Housing Associations in general

I was born with Asperger Syndrome which is a life long disability that falls under the category of an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). The disability however doesn't affect my intelligence as I am perfectly capable of achieving most things including designing, writing and maintaining this website and helping with others. I have a full UK driving licence and various formal qualifications including 'A' Level Computer Science Grade A, English & Maths 'O' Levels amongst others. The disability mainly affects my communication skills with other people and it makes it much harder to be accepted by people who don't understand the condition as many instead criticise the ...  Read the complete review

Let me start by saying that all housing associations are different. I rent a two bed roomed house in Somerset for £80 a week from Mendip housing. Compared to other houses of this size in this area my rent is cheap. In addition, the housing association give payment breaks 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks at Easter; this is to help people who are in arrears to catch up and gives people like be a change to save £320 a year, which is great. I was offered this house after going through a rough patch and separating from my partner with a 1-year-old baby. (I work 20 hours a week and receive no housing benefits) Mendip housing has been very reasonable landlords they ...  Read the complete review

I?ll give you a little background on us as a family ? I am 22, my Fiancé is 23 and we have a 16 month old daughter and a month old son. Ben stays at home and brings up our children and I work therefore we have one wage coming in and a small spattering of tax credits. We?ve had the odd credit hiccup as most young couples do but eventually we managed to get a mortgage albeit it only in my name as I?m the only wage earner. Great, so we had a mortgage arranged, now we could buy ourselves a buff new abode in which to bring up our beloved progeny. Except that because we only have one wage coming in and a car on finance we are only about to borrow up to a measly £42,000, ...  Read the complete review

I live in a quiet country village in Cambridgeshire, until twelve months ago, the houses were owned by the local council, but then it changed over to a local housing association. I much preferred it when the council owned it, to now when the housing association own it. I have had a lot of trouble getting repairs done, especially six months ago, when they came to my house to put a new radiator in, when they'd finished they said could they service my gas boiler, as the twelve monthly service was due. I said yes they could, so when they had finished they said everything was fine and went. The next morning I turned my hot water and heating on ...  Read the complete review

Some problems I have had as a Housing Association tenant. ********************************************* LATEST uPDATE:one of my neighbours put a mix of clhorine and another chemical near to my flat and made me quite ill several days running. My nose swelled up becane ulcerated and I nearly fainted the first time. Then I developed croup some nights . I found diluting the spot ,on the stairs near to me ,and my front doorstep where it had been deposited ,with water has helped ,I have to sleep with several windows open .. I am currently going to locate a Professor of chemistry to help me ,because this has to be dealt with by a scientist,as you can ...  Read the complete review