Cannot afford to buy or rent a house
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I'm a student and a member of the bunch that sleep till noon and eat beans out of the tin right? Wrong. I have a job as deputy manager of a local charity shop and I do the admin of a local community group. I am well entrenched in my community and the little old ladies give me a smile on my way down the street. |
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In four months I will be homeless... Despite all this, in four months I will be homeless and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. I cannot move back home as my parents are no longer with us. I cannot get housing association accommodation, as I do not have enough 'points', which seems to mean I am not an addicted single mother. I cannot stay in the house I am in as I will have to pay council tax, and although I am willing to pay the landlord doesn't want the status of the house to change. |
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I cannot buy as I have no money at all; an income of 400 pounds a month with 200 pounds rent is not conductive to saving before you comment. I cannot rent in the area as all the accommodation is for students, and I have no idea where else to go. I need to have all this sorted out by July at the latest and you should see the amount of 'stuff' I actually have to move with. What do I do, just move elsewhere? Where do I pick? How am I supposed to make that kind of decision while writing a dissertation and trying to get 45,000 words written by May as well as a job to live? Any suggestions welcome... By: Ariarnia |
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RachelBBC It simply is not true that young people cannot afford to pay rent, in our wonderful country. People who are on benefits or low income get their rent paid for them. There are thousands of flats laying empty because they are paid for by our wonderful housing benefit office paying Foreign landlords with the tenant living abroad. Ask all your young folk why they cannot get housing benefit then come back. Edwina Curry was right there is not a shred of evidence to back up any claim for hardship or homelessness in this fine country. Stop wasting our money through the BBC.
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Head for being a 24/7 carer,although it's tough work,long hours and low pay..at least you get a roof over your head! I am in the same situation as yourself...can't rent a room on the low wages unless I don't eat and have no other options. It may be a temporary solution. At least you can save your money and take it from there......that's what I've had to do because of this.
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" Apply to London council you will get a nice mansion.
*Boblet 08-Feb-2011 20:15"
Only if they are illegal immigrants, asylum seekers, convicted criminals, paedophiles, or pikeys. If they are white native Europeans they are at the back of the queue.
*Boblet 08-Feb-2011 20:15"
Only if they are illegal immigrants, asylum seekers, convicted criminals, paedophiles, or pikeys. If they are white native Europeans they are at the back of the queue.
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"destressedperson "
If you are genuine then phone Shelter for advice:
Phone no for England : 0808 800 4444
There are different numbers on their website for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
http://www.shelter.org.uk/
If you are genuine then phone Shelter for advice:
Phone no for England : 0808 800 4444
There are different numbers on their website for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
http://www.shelter.org.uk/
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You do not say what country you are from. In the UK no person has to sleep on the street. Those that do choose to. Apply to London council you will get a nice mansion.
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Me and my partner are renting a room in a flat share, we have got behind on rent by a few days and cannot sort any money out quick enough, so we are facing getting evicted, we have no family or friends that we could stop with for a short while and cannot get any help from the government. we have a lot of stuff and are panicing!! we also have no money to live on due to unforseen circumstances.... in the long run we will be able to sort our selfs out, but what are we meant to do for now? we only have a couple of days and there are no hostels anywhere where we live!! omg what do we do???? help please!
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destressedperson - 8-Feb-11 19:32
I am in the exact same boat. If I had a car, I would live in it. But I have no car, no home, no family, no money, and I'm not in a location where I can walk to work, so no job. I can't find any government help. I'm trying to go to school but it has grown harder and harder to get 30 miles up the road to go. I've almost flunked completely out because of attendance and no one takes me seriously. I'm 18.
Hang in there.
And f**k you to all of you people that give her hell. It's really hard and people don't know that until they live in our shoes.
Hang in there.
And f**k you to all of you people that give her hell. It's really hard and people don't know that until they live in our shoes.
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It is so ridiculous that in a so called "civilised" country, they make it so difficult to either rent or own a home, a simple bl**dy home! Somewhere, where you know you can grow old in peace without worrying where you would be moved next.
