generally cheaper to other areas. They were on average 500pcm now they’re charging silly prices 650-750 per month

Oh, don't you? I'm just going by student lets.

This is the risk :( but I know I wouldn’t feel comfortable there and I want what’s best for my children

Best for your children is having a roof over their head

So homelessness is better for your children? Fair enough. Remember, you chose it.

Secure housing is best for your children.