Has anyone had experience of moving from outside sheffiled into it through the council? We are on the list and have been a year and was just wondering what time scale we were looking at?

We have no priority though are VERY desperate to move, any suggestions?

i have been on the waiting list , with no priorities for six years and i am bidding on around8 houses a month and still no luck at all , it looks to me like i need another couple of years to secure anything. you really need priority if you need to move quickly, although i have to say getting priority is very difficult, they don't give it out without very good reason, they have turned down a friend of mine who has MS ,for medical prioriry , how about moving here in to private rented house then you are already here at least.

I have been on the waiting list for a year and a half now. I bid on the properties every Wednesday morning without fail. Me and my partner declared ourselves homeless to the council as our parents now want us to move us (long story!!) and have no luck.

Im afraid if you work and lead a normal life, you get penalised for it by the council.

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We are suffering harrasment every day by local yobs, I had to rehome my dog because they tried to kill it. The ceiling in the allyway is falling in and no one will fix it, we are over run with ants and cant kill the buggers, they just come bk even more. We have looked at private renting but because me and my partner are out of work becaure of my illness no ones interested.

Sorry to hear about your plight, but its quite hard to get housed with the council.

Have you got family in the area, as this sometimes helps your case for some reason ... as does health problems. It might pay to check with your doctor, as they can often write a letter in support of your application for rehousing.

Another option is a housing association... Northern Counties are quite good.
The CAB will advise you on local housing associations, that might be able to help you.

We have tried everything, I dont have family in sheffield but my partner does. My Drs dont do letters anymore, not practise policy anymore apprently *rolls eyes*

We are on list with all housing associations too but are still to hear from them yet

We have tried everything, I dont have family in sheffield but my partner does. My Drs dont do letters anymore, not practise policy anymore apprently *rolls eyes*

So your Doctors don't do letters any more to recommend their patients for Medical Priority. Even though the priority rehousing could actually help with their patients health problems and their recuperation and rehabilitaion. :huh: :confused: :loopy:

IMHO you should change Doctors ASAP because the ones that you are with are absolutely and totally f*****g useless. :rolleyes:

I can totally understand your frustation at not being able to get anywhere soon, however I hate to sound so pessimistic but I moved back to Sheffield last year and although I had 10 years "waiting" time, it took me about 8 months before I got any offers of properties on my bids.
I didn't have priority, just a relationship had ended therefore we needed to move house, altho' my young son & myself spent 3 months living in the conservatory at our old address, it wasn't classed as priority.
The one's I did get finally get offered were in a totally diabolical state, which meant they'd been refused by loads of people before we got an offer.
I finally ended up moving to a house with SYHA on an estate that wasn't our preference as we didn't know a soul but hey it got us back into Sheffield.
Maybe some else has a more positive experience to tell you but unfortunately in my case, we just had to grit our teeth and bare it.

Most of the Drs surgeries where I am at the moment dont do medical letters anymore, must take up too much time....

Northern Counties is really good, i've just filled in an application form.

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How about a letter from a specialist? You could get a referal to the hospital for what ever and even if the specialist also doesn,t do letters he/ she has to write to your GP and you take your copy of the letter to the housing! You,ve got nothing to lose any way and it may help.;)

Good thinking batman!

My hubby and I have been on the waiting list for a house with Sheffield Council for 4 years and have had two offers - one with a housing association which we had to turn down due to the lack of space and the dilapidated condition of the house, and another which was surrounded by teenage yobs when we went to see it on a weekend and which we also turned down. My husband is originally from Sheffield and still has family there.

I'm happy to wait until I get the right offer and both of us are working now, himself very close to home. We're pretty much settled.

I'm happy to wait until I get the right offer and both of us are working now, himself very close to home. We're pretty much settled. You do know that they won't just offer you a property now? You have to bid for the ones you want.

Yea baileys_mum hope it helps, let,s hear if it does and we,ll be happy for you!

Yes, Macbeth, I know I have to bid - but nine times out of ten the site is running so slow the computer goes to an error page. It doesn't provide much chance of getting a bid in really.

Anyway, I'm happy to accumulate "waiting time" for the time being. Although, from what I've read and seen on this forum, the chances of getting an offer even after putting in a bid are few and far between.

Sorry, was just trying to help in case you didn't. You're right to build up as much waiting time as possible. Only 1 in 4 properties are advertised for people who are bidding on waiting time, as 3 in 4 go to priority cases.

So what exactly is priority then!? Its definately not pregnant, one of my good friends is 5 months pregnant now, and the council have said that they cant help her!!!!???? It really does baffle me our housing system.
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So what exactly is priority then!? Its definately not pregnant, one of my good friends is 5 months pregnant now, and the council have said that they cant help her!!!!???? It really does baffle me our housing system.
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Priority may be given in a variety of circumstances - too much to go into full detail here. But, for instance if someone is homeless, and classed as vulnerable, they get priority. This could include someone who is eligible for housing, is homeless and pregnant. If your friend is homeless and pregnant and has been turned down, she could get support from an agency like Shelter or Citizens Advice Bureaux.

