Council Housing

[xyz22]

Just wondering how long it took other people to get a place through the council when around the 10th position for bidding? I know it can vary but curious how long it may take. Thank you

it shouldn't be long then maybe a month or two i think.I would start saving for DIY ,you get the bare bones of a house

Thank you, I didn’t think we were far off but don’t want to get too excited. It may be a even lower position as there is still all of today for people to bid on this weeks properties. Re saving thank you for the tip - I had no idea about that until a friend said recently!

Be prepared for a lot of cleaning decorating and getting the place warm with cooking and washing facilities.
Good luck OP 🙏

3 weeks
Choice of two rooms only carpetted

Mine was slightly different berceuse it is housing association and at the time it wasn't the single bidding it is now.

Mine was a new build so I had magnolia walls and concrete floors.

Ah yes, I’ve heard it’s like this! Aren’t some of them new builds or I suppose I’d be really lucky to one?

Three weeks after position 10? Wow! I expect it may be more for me.. as the two I nodded on this week are a flat and a bungalow so not a house. I don’t mind laying new carpet, excited at the thought of a place I can actually decorate!

I’m sorry I’m clueless, what’s the different between HA and the kind I’m applying for? I thought some of the properties I’m bidding for are managed by a HA

I got a new build when I was 13th on the list. Good luck!

Ah wow that’s amazing, thank you. I’m hoping for a new build (I think) are there any downsides to them?

Where I live HA properties are allocated along with the council properties, which is the same as you.

But at the time I applied you could only bid on council properties and HAs had their own scheme so I bypassed the council waiting list.

Just one word of warning about HA properties, they have to charge a 'market rent' so can be more expensive.

So my rent on a 2 bedroomed bungalow with a small garden is almost double the houses that back on to my garden which are 3 bedroomed, 2 reception room houses with a huge garden.

I'm also in a higher council tax bracket than my neighbours at the back.

I think it’s unfair to say 3 weeks.

each and every council is different with differing needs.

you might be 10th this week and 31st the following. You can’t predict who’s needs will become greater than your own.

I’ve only ever bid for rural areas and got a new build after 2 months and my current house was a case of phoning the council and saying “I heard number 3 is empty” and I got the paperwork the next day.

just my experience. 3 weeks in a big city and in a not d see I great area but yes certainly it’ll vary

@sashh I worked for a HA when the Tories came into power and forced market rents and took away lifetime tenancies for new tenants.

HA were doing great under a labour government and the Tories came in an swept it all away. Elitist bastards.

No real downside to a new build. There was still nothing in it but it just takes time to decorate and get flooring down. Good luck 🤞

Just one word of warning about HA properties, they have to charge a 'market rent' so can be more expensive

This is incorrect. I work for a HA and we have Affordable Rent and Market Rent rates.

New builds are often very small and much more expensive around here ( nw). A 2 bed house can be £130-150 a week for either 48 or 50 weeks a year. In contrast my 5 huge bed council house is £98 a week for 48 weeks of the year. Mum mums 2 bed flat is council and she pays £120 a week with a large communal garden and all her gas included. Maisonettes are not very popular around here and you can get a 2-3 bed quite easily for around £80 a week. Council properties you still get the right to buy, housing association it's just a discount. I'n my are the council DO use the purchase money of sold stock to rebuild new housing. We have had around 75 new council and 225 affordable houses built in the last 2 years. If I was to buy my mums flat with my discount I would pay around 22k and to buy my house is about 55k. You get bigger discounts buying council flats than houses as they are not as in demand.

Once you have a property a year after your tenancy starts you can look into doing a mutual exchange if you are looking to move to a certain area etc.

Thanks for the info

I didn’t realise your bidding position fluctuated. I thought it just got progressively lower and lower until you’re next in line. But it makes sense as I was 25th last week when I first bid and 10th/11th on this weeks properties. No idea what to expect time wise but hoping in the next 6 months before our current tenancy is up (we can barely afford it was it is and it’s only 675pm). We’re on the second floor of a block of flats and I’m struggling getting my 15 month old up and down in the pram now. Also TTC and can’t manage stairs if my PGP comes back 😢

@xyz22 or hope you get one soon I’ve been waiting since January moved into emergency housing had a 56 day relief duty owed as homeless with 3 children I didn’t get one in that time frame so was owed full duty statuary band which I got awarded in April I was coming 9th /10th in August now I’m number 4 on a new build and the lady told me from the housing that I’m next in line to be offered got to wait for a fonecall tomorrow off the woman who is dealing with that property fingers crossed I get it and good luck to you too 🙏🤞I’m needing a 3 bed hard to get

Ttc when you can’t even afford to put a roof over your current child’s head and pay your rent at £675pm? How responsible!

I cannot understand some people either!

Best of luck to you too! We’re no 3 on a place but it’s affordable rent not social housing so not an ideal property but a house not a flat which is something! 🤞🏽

@xyz22 yes mines affordable rent too think it works out £636 a mth let me know how u get on. 🤞🙏

@xyz22 where are you I’m in NW