How to get a council house

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Who deserves it more?

Wtf what kind of country are we living in when we have to choose who deserves shelter and who should be homeless?!

Urgh

[alemci]

also the lady who was the council tennant who now lived elsewhere and the property where her ex and partner were going to be evicted from, wasn't she effectively subletting and isn't that against the rules

[NadiaWadia]

williamina - I had just posted about the episode I had watched and my perception of it (which I thought was the purpose of this sub-forum?) when Creighton chose to reply with a completely OTP rant about 'bloody whingers and ungrateful sods' and 'wiping tenants' backsides for them'.

Creighton seems to regard her former clients as the enemy, and (deliberately?) and repeatedly missed the point that it was wrong of the female officer to accuse that black guy being evicted of fraud, without checking her facts, and then offer no proper apology.

Also NOBODY is suggesting that they should provide 'handholding, cuddles, tea and crumpets' and that the Housing Officers should 'grovel'. What rubbish. All I am suggesting is that they should talk to their clients like equal human beings, not like children or criminals. It is often just a matter of tone of voice and vocabulary. I don't see how addressing them in an appropriate way would take up any more of the HO's time.

If a member of another profession (eg doctor, teacher) spoke about their clientele like that people would be horrified and rightly so. But she is apparently 'just telling it like it is' .... right . I'd gently suggest that perhaps she is unsuited a role dealing with the public, as she appears to find it too stressful.

Just telling it like it is!

[JakeBullet]

I would think being a housing officer must be frustrating in the extreme at times. a short supply of housing and too many people competing for them. When you can allocate somebody a home it must be amazing which is why I was shocked when I saw the programme and witnessed people turning down NINE properties......that would not be allowed in my area...you get two offers and then are removed from the list. Couldn't believe the woman who turned down the beautiful flat in London with the fully fitted kitchen.....ws so shocked.

The housing officer seemed so philosophical about it...just said "well someone else will be grateful for it".

I think housing officers have a hard job.

[NadiaWadia]

'OTT rant' obviously

[creighton]

it was not wrong of the manager to ask hard questions of the man. he is an idiot for not sorting out his housing with his housing officer in his housing association before going to the local authority and whining about a threat of eviction. she does not have to apologise to him.

why should the manager have to chase around after him, when he is capable of sorting himself out?, is that not arse wiping? why did he not check his facts and get his situation sorted out when his wife moved out? he caused his landlord to think that he was illegally subletting, not the housing manager.

are those people not childish?

jakebullet, the housing officer was not philosophical, she was angry but tried not to show it. the flat is probably better than the accommodation that the housing officer lives in. the woman turned it down because it had no parking space, even though she did not have a car. she was going to 'have a word with the mayor' and make him lean on the housing office to 'magic up' a property with a parking space.

[78bunion]

If the partner is violent surely the answer is an emergency injunction to exclude the partner from the hosue so the mother and 2 children can stay?

if the man separated from his wife has a wife who owns a house in Kent then part of his divorce claim on her is half the equity in that house.

[creighton]

78bunion you are being far too sensible, you have to stop and apologise to all housing applicants.

[StephenFrySaidSo]

it's actually quite naïve to think that any injunction will prevent someone (a violent someone) from attacking their victim again. all an injunction does is tell them there will be consequences if they do. the consequences don't undo the damage they've done. far safer to rehome the victim (even if temporarily) somewhere the abuser doesn't know about.

[elifay10]

"Hi all, Just a really quick one. We have been waiting on the council list for almost more then 10 years. And recently we updated from three bedrooms to two bedrooms as we do not require a 3 bed no more. And our waiting list came from 140 being on the list to almost top 5. Was just wondering how quickly could we go from there or how long more do we have to wait? Really appreciate your guys times." Many Thanks

[Pemba]

Sorry elifay I don't know the answer to your question. I don't think you will get many replies on here as you have posted in the 'Telly Addicts' section. The section called 'Property and DIY' is probably more appropriate. Or for more people looking, then Chat or AIBU might be good. If you copy and paste your message onto there, you might get someone who can answer you.

Have you tried asking your Council directly?