Housing Advice

[zoelou88]

Hi all i need a bit of advice

i am constanly worryin thant my is going to fall down the stairs as no safety gates fit our stairs ad where we live in an upstairs flat im finding it very hard as i put a stairs gate up but it wasnt safe as wen my son pushed on it it fell down. im findin itf rustrating as where we live in an upstairs i feel he cant play safely by himself as i have to watch him constantly . i have asked my council to move me to either a downstairs flat or a house were he can play on ground level but they have not replied. do u think i have the rite 2 b moved or am i just bein silly as sum ppl ave said i shud just keep him with me all the time.

[koala]

hi! you should get about 70 points or so for 'children in flats' other than that you could be on the 1st floor or the 51st floor, they dont care as someone has to live there! they really are utter b******s!

koala

[zoelou88]

ive only got 38 points and im livin in a tiny upstairs flat full of damp , my bedroom window basically hanging out (bin waitin 2months 4 sum1 2 cum fix it ) & miles away from my family & friends. not 2 mention my teenage neighbour playin music til all hours wid the smell of his drugs risinup.

[c.a.cullum]

im afraid to say the council r rubbish!!! have u looked in2 an exchange!!! and i cant remember how old ur son is but if u start to teach him to come down stairs backwards... get him to turn around b4 coming down.. it will take a few goes but this will then prevent some falls!!!

also keep getting on2 ur council!!!! :smile: good luck hun!!

[carmen_richards]

Originally Posted by zoelou88

Hi all i need a bit of advice

i am constanly worryin thant my is going to fall down the stairs as no safety gates fit our stairs ad where we live in an upstairs flat im finding it very hard as i put a stairs gate up but it wasnt safe as wen my son pushed on it it fell down. im findin itf rustrating as where we live in an upstairs i feel he cant play safely by himself as i have to watch him constantly . i have asked my council to move me to either a downstairs flat or a house were he can play on ground level but they have not replied. do u think i have the rite 2 b moved or am i just bein silly as sum ppl ave said i shud just keep him with me all the time.

Have you contacted sure start? They can do a saftey assessment and expertly fit saftey gates. They did mine and they fit you othe saftey equipment too

[koala]

yes getting gates fitted right is essential, but by no means think that its just you in this position i know exactly how you feel, only i have another on the way and my two eldest staying over in all the holidays although im on the ground floor i will ave 4 in the one tiny bedroom every summer.... and you cant complain bout windows cuz there answer will always be..... 'theres a scheme to replace all the windows in your area!' ..... anyone else had that one

koala

[carmen_richards]

We get that excuse alot here in leicester.... we went to the MP and complained... he came and looked at our windows as they had been broken for 6 months... he sent message to the house of commons and yesterday we had the windows fixed at last
go to your MP and lay it on thick