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Hi Gwennie, Ive just come back from visiting that site, its really good, but you to be a group or orginisation to join it. The cheapest membership is group= £50 up to £675 for large orginisation.It was well worth the visit though! We will fill in all these housing assn. forms, then see what happens, we will probably have to sell cheap in order to sell quickly! Do you know that I have never yet sold a house and came out with a profit!! Ah! well, how much the price of happiness, Hey that sounds good, might just write about that some day!
Smudger.

You don't have to join The Disability Alliance to obtain advice Smuder although they do provide an alternative service for members on a different telephone line.

Check out this link below. It gives details of their Rights Advice Line, which "is available to members of the public or for people giving advice to others".

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/advice.htm

Hi Gwennie, Many thanks for that address I will give it a click later, we have decided to sell our house and apply for sheltered accommodation we have found 3 different housing associations that are in our area. Thankfully the scum that was living above us have moved out, but have no idea who the council will move in next
Smudger.

I hope that things work out for the better Smuder.

Hi GwennieWe have just had the most peaceful week in years, but the council are moving in the new tennants next week,Guess what, Another single mother with TWO kids, and if all goes as per usual the boyfriend will move in around two weeks later. Then the whole starts again. Our only hope is that qualify for a house in the sheltreed area I told you about earlier.
Smudger.

You never know, perhaps the boyfriend will be a man of the cloth?

Hopefully the !

Hi Gwennie, Well whatever he is I hope it wont effect us, as I have filled all the forms in to request shetered housing. Some how I dont think he will be a very religious person?? So we are awaiting the reply of our request with baited breath!!
Smudger.

As long as you're not holding your breath as well Smuder...

*Slaps WR with a wet face cloth*

Hi Gwennie I can remember years ago when I was self employed I had this small removal business, and I was hired by the local council to move this single parent with a small boy to a town some 30 miles along the coast. It transpired when I arrived to do the job that they were being evicted by the council, and the neighbours were so pleased they were going that they all Helped me load the van!! The house was so filthy I had to prise the cooker from the wall with a crow bar, due to the amount of grease holding it to the wall. The inside of the house was so smelly it was hard to breathe! Any way when I arrived at the new address, the council had given her A Brand New Flat Yet there were many young decent couples waiting years for housing! Who says "grime" doesnt pay!!

We don't have rental housing availble from Local Councils in SA.
The National Department of Housing does gets money to build RDP (Reconstruction and Development Program) housing for first-time home buyers. You are given a R15 000 (about £1 200) grant towards your first house (little boxes made of ticky-tacky) in an approved housing scheme. But that only buys you a one roomed house with bathroom about 35 square metres in area - about the size of a two car garage. If you want more than that, you must fund it yourself - or get a morgage loan.

Regrettably, poor people get in over their heads with an unaffordable morgage, lose their job or fall behind on the payments. The morgagor forecloses and the house is sold off. The poor resident is out on the street again and, because they received a first-time home owner grant, can never get it again - ever!

* after squealing Gwennie in an effort to give her face a wet washcloth wipe*

I have been to SA Three times while in the RN, in fact got involved with a nurse in Durban? who I met up with again on the way home. Also met a few Brit Ex Pats who were working out there, and showed me all the Good places to go. The first time I was there we had to watch out in case we upset the rules that were in force at the time? but on my third visit I noticed a change. I seem to recall a pub called The Navigaters Den, being a good place to visit. We also spent time in Capetown, Freetown & Simonstown, All in all I think it was a wonderful country.
Smudger.

Well, well, Smudger!
I did my National Service in the SA Navy in '72 and met more than a few RN types in Simonstown as I was in the Main Signal Office.
When were you here? Time for another visit to see the change?

I was there in 1969 and again in 1971, I would really like to go back there again, I really liked it there, especially Durban! Im sure there has been a big change, but if I was 100% fit I would had liked to live there. No chance now Im afraid, after a bad fall at work while in the ambulance service my working life is finished now, so am stuck at home on disability benefit. Still I have the memories!
Smudger.

Sorry to hear that!
If I'm down that part of the world again I'll take some pix and e-mail them - just to refresh the memories, you know!

Ah! dont worry about that Whisky, Im glad I put so much living into my first 50yrs, at least now I can sit back and remember! Hey! that nurse I knew in Durban was a cracker! I would have jumped ship for her. I would be glad to see some up to date picys, as mine are at least 30yrs old!!
Smudger.

Pandapig, you really are just a little too self-important. Just an idle observation. . .