wanted house swap
 

hi im looking for a house swap i live in huncoat village near the black bull pub. my house is a 3 bed if anyone is interested please get in touch and i will give more details thanks for looking

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Hi, Its Vanessa from the Accrington Observer, I have just seen your blog and would be very interested in chatting to you about why you are looking for a house swap. We would also be able to offer you a little more publicity. Please contact me and let me know whether you would be interested in talking to me either on 01254 871444 or at [email protected]

Best Regards

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I imagine she wants a house swap because, like many people, she's struggling to sell given the current state of the housing market. :(

Quite a few people are doing it apparently, it was in the paper.

It's about your only hope of moving at the moment.

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;) hi ;)everyone i want a house swap because i need a bigger house baby no 4 on way lol. im with hyndburn homes and i will be waiting years for a 4 bed or a larger 3 bed. lisa :D

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hi vannessa
im in desperate need of a house swap as ive got baby no 4 on the way due in nov. im with hyndburn homes in a small 3 bed house and i will be waiting years for a 4 bed or larger 3 bed. thats why im having to ask about
thanks lisa

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I know its a bit off line Lilly but there was a couple on Breakfast Telly who couldn't sell their £1 million house so they were raffling it of at £25 a ticket, I think the said they needed to sell around 35,000 tickets, and up to press hey had sold about 14,000

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Have you advertised anywhere else for a swap?eg the globe centre at the bottom of Ormerod street (where HH are based).Just an idea, as im thinking of doing the same-only we want to swap a two bedroom for a two bedroom.

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Im with HH and want to swap my 2 bed for a 3 bed :D

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Remember the Burnley couple who tried to raffle their house in the last recession? They got locked up, illegal lottery. And what if you don't sell enough tickets do you give the money back?

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hiya
yes im always popping in and having a look but there is never anything in hh.

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Are there alot of 2 bedroom houses on offer to swap?

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Are there many 3 bed houses there???

They should have it up on their website I think

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theres a couple not many at it depends where you want to go as well :(

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nothing at all on there web site just about 5 in total in the hh office

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I will have to go down and take a look I think, probably one of those where you have to keep looking though

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Thing is gets ya wondering why they wana swap......hopfully it wont be because of nuisance neighbours etc :(

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its best to pop in but the last time i was there it was mainly flats and 1 4 bed, when i phoned up about the 4 bed the woman had already swapped and hh hadnt updated the file lol
typical:enough::enough:

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thats just it you never know till your there, if i could extend my house i would be so happy cause its brill here. kids are safe when they play out and everyone is friendly, only 4 hh house left on here

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I like it here, just need another bedroom lol

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i know the feeling big time lol

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im probably gunna need a 3 bed as well :(

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Four children, 3 bedrooms, to be honest I would have thought that should somehow be a practical arrangement.


One for you and your spouse.
and two to share between your offspring.
Even if you have three of one sex and one of the other, practical arrangements can be made.

How would you have coped in the days of 1 up 1 down, with no contraception and a house full?
:D

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i know what your saying but you cant swing a cat in here lol bedrooms are small

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The boys room isnt big enough for 2 single beds in there. I have to have the 2 singles but can only just open the door enough to fit through

Not very practical in an emergency really

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lets hope someone reads our posts and we get swaps ;)

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Lets hope so lol


I love my house, its just having to have the boys in 2 single beds causing me a nightmare because of the space, and cant even think of putting them in bunks for a good few years yet

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i have bunk beds but with a wardrobe and 2 sets of drawers i cudnt get a cot in there as well

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All the boys furniture other than beds is in my room, no room at all for it in theirs (due to have boiler cupboard thingie in there)

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i was like that as my youngest is just 6, they used to have single beds what a nightmare:eek::eek:

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Hi Lisa, can you call me when you receive this email. I can help publise your need for the swap. My number 01254 871444 or 07887830892.

Thanks Vanessa

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hi i have rang and left my number
thanks lisa

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still no luck

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any one tried eavesbrook housing association ? they may have some thing to swap or register for / website on line and telephone number in the book , office in accrington

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hi i have registerd with them as well its just when a house becomes available and you have to bid for it.

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Cant you rent somewhere privately ?

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i wish i could but its so expensive you have to put a bond down and a full months rent in advance and im not in the position to do that so im stuck :(

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I just want to ask all of you who want/ need that extra bedroom, have you actually asked HH or your council or h/a if you are eligible for the extra room because some landlords have a min occupancy and a max occupancy for each home, and just to put a dampner on things a livingroom and dining room are now classed as bedrooms to some landlords councils and H/A, i know it sounds daft but before you jump into an exchange ask your landlord, i know where i live you cant have a 3 bed if there is only 1 child or same sex children no matter what size the home is. If you have a look on the council exchange lists on the web most tell you what to expect from an exchange. i hope you all get what you need i know what its like to live in a cramped house and we all could use extra room but just seek advise before accepting an exchange that your landlord might not agree to

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Understand what you are saying Less, but times have changed, people expect more.

I was also brought up in a 2 up/2down (with small kitchen extension). I slept in the bedroom with my parents, brother (who is 4 years older)on small back bedroom,due to bathroom installation, and Gran 'til she died, when I was 13, in the front parlour.

Not expecting you to do this Bluediamond, but perhaps you could consider a 3-bedroomed terrace, and use the front parlour as the 4th bedroom. i.e. if any available I suppose... :(

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This has been the situation with us, for the last 18 months, 1 attic room, 2 bedrooms and front parlour used as 4th bedroom. Gas fire of course had to be capped off in parlour, otherwise not legal as a bedroom. Also need to remember if downstairs is used as a bedroom will need a smoke alarm on that floor, or attic room if used as bedroom. Usually when fire brigade come out they put them on the landing, but when they were talking to us and discovered people sleeping on all floors, they put 2 extra in for us.

Lived in a 3 bed council house at one time , when there were 8 of us, 2 adults and 6 kids. 4 bed council properties are few and far between. We did get offered one at one stage, but it was one of the estates you wouldn't really choose. Would rather stay a little cramped and cosy, than take it. Got to admit, even having a large family myself, there is a limit I think to how far the council, or HH as it now is, should go to accommodate us (lol, pardon the pun), and if we choose to have larger families, we should work round that problem. :)

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yes i would do that

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There is a four bedroomed and a three bedroomed house both empty and next door to each other on Queensway, Church.They are both boarded at the moment. I am assuming that they are owned by Hyndburn homes.