Agree 100%
Forced out of our home with nowhere to go
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Agree 100%
It's groen, what d'you expect?
OP - as others have said, it's not ideal but you could make that temporary accomodation at least bearable inside of a day if you hit it with a metric ****-tonne of cleaning products and get some airbeds. If you take photos and keep receipts for everything then you could probably get some traction with claiming back the costs later. With that said, I really feel for you. It's a pretty awful situation to be in. Hopefully you're back home soon.
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Let us know how you get on.
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40 posts before immigration and syrians got mentioned *slow clap* GD is on a go slow today
Sorry about that. My target is 35 posts, but I was busy having breakfast.
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That's what I was thinking. A few hours of cleaning and some air beds should make things more liveable at least until he can find somewhere better to live.
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750 in london?that's a bargain!
you seem like a delightful person. why you're still allowed to post on these forums if this is the kind of bile you spout forth is beyond me
This is what I thought, I just wonder if the housing office is the correct place to go - and if the OP has been given the wrong information about who to contact.
I would imagine in a standard leasehold agreement that in a situation like this the building owner would be required to put them up in suitable accommodation. Whereas the housing office seem to be wanting to shove them in whatever council flat they have free as if they were claiming for emergency homing - which they're not.
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Can't ban him. His not broken any rules. Harsh he is but still
Somewhere else that your buildings insurance would pay for.
If you own your home and are responsible for the structure and don't have insurance in place for events like this then you're a tool.
If you're in the op's position where you pay a management company to provide that service then you absolutely have the right to expect replacement accommodation in this event; otherwise what are you paying them for?
Go crawl back under your rock
I thought deliberate inflammatory posts and trolling were against the rules?
I don't think it was either of those things, to be fair. Groen has difficulties with life and, therefore, sees things through a different filter to most. By all means point out his errors and misconceptions, but don't allow yourself to get too wound up by it.
Same applies to one or two other posters in the thread, and a few more across the forum generally.
youre both working professionals, then go to a letting agency and rent somewhere for a month. They all have properties on their books empty right now and the landlord would rather someone pay his mortgage for a month than themselves. So just ask round some letting agencies and you could have a nice modern flat to live in for a month while the work is done on your place.
This, I don't see why it should be any different just because the council is responsible and not a private property management company. They are responsible for the building upkeep and the buildings insurance - part of the insurance cover should include temporary accommodation in an event like this.
I'd personally seek legal advice as it doesn't seem right.
Does it not fall under this new forum charter or whatever it is called with regard to posts?
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to the OP I think the only way you're going to get anywhere a little better is if someone in your family has particular/ medical needs ?
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Such a non issue thread.
"My subsidised property i bought from the council at rocket bottom prices, roof has collapsed and now the free accommodation that was offered from the council is not good enough for me."
Why not pay someone privately to fix the problem with your property if the council is taking too long?
"My subsidised property i bought from the council at rocket bottom prices, roof has collapsed and now the free accommodation that was offered from the council is not good enough for me."
Why not pay someone privately to fix the problem with your property if the council is taking too long?
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You're just starting to sound bitter now that not everyone gets financially raped for housing, give it a rest.
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How do you know it was:-
A: subsidised
and
B: at rock bottom prices?
OP states they bought the lease on the open market through an estate agent, which implies that it was for sale at current market rate.
Cheap council homes are normally only available to council tenants looking to buy their home, which doesn't seem to apply in the OP's case.
Groen - that horse you're on, get off it.