Band 3 (c) waiting for medical panel assessment

sarahw85

Luchia said:

sarahw85 said:

that’s awesome congratulations!! Are you doing the right to buy scheme? that is my goal if I like the place .

Yes I’m doing it through right to buy, I have 15 years worth of discounts so they are practically giving it to me.

Make sure to research the right to buy as a lot of councils don’t allow it on newer tenancy’s or the discount is practically nothing 

Will do ! Off the bat I thought it was only the one discount but that’s great you can add on more years .thanks for the tip

Luchia

sarahw85 said:

Luchia said:

sarahw85 said:

that’s awesome congratulations!! Are you doing the right to buy scheme? that is my goal if I like the place .

Yes I’m doing it through right to buy, I have 15 years worth of discounts so they are practically giving it to me.

Make sure to research the right to buy as a lot of councils don’t allow it on newer tenancy’s or the discount is practically nothing 

Will do ! Off the bat I thought it was only the one discount but that’s great you can add on more years .thanks for the tip

It varies from council to council but the one I’m with give you a extra reduction % for each year your a tenant but that’s only for legacy tenants(Tenancy started before 2010)

sarahw85

Ok I’ve just sent an email letter to my local mp 🤞

sarahw85

Update : the mp office replied this morning they said they will be writing to the council on my behalf .

I feel like crying .. they heard me. 

Adrian_Scope

I hope it makes things much more quickly for you now @sarahw85, please keep up updated with how you're getting on. 

sarahw85

Thanks Adrian!

sarahw85

Update I got another email from my local mp today saying he has sent a letter out to my council and that they will let me know if they have a response. 

Very good news 

sarahw85

tomorrow marks 21 weeks since my med b award im feeling very disheartened having been told to private rent as it will be a long wait as there is a housing crisis. it seems too many people are making themselves intentionally homeless just to get a place faster than those who really need it :( im just saving my money for a deposit now

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/897871#Comment_897871

It's nothing to do with people making themselves intentionally homeless because if you do that then a LA will refuse to help you.

21 weeks may seem like a long time but for social housing, it really isn't.

Luchia

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/897871#Comment_897871

Have you had any updates? Not heard from you in awhile

sarahw85

absolutely nothing 🙁

Luchia

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/903140#Comment_903140

Are they letting you bid on properties or are they doing it on your behalf?

sarahw85

there is no bidding system . They said they run a waiting list and that I need to trust that I will receive a direct offer when I am first on the system . They won’t even tell me what position I am in in the queue

Jimm_Alumni

Will they even tell you how long the waiting list is @sarahw85?

sarahw85

All I’ve been told is there were 74 applicants in Band 1, 155 in Band 2 and 391 in Band 3 and these will be in order of the date they joined

Jimm_Alumni

Well, that doesn't seem very helpful at all. I know they can't really predict when homes will free up so it's difficult to be given a time estimate, but it would be nice to know at least where roughly you are in the queue I guess.

sarahw85

They just keep saying to private rent everytime I chase them up. Very disheartening.

sarahw85

oh my goodness I was on the phone to my sister this afternoon on loudspeaker .. and I was flicking through my phone and I’ve just been sent a direct offer 🥹.

Let me arrange a viewing before celebrating anything but it’s one of the areas of my choice and a lovely little road next to a nice park . I can’t concentrate

Rosie_Scope

Sounds really promising @sarahw85! Fingers crossed!

sarahw85

thank you :)