The lettings policy is comprehensive, here's the link http://www.sheffieldhomes.org.uk/finding-a-new-home/council-housing/lettings-policy

I suppose its the same all over the country you have to be an asylum seeker to get immediate help, whereas if you have paid into the system allyour working life you are now a second class citizen in your own country. It does make me so mad. I am glad i am no longer a council tenant

I suppose its the same all over the country you have to be an asylum seeker to get immediate help, whereas if you have paid into the system allyour working life you are now a second class citizen in your own country. It does make me so mad. I am glad i am no longer a council tenant

Sorry, but it doesn't quite work like that. Asylum seekers are not eligible for council properties. If they are given the right to remain in the UK they may get rehoused as 'vulnerable'. 3/4 of council properties go to people with priority, could be frailty, mental health issues, domestic violence, homelessness and other reasons. 1/4 are for people who have built up waiting time, not in urgent or priority need. As the numbers of properties keep going down, and house prices go up, the waiting list just keeps growing. Councils are bound by government policy on social housing which ensures that people who are considered to be in the most need should be rehoused as priority. That sounds great, and would be simple to do if there were plenty of empty council flats and houses, but there aren't.

I suppose its the same all over the country you have to be an asylum seeker to get immediate help, whereas if you have paid into the system allyour working life you are now a second class citizen in your own country. It does make me so mad. I am glad i am no longer a council tenant


:thumbsup: SPOT ON you hit the nail on the head,if asylums and other new comers are not getting all the houses who is because the english are not getting them were i live we are starting to get over run by them and they are all in 2 or 3 beb houses i hear so many people up set because they have been waiting for years for the same house that they have got,so if they are not getting all the houses,why have they just come here and got that house that people on the list have been waiting years for lke you say i am glad i dont have that problem no more but i feel so sorry for the people who do good look to you all as you will need it:) :)

I know for a fact that a couple of years ago when the waiting time for park hill was 1 month (accourding to the council book of waiting times). Some people waited a year and a half because they had to give the flats to asylum seekers. At least thats what the housing officer at park hill told the people in question.

Its common sence if some one has recently entered a country and therefore couldn,t have been on the housing list they are given properties at the expense of others so why lie about whats pure logic and what every one know to be true?:huh:

I know for a fact that a couple of years ago when the waiting time for park hill was 1 month (accourding to the council book of waiting times). Some people waited a year and a half because they had to give the flats to asylum seekers. At least thats what the housing officer at park hill told the people in question.

Its common sence if some one has recently entered a country and therefore couldn,t have been on the housing list they are given properties at the expense of others so why lie about whats pure logic and what every one know to be true?:huh:

And they wonder why people get p*ssed off!

And they wonder why people get p*ssed off!


Here is something else to get you really p*****off there housing another 83 thats duw to get here soon so tell me how theys poor people on the list are ever going to get a house,this government is going to start world war2 because the people of this country have just had about as much as they can take because of the mess its in since we have had them all land here what life does this country hold for are kids that were born and breed here (i wounder!!!!!::shakes: :mad:

Here is something else to get you really p*****off there housing another 83 thats duw to get here soon so tell me how theys poor people on the list are ever going to get a house,this government is going to start world war2 because the people of this country have just had about as much as they can take because of the mess its in since we have had them all land here what life does this country hold for are kids that were born and breed here (i wounder!!!!!::shakes: :mad:

I know!! Theres a thread about it on here....disgusting i think!

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forge your passport so it looks like you may have entred illigally, then goto the town hall and say very little other than no home and no monies and I garentee they give you a house and will get you in touch with about 3 organisations that will take you down to ikea and get you kitted out. just so long as you promise to wind the locals up a bit and get your kids educated to the standard where they can fill the claim forms out for you.

Has anyone had experience of moving from outside sheffiled into it through the council? We are on the list and have been a year and was just wondering what time scale we were looking at?

We have no priority though are VERY desperate to move, any suggestions?
Mass immigration into this country is taking up lots of council housing.Expect the wait time to get longer and longer

I am just glad I have bought my house, I would hate to be a council tenent right now:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Is anyone still posting here? This is something I'm really interested in as have been on the list for over 17 years but unfortunately I have been told that my 'aspirations are too high'. I will just have to wait and wait until something I really like/want comes up that I am eligible for - but usually the ones I really like are reserved for priority cases (of which there seem to be thousands). If anyone is desperate, however, there is always the 'First Come, First Served' option - which is on the Property Shop website. Those properties are available for anyone (as long as registered) irrespective of time, terms and conditions, etc. Just a thought.

Is anyone still posting here? This is something I'm really interested in as have been on the list for over 17 years but unfortunately I have been told that my 'aspirations are too high'.

After 17 years waiting I would have given-up and started saving a deposit to buy somewhere.

Thanks Nick but I'm about to leave the housing market... and am an owner/occupier. (Which is DEFINITELY NOT all it's cracked up to be....)
I first put my name down when I was abandoned by my husband with a family to raise, in the hopes that I would (at that time) be 'priority'. Mmm. Think again!