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Hi, my name is eye_72! I am looking for a bungalow
I am looking for a bungalow as have heart problems and finding stairs difficult. If you have any bungalows please let me know. Thanks [Full name removed by moderator - no personal details please]
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Trainee service dogs
Has anyone had any luck with letting their private landlord allow them to have a trainee service dog? The waiting lists for charities are so long and have such high backlogs that I've found organisations which help aid you to train your own. I was just worried about the fact that you can have a trained service dog legally…
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Hi, my name is Taffy3rd! Girlfriend wants me and my son out of her house, where do I go from here?
Hi ,where do I start that a good question,I've moved in with my girlfriend 3 years ago 18 of August last year been living with his mum ,I ask the police for a welfare check on my son , police went to mum house and the police removed him been living like a tramp mould inis hair ingrained dirt all over is body bedroom smell…
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Letting agents won't let to me as I'm on benefits
Hi! Anyone have any advice on renting on full benefits? No letting agents in my city will even give me a viewing for a property because they've set their affordability check just above what you can get on full UC with incapacity and highest PIP. I also have multiple financial guarantors, but they don't care. I have argued…
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Served section 21 eviction notice
Hi, I was served a section 21 eviction notice (no fault) a couple nights ago. I didn't really see anything like this on the support pages so thought I would ask here. My deadline for moving is 13th March and I'm really scared I won't be able to get anywhere even though I'm registered with my local council housing and have…
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Neighbour breached GDPR. ( General Data Protection Regulations) Any Advise?
I own my own flat no rent or mortgage. My neighbour contacted my GP when I overcooked an item in my microwave. I was trying to deal with it when she interfered and called me ungrateful. I had a stroke 7 years ago and broke my ankle 3 years ago. She has often suggested I move. I do not choose to. She contacted my GP as she…
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Feel like I'll never get moved to a more suitable property
I'm in Band B due to mobility but recently my local council have changed their housing policy on their choice based letting scheme. Now on all their listed properties the priority (in order) will go to 1 - Approved Homeless clients 2 – ***** council tenants 3 - All (non homeless) Homeseekers (The category I fall into as…
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Need help for adjustable bed, mattress and light weight wheelchair with large wheels
i am a disabled war veteran and am wheelchair dependant i suffer from ptsd combat stress,gulf war syndrome etc and have a load of symptoms i need help urgently for an adjustable bed and matteress and a light weight wheelchair large wheels as i am using one from the red cross for now im only 53 and iserved for 12 years can…
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Housing association
I am talking on behalf of my partner and some of the other housemates who are having problems with stuff going missing not sending someone out to look at the electric keep going the housing office well we can't find the problem and you can't find the problem there is nothing we can do there damp on the celling were pipes…
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Mobility Component of PIP
Hi, I have been awarded the higher rate of mobility but I already have a car, I don't need a scooter or wheelchair. How can I use this money?
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Housing asking for more evidence
My son is 10, autistic, no danger awareness ect. We are currently living in a 4th floor flat with 2 balconies and no windows in the living room/ kitchen. We can no longer have the balcony doors open in the summer as my son tries to climb over. I have applied to my housing association to be moved to a more suitable…
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Living on benefits and selling home?
Hi, If you own a home outright but now live on enhanced universal credit and PIP can you sell your home and put that towards part buying a new home with a relative footing the rest of the cost. The house that they currently live in is in disrepair (unlivable) and they cannot afford repairs. Would this allow the individual…
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Hi, my name is kelkel3131! Would I be entitled to a 3 bed property?
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being forced to leave my home after your mother passes away
Hi, I, currently share a 1bedroom council flat with my elderly mother who holds the council tenancy. A couple of months ago I, had a man come out from the council who told me that the council want to force me out as soon as my mother passes away. He explained that people from the council would come out force entry and…
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Tips for a New AFO User?
I’m being fitted for my first pair of AFOs next week, and I could use any tips or insights other users have for making the most of them. I’ve never used any kind of mobility device before, not even temporarily, so I’m very new to all of this. A few questions that come to mind include the following: Mine will be carbon…
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Rent
hi can some one help me I ave received a letter to say my rent is going up on the 31/12 do I let Uc know now
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Estate Agents and Property Websites
Hi! I'm Neale and I'm profoundly deaf, a BAHA user, and while I enjoy a boogie to music and an overindulgence in front of the television (I see you Stranger Things and Wimbledon fans!), one thing I struggle beyond anything is a simple telephone call. Maybe it's the unpredictability of the conversation, tone and voice, that…
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the commencement and implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010.
Is anybody aware what was the outcome of the consultation regarding the commencement and implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010. This legislation will place a duty on landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of let residential premises when requested by a disabled…
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Local Council will not process housing application
Hi there, My partner acquired significant disabilities during a long critical illness, and is now completely dependent on a wheelchair (unable to stand and walk). He is unable to come home from hospital as we have a first floor flat. We have an OT home assessment report stating this. Our Housing Association landlord has…
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Hi, my name is claredog11! Housing officer asked for more evidence for my daughter, any advice?
Hi I am an unpaid carer/ mother to two neurodiverse children . My daughter is an adult and has been on the social housing list for 5 years 3 months - band D bidding every week . I have proved all her ID , income , diagnosis’ , a letter from her psychiatrist saying she feels it would benefit her to live independently/ my…
