A WOMAN has revealed how she was given a council house after just one week on the waiting list.
George, from the UK, took to social media to show off her new home, but it seemed not everyone was impressed.
In the clip, she took her viewers on a quick tour of her council house.
She wrote: “First look of my council house, one week on the list.
“First property I bid for, offered and accepted.”
While George was thrilled with her new home after living in a flat above a Chinese restaurant that was a ‘fire risk,’ many were left horrified by the state of it.
As she took people through the house, it was clearly not ready to be moved into.
The floors had been left with no carpet or laminate flooring and the walls had been stripped as well.
The kitchen was also not useable with most of it being gutted out at the time she saw the property.
Despite that, the house seemed to have lots of room for the mum and her family.
There was a giant understairs cupboard for storage, a living room, dining room, kitchen and garden downstairs.
The upstairs had two bathrooms and two large bedrooms as well.
The video went viral on her TikTok account @george97x with over 589k views and people were quick to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “Jesus what council? Been on over 2 years nothing.”
Another commented: “Private landlords wouldn’t be able to let a place like this, so why can the council?”
“Got told I’d have to wait 7 years on the list and even then not guaranteed to get a place,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “This house has so much potential, I’m sure it will be beautiful once you have finished it.”
How can I get a council house?
To apply for a council home, you need to fill out and hand in an application to your local authority.
To find your local authority, simply use the Government’s council locator tool on its website.
Once you have access to your local council’s website, it should offer you guidelines on how to complete your application.
After applying, you’ll most likely have to join a waiting list.
Bear in mind, even if you are put on a waiting list, this doesn’t guarantee you a council house offer.
Your council should also offer you advice on how to stay in your current home and solve any issues you might have, such as problems with a private landlord or mortgage.
You are eligible to apply for council housing if you are a British citizen living in the UK providing have not lived abroad recently.
Each council has its own local rules about who qualifies to go on the housing register in its area, but it is based on “points” or a “banding” system.
For example, you’re likely to be offered housing first if you:
- are homeless
- live in cramped conditions
- have a medical condition made worse by your current home
- are seeking to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on a council’s waiting list, it will contact you when a property is available.
Some councils let people apply at the age of 18, while others let you apply even sooner at 16-year-olds.
EU workers and their families and refugees may also be eligible.
A council house is reached through a points system, so depending on your housing needs, you may be considered low priority.
The council will contact you about any available property once you are high enough on the waiting list.
There is no limit on how long you can expect to be on the waiting list.
“Bit of work and I’m sure it’ll be beautiful. Happy New Home,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Omg I wouldn’t have taken it in that state.”
In another clip, George revealed: “I was just extremely lucky to have got one so quick. But as I said, it was due to my pregnancy and I needed to move out of that house.”
The mum’s ‘fire risk’ property meant she was moved up on the list when she was pregnant, and within days of the property becoming available she was invited to view it.
She added: “I am now 2 weeks away from being 28 years of age. I have never been out of employment and currently I am in a very high-paid job.
“So, the comments on the previous video about council houses and council tenants being on benefits, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being on benefits. I know how hard it is, I am a mum and sometimes you have to do that.
“However, not everybody that lives in a council property is a bum on benefits.”
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