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  1. So you think that the Council made an arrangement with both the staff members and the agency which employed them to make them redundant and then rehire on a temporary basis? Or are you saying that these employees knew they could re-apply for a Council job after taking redundancy? If its the latter then you are correct however why should they not be able to? If its agency work then there is no job security and if they re-apply for a permanent post through a competitive selection process and are successful then they deserve the job. I really don't understand anyone who would have an objection to this? Also, in order for an employee to receive a half decent severance package they would need to have a long service history. If so, due to the Council's incremental pay scheme they would likely have been on top of their respective grade. Should they take 'their job' back, this would be on the bottom of the grade which is sometimes over £4000 difference. This alone would save the Council a large sum in wages. If you do however have knowledge or facts to support your suggestion, please do share or indeed pass these to the Star. The Council also gave a reason for not supplying the information. It does not store it; and why would it? Its completely irrelevant for the reasons I mentioned above.
  2. Some very limited views here. The Star article gives no facts, simply stating a source in the Council who states they are doing the same jobs. This may be the case as due to other staff doing the same role also leaving for other reasons i.e. retirement, new job etc there is now a need for more staff in that role. This is by no means guaranteed and the agency workers could be used for a variety of functions. I personally think it makes perfect sense. The likelihood is that these agency staff who are re-hired will have a sound knowledge of the business and therefore need much less training thereby saving the Council money and time. Its also worth stating that the employee who took redundancy couldn't have known they were going to be taken back on. Once again the Star attacks the Council with no facts and the Council haters jump on the band wagon.
  3. Looking for a bit of advice. I bought my house ~18 months ago and will be looking to purchase the freehold reversion when we reach the two years. Unfortunately, the agent acting for our landlord is Simarc who I know have a reputation for inflating prices and quotes etc. in this kind of circumstances. The lease itself was a 200 years lease from 1969 so has 155 years remaining with a grount rent of £25 per year. Everything I have read has suggested a reasonable price to purchase would be 20-25 years grount rent (~£500) plus legal fees. Am I right in thinking this? I am aware however that a neighbour recently requested a quote to purchase their FR and was quoted over £2000. Am I able to do anything about this as it is obvious that the price is way over what I should be paying. Thanks for any advice.
  4. Would this not be the case if the property was occupied by the minor and the trustee? (Thanks for the advice by the way).
  5. Who could then apply then apply to county court to absolve themselves of the responsibility and have a new trustee appointed could they not?
  6. Correct me if im wrong (which i may well be!) but does the case in point not relate to the fact that H&F implied the granting of a legal tenancy to a minor due to the agreement being the standard one they employ which made no reference to the fact that it was to be held in trust?
  7. Hence why i mentioned the council would look to find a way of facilitating the succession such as placing the tenancy in trust. Thanks for the case law though, makes an interesting read.
  8. Your waiting time would likely get you a one bed property however you are at the lower end of how long I would expect someone to have to wait so it may not be a quick thing by any means. However, now is a bad time to be looking for a one bed property as due to the benefit reforms that came into effect on 1st April, a lot of people are choosing to downsize which means one bed properties are now in high demand. This demand should die down in time and return largely to normal however this could take a while. Your best bet is to continue bidding on every one bed property advertised and hope for this best.
  9. As already stated this is difficult to answer as it depends on a number of factors however, in general what would happen is that should a tenant pass away (regardless of whether they are a sole or joint tenant) a succession takes place and the tenancy will usually pass to their spouse or partner. So in your case, should you or your husband pass away it would transfer to the other. It is worth noting at this point that only one succession can take place per tenancy. In the rare event that both you and your husband passed away at the same time, a succession would still take place and one of your children would be entitled to succeed. The act mentioned above does not state that the successor needs to be over 18 and so children can and do succeed to tenancies. It is at this point that the Council would look into the best way to facilitate this which could include your elected carers taking the tenancy in trust until your eldest child reaches 18. Either way, as you mention the property is adapted for your sons needs, it is unlikely the council would elect to rehouse them as this would incur a further cost to adapt a new property (unless there was severe underoccupation). It would be worth speaking with a housing officer however it is unlikely they could give you a difinitive answer.
  10. The new rules dont apply to pensioners so they wont be affected.
  11. Should be quite a simple process. The inspection will consist of checking the major parts of the property e.g. kitchen & bathroom fixtures, doors, walls, windows etc. Wont be looking at furniture etc as this stuff you should be taking with you. You will also have time to put it right before you go so should be nothing to worry about.
  12. As advised above condensation can often look as bad or worse than actual damp and is far more common. However, it doesn't hurt to be thorough so you could get a second opinion by contacting the council's private rented standards team who will visit and assess the problem. If it is found to be damp they will contact your landlord on your behalf and get the repairs sorted sooner rather than later.
  13. As said in a previous post you need to know whether a past succession has taken place. A succession is where a tenancy is passed from one person to another on the death of the tenant. Be aware that if a tenancy was joint and one passes away then this is also classed as succession when the remaining tenant stays in the property. If it was a joint tenancy to begin with then if i am reading your previous posts correctly, a succession may have already occured when your grandfather passed away. If this is the case, no further succession can happen. Should you move in of a member of your family then the council would look at the case should your nan pass away however due to the size of the property it is highly unlikely that they would be allowed to remain. If there has been no previous succession then any person who has been living at the property for 12 months and could prove this would be dligible to succeed regardless of the size of the property. Hope this helps.
  14. As mentioned your best bet is to write in and complain as this will be sent straight to a manager and will therefore be sorted much quicker.
  15. This is correct for people with homeless priority. There may be some confusion as there are two types of homeless priority. There is the statutory homeless priority that is usually awarded for 13 weeks and works as you have mentioned with one suitable offer being made. There is also the threatened with homeless priority (used to be called reasonable preference) which is awarded for 26 weeks and the person can refuse numerous offers if they wish but once the 26 weeks is passed the priority is cancelled regardless of whether an offer has been accepted.
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