mogga wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:53:23 +0100, Sanukk <.> wrote:
> 
>>
>>Hi All
>>
>>I've just received the numbers for my new claim and there's a few things
>>I'm not sure about. First I had a pre rental determination (or whatever
>>it's called) that said they should pay £475 pcm (the full rent) but the
>>letter I've just got through says they will pay 99.28 per week (that works
>>out at £430.22 pcm), nearly forty-five quid a week short. Can this be
>>right?
> 
> a month not a week?

Doh! That's what I meant, good catch though.

>>The numbers they gave add up correctly (assuming the sums they gave were
>>indeed what they should be) but they worked out my expendable cash and used
>>this as the starting point for both HB AND Council Tax, surely after paying
>>out one this should be reduced for calculations with the other?
> 
> Your landlord charges too much. The LHA is supposed to be an incentive
> to move to cheaper accomodation.

I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.

-S

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:38:17 +0100, Sanukk <.> wrote:

>mogga wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:53:23 +0100, Sanukk <.> wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>>Hi All
>>>
>>>I've just received the numbers for my new claim and there's a few things
>>>I'm not sure about. First I had a pre rental determination (or whatever
>>>it's called) that said they should pay £475 pcm (the full rent) but the
>>>letter I've just got through says they will pay 99.28 per week (that works
>>>out at £430.22 pcm), nearly forty-five quid a week short. Can this be
>>>right?
>> 
>> a month not a week?
>
>Doh! That's what I meant, good catch though.
>
>>>The numbers they gave add up correctly (assuming the sums they gave were
>>>indeed what they should be) but they worked out my expendable cash and used
>>>this as the starting point for both HB AND Council Tax, surely after paying
>>>out one this should be reduced for calculations with the other?
>> 
>> Your landlord charges too much. The LHA is supposed to be an incentive
>> to move to cheaper accomodation.
>
>I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
>relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
>
>-S


Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.

It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council? 
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Mogga wrote:

>>I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
>>relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
> 
> Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
> I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
> government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.

Nothing against the influx of Eastern Europeans, but they seem content with
three or four people to a one bedroom flat too, that obviously pushes the
rents up too.

> It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council?

Yup, they were my first stop, but I was told (off the record of obviously)
that as I was a white heterosexual single male born in the UK I stood more
chance of winning the lottery two weeks running :^<

-S

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:04:28 -0700 (PDT), "mart2306@hotmail.com"
 wrote:

>On 22 Apr, 21:52, Sanukk <.> wrote:
>> Mogga wrote:
>> >>I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
>> >>relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
>>
>> > Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
>> > I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
>> > government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.
>>
>> Nothing against the influx of Eastern Europeans, but they seem content with
>> three or four people to a one bedroom flat too, that obviously pushes the
>> rents up too.
>
>I would have expected that to keep rents down, meaning not having 3 or
>4 people trying to rent 3 or 4 flats so chasing limited numbers.

I think it was a case of there being several hundred thousand extra
people looking for rents. Even cramming them in 12 to a house (It
trashed the house, not surprisingly) doesn't really stop the excess
burden on rentals.


>
>>
>> > It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council?
>>
>> Yup, they were my first stop, but I was told (off the record of obviously)
>> that as I was a white heterosexual single male born in the UK I stood more
>> chance of winning the lottery two weeks running :^<
>
>Yes, single males under the age of 65 are not a priority. Now if you
>had kids with you, that would be different.
>
>Martin  <><
>
>>
>> -S
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mart2306@hotmail.com wrote:
> On 22 Apr, 21:52, Sanukk <.> wrote:
>> Mogga wrote:
>>>> I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
>>>> relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
>>> Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
>>> I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
>>> government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.
>> Nothing against the influx of Eastern Europeans, but they seem content with
>> three or four people to a one bedroom flat too, that obviously pushes the
>> rents up too.
> 
> I would have expected that to keep rents down, meaning not having 3 or
> 4 people trying to rent 3 or 4 flats so chasing limited numbers.
> 
>>> It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council?
>> Yup, they were my first stop, but I was told (off the record of obviously)
>> that as I was a white heterosexual single male born in the UK I stood more
>> chance of winning the lottery two weeks running :^<
> 
> Yes, single males under the age of 65 are not a priority. Now if you
> had kids with you, that would be different.
> 
Indeed. It should be said that being white, heterosexual, or born in the
UK do not affect the housing points calculation.