A SKINT single mother has told how she wants to be 'turned away' from a council property because the garden is 'completely overgrown' and looks like a 'drug den'.
The anonymous woman explained what she and her were like children been temporary accommodation and have been “moving a lot” for three years.
But after finally getting a council house, she expressed her disappointment after discovering it looked like an 'absolute bastard'.
In a message shared with Mother's net', she writes: 'I have to bid weekly on properties that become available through the municipality.
“I bid on a property in a town three miles away – the town itself is absolutely beautiful.
“So I realized I was number 1 out of 128 people, I got excited and drove to the address, but the council doesn't give out a house number etc. So I walked around looking for an empty property.”
The woman told how she eventually came across the property but was shocked by what she saw.
“There it was in all its glory, an absolute s**t-hole – there's no garden because it's completely and utterly overgrown and I mean like a forest, both front and back,” she said.
“I looked through the windows and from what I can see it has been treated like some kind of drug den, with dirty mattresses and rubbish on the floor. Two of the windows are boarded up with wooden planks.”
There it was in all its glory, an absolute hole – there is no garden as it is completely and utterly overgrown and I mean like a forest both front and back
Aninymoys Mumsnet user
She went on to say that the “very old town hall” also has paths leading to the front and back doors that are “covered in rubbish and trash.”
Meanwhile, she claims one of the small windows has been left open so you can “smell the stench of urine” when you get close to the house.
The woman, who says she works as much as she can but is “constantly bare,” further noted that while she doesn't expect the property to be perfect, she is concerned about the price and the amount of work needed are spent.
However, she feared that if she turned down the house, she would be kicked off the list or told she couldn't bid on a home for more than a year – something she wouldn't want because she was “fed up” is to be in temporary accommodation.
It didn't take long for the post to be flooded with comments from social media users, with many urging the woman to just accept it.
“The municipality will remove all waste and the house must be in reasonable condition when you move in. You will have to tackle the garden yourself,” someone reassured.
How do you apply for a town hall?
You can apply for social housing through your municipality.
The application form for participation in the Housing Register is available online on our HousingOption website.
Applicants must upload supporting documents after completing the application form, including a copy of your passport or, if not, a copy of your full birth certificate, which lists the names of the parents, and 1 photo ID.
Additionally, they must provide identification for each person on the application. The documents that can be accepted include:
Complete birth certificate
Passport
Drivers license
European Union identity card
Immigration documentation
Applicants must also provide proof of the household income of anyone over the age of 18 by uploading the following:
3 of your most recent pay slips/proof of benefit awards and
3 months bank statements
A second commented: “It will be as bright inside as any other council property.
“The garden is SO no reason to turn down a municipal property! You can pay someone to tidy it up eventually, or buy a pair of scissors and a green bin and do it yourself. It will be hard work, but it's okay to do.”
A third wrote: 'If it's in a nice place I'd take it. As PP has said, the council will go in and take everything out before you move in.”
Meanwhile, a fourth added: “The house will be cleared before you move in and if it's as bad as you say they might cut back the garden too.”