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home sweet home - 11-Nov-10 23:26
You are weird, as we other citizens in this country will NOT look after you when you are old and have no funds at all to look after your decrepit bodies. Pay and save for your own way, and get off our backs.
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tenants are future scroungers - 11-Nov-10 15:37
Am I wierd? I'm 24 and my partner is 30, we rent a lovely 2bed detached house but we have no desire to buy a house. We had a mortgage advisor give us a quote and it was so expensive that my whole months salary and a third of his would go on the mortgage. We don't have brilliant jobs and the house we wanted to buy was average size in an average area. We'v now resided to the fact we will never own a house but we are happy to rent forever more. When I explain this to my friends they look at me like I'm weird or something.
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Long term tenant - 11-Nov-10 09:32
I would like to add, that people expect everything on a plate. You could do so many things at this age - flat sharing is popular or go joint-rent with a friend.
When I was young, it took me many years before I bought my own home with my partner. I did not expect to own a home as soon as I left my parents home.
You need to do a lot of research and talk to many people who are renting and could give you advice. Try the CAB who are full of helpful advice.
When I was young, it took me many years before I bought my own home with my partner. I did not expect to own a home as soon as I left my parents home.
You need to do a lot of research and talk to many people who are renting and could give you advice. Try the CAB who are full of helpful advice.
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Put your name on a housing waiting list for a bedsit or a 1 bedroom flat. Check with Councils who should have a list.
You will have to be patient and stay on the waiting list and keep checking. It is difficult for most single people to get accommodation but persevere and you will get there.
You will have to be patient and stay on the waiting list and keep checking. It is difficult for most single people to get accommodation but persevere and you will get there.
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my mum has just kicked me out!
am a full time student in college, plus only 18 with no job
living on £30pound a week...which is nothing
ans is staying at my sisters for the time being
and need my own place :(
am a full time student in college, plus only 18 with no job
living on £30pound a week...which is nothing
ans is staying at my sisters for the time being
and need my own place :(
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Athair Siochain.
I thought you said you hated landlords. Yet in the "Landlord.com" forums you have actually admitted that you were a landlord?
So are you telling lies here or are you telling lies there?
Either way I think this proves once and for all that you constantly lie.
See below. I have copied for all to see!
athair_siochain
Registered: 03/05/10
Posts: 9
03/25/10 at 06:43 PM
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I have never told a tenant to leave they do have a 12month lease, I make it known to them they can stay till they get something better, one tenant has been in the house -- 11 yrs paid the rent two weeks in advance all that time, and the garden is great. one time he asked me if he could paint the bedrooms, I said yes and gave him the paint, it is more than 3yrs since I had a property vacant.I exchange greetings cards during the year, so we are all happy, so you have to understand how I feel when most of the landlords I know are ratbags, make jokes about the very people who pay to look after the LLs properties, my properties are well looked after, so we are all happy. that is the way it should be,,,,,I have been on many newspaper sites in the US over the years and I find a lot of articles on greedy landlords, so I assumed it was worse there than here in Surfers Paradise Queensland Australia.
I thought you said you hated landlords. Yet in the "Landlord.com" forums you have actually admitted that you were a landlord?
So are you telling lies here or are you telling lies there?
Either way I think this proves once and for all that you constantly lie.
See below. I have copied for all to see!
athair_siochain
Registered: 03/05/10
Posts: 9
03/25/10 at 06:43 PM
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I have never told a tenant to leave they do have a 12month lease, I make it known to them they can stay till they get something better, one tenant has been in the house -- 11 yrs paid the rent two weeks in advance all that time, and the garden is great. one time he asked me if he could paint the bedrooms, I said yes and gave him the paint, it is more than 3yrs since I had a property vacant.I exchange greetings cards during the year, so we are all happy, so you have to understand how I feel when most of the landlords I know are ratbags, make jokes about the very people who pay to look after the LLs properties, my properties are well looked after, so we are all happy. that is the way it should be,,,,,I have been on many newspaper sites in the US over the years and I find a lot of articles on greedy landlords, so I assumed it was worse there than here in Surfers Paradise Queensland Australia.
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Hope you managed to get something sorted. Students get a rough press and a raw deal which is undeserved.
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Sorry mate. You got it wrong again Athair. Landlords rely on renters just as much as renters rely on the existence of landlords. It works both ways.
Thats how it has always been and will always be.
Live with it Athair.
Thats how it has always been and will always be.
Live with it Athair.
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As this thread moves on ,,, John sorry beachsunriver is showing his true colours his disguise has dropped,
He says the world relies on landlords... sorry mate it is landlords who rely on tenants,and property rises ,
Tens of trillions of dollars in equity world wide over the last 10yrs, hundreds of billions of dollars in rent and interest over the last ten years, think about this, think about how much is given to those who actually do the real work, also remember most of the politicians /Lawyers in this world are landlords and moneylenders, add to that the fact Christ forgave murderers , thieves ,rapists and robbers. he even forgave those who crucified him,,, he did not forgive the landlords and moneylenders,he booted them out of the Temple--- do I have to say anymore,
He says the world relies on landlords... sorry mate it is landlords who rely on tenants,and property rises ,
Tens of trillions of dollars in equity world wide over the last 10yrs, hundreds of billions of dollars in rent and interest over the last ten years, think about this, think about how much is given to those who actually do the real work, also remember most of the politicians /Lawyers in this world are landlords and moneylenders, add to that the fact Christ forgave murderers , thieves ,rapists and robbers. he even forgave those who crucified him,,, he did not forgive the landlords and moneylenders,he booted them out of the Temple--- do I have to say anymore,
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the real athair_siochain, - 19-Jul-10 10:43
I think we all realise that the world relies on the existence of rental properties. There are hundreds of thousands of people around the world who need rental accommodation and therefore need the existence of landlords.
People studying away from home, people who travel for work, others who work interstate temperarily, people who are building a new home, people who simply want to try the sea or tree change before totally committing themselves all rely on the existence of rental properties and the landlords that own them.
the real athair siochain cannot provide or think of any alternative to this simply because there isn`t one. So as long as the world rotates there will always be rental properties and landlords.
I think we can all see how much he is stretching the truth trying to tell us that all landlords are eveil. I mean, really, he doesn`t know the conditions and rates ALL landlords ask!
You are a joke Athair, and there are numerous world wide website highlighting your actions that show what sort of a low rat you really are.
People studying away from home, people who travel for work, others who work interstate temperarily, people who are building a new home, people who simply want to try the sea or tree change before totally committing themselves all rely on the existence of rental properties and the landlords that own them.
the real athair siochain cannot provide or think of any alternative to this simply because there isn`t one. So as long as the world rotates there will always be rental properties and landlords.
I think we can all see how much he is stretching the truth trying to tell us that all landlords are eveil. I mean, really, he doesn`t know the conditions and rates ALL landlords ask!
You are a joke Athair, and there are numerous world wide website highlighting your actions that show what sort of a low rat you really are.
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Rehouse the Nation, I applaud you. the joker is a parasite landlord, I have spent 14yrs investigating landlords and moneylenders, they are all tarred with the same brush,
so much is being said about surplus workers, surplus because of policies created by landlords in Parliament, surplus workers are called bludgers, what needs be done is we need to educate the young. we are never told about the printing machine controlled by the rich,
in the last 10 yrs the equity on property world wide has risen tens of trillions of dollars, no sweat or tears were shed by those collecting this invented money, it is the people who do the real work who pay the price for the greedy parasites,
so much is being said about surplus workers, surplus because of policies created by landlords in Parliament, surplus workers are called bludgers, what needs be done is we need to educate the young. we are never told about the printing machine controlled by the rich,
in the last 10 yrs the equity on property world wide has risen tens of trillions of dollars, no sweat or tears were shed by those collecting this invented money, it is the people who do the real work who pay the price for the greedy parasites,
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the real athair_siochain, - 19-Jul-10 02:12
Ironic that a person named "joker" is not at all funny!
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