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So I need to be out of my current digs by the end of next week. Lady I live with needs her room back for medical reasons.

Now I did have a plan to move in with two girly friends, one of whom would be ready to move at the beginning of May, the other the end of May (when their current tenancies run out).

And tonight I find out the first one is going to get her own place. Mmmm, ta for that.

At first, I was going to sofa surf with friends for a couple of months, but now thats had 50% extra time added to it, it's not really plausible. So I'm momentarily homeless. Homeless and buggered.

Tomorrow I'm going to head up to the Town Council and explain my situation, hoping they can put me in a B&B somewhere short term, until my Taxi license comes through and I become a man of independant means once more.

Any advice Dakka?

Don't you have parents who'd tolerate you for a while?

There will surely be landlords in your area happy with a short tenancy. Unless you're broke in which case, yeah, parents?

Ah yes. As ever I find myself leaving out essential informations.

1. Parents and rest of family live in Scotland, about 450 miles away, give or take.

2. I have nowhere near enough earnings to rent my own place. At least not yet, hence the Taxi License.

MDG wrote:Any advice Dakka?

Hope it doesn't rain?

Just kidding, mate. I would just do what you are already doing, and try and find some temporary housing through the council.

TBH, I have always wanted to live with more chicks, dudes are some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. When the sink is constantly full of dishes, and there is no action you can take that will keep it void of dishes for a full week, insanity begins to creep in... slowly.

Flat shared before with a couple.

I moved out after finding a stinking plate of mouldy food in the sink, on top of it's siblings, and the bowl of Ravioli in the front room made a bid for World Domination.

And no, none of the mess was my doing. I was reduced to doing my washing up in the bathroom sink. Sad huh?

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
1. Parents and rest of family live in Scotland, about 450 miles away, give or take.

How fast can you run and how long can you go without food?

Three months holiday in scotland for you then. Hope its not too far past dumfries, I'm working there atm and its fecking frozen.

I think he works south, er where he's at now right?

Yea, friend shack until you can get it sorted. have you thought of finding a nice cougar to support you in the custom you're accustomed to?

MDG wrote:I moved out after finding a stinking plate of mouldy food in the sink, on top of it's siblings, and the bowl of Ravioli in the front room made a bid for World Domination.

And no, none of the mess was my doing. I was reduced to doing my washing up in the bathroom sink. Sad huh?

I have some honest to god horror stories, roommates are usually no fun.

I too have been reduced to using the tiny bathroom sink, to wash my dishes. If I wanted to wash a large cooking pot, I would have to clean a sink full of dishes first. Anger... building... rage... simmering...

That would sadly involve quitting my part time job, which isn't about to happen. Plus I should be getting my Taxi License any day now (all t's crossed, and i's dotted on paperwork).

God I hate interim problems.

Maybe you could get some temporary work in scotland? I don't know, I'm all out of ideas. Good luck though.

Wrexasaur wrote:TBH, I have always wanted to live with more chicks, dudes are some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. When the sink is constantly full of dishes, and there is no action you can take that will keep it void of dishes for a full week, insanity begins to creep in... slowly.

What makes you think girls are any better? I have a kitchen here to show you which disagrees wit your presumption that girls = cleanliness.

What part of the UK are you in Mad Doc?

Sarf East England, on the Kent and Sussex Border.

Home is where if you have to go there they have to take you.

Sounds like you may have to make the long journey north mate, failing that is there any way your folks could send you some money so you can rent a cheap room for a few weeks?

http://www.spareroom.co.uk/ is a good site to find somewhere

This really is a kind of last resort but it has, apparently, worked for a friend..well..acquatinence.. of mine before :

Get your stuff stored-- mates houses etc etc -- except for maybe a bag with a couple of days worth of clothes in.

make sure you have a forwarding address -- same mates perhaps -- for snail mail.

Go to doctors, claim you are hearing voices that are telling you to cut/hurt/kill yourself .. you're a bit worried about it.

Break down in tears.

Temporary sectioning, nice cosy "home". A few days of "special medicine" to chill you out... and then a veritable avalanche of Social Services support to get you back on your feet as sson as they find you're capable of holding down some form of work.can be farmed out to someone else to worry about.

*legal disclaimer* THis.. well DUH.. might not work and even if it does.. it's very much a last resort.

Good luck though.

More realistically... might be worth reading up on "squatters rights".. especially wit regards to the whole "beingmade totally homeless" thing.

Wrexasaur wrote:

MDG wrote:Any advice Dakka?

TBH, I have always wanted to live with more chicks, dudes are some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. When the sink is constantly full of dishes, and there is no action you can take that will keep it void of dishes for a full week, insanity begins to creep in... slowly.

As someone who has had female roommates on-and-off, let me tell you that they are capable of being just as disgusting as we men are...

On one occasion, one of them up and left without notice (or paying her share of the rent, or moving her stuff out...) The other roommates left it to me to pack up the rest of her stuff and take it to the Salvation Army donation site. While picking up her dirty clothes (that she always left in huge mounds on her bedroom floor), I found a milkshake cup...with the several-months-old milkshake still in it, along with the most psychedelically-colored collection of fungi I've ever seen.

More realistically... might be worth reading up on "squatters rights".. especially wit regards to the whole "beingmade totally homeless" thing.

True that. Go find yourself a derelict building, ring to get them to hook up the power and water, change the locks, and it'll take them six months to remove you. Once done, repeat process.

http://www.squatter.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=25

Squat in a building? Pretend to be crazy? How lame.

Go off into the wilderness and build house out of sticks and mud. Hunt animals and grow potatoes and wear clothes made out of leaves and worship bear spirits. That's what a man would do.

Sounds like your best plan of action is the sofa surfing. If your Taxi stuff is all done, just kip on a mates couch until you're able to start earning. If that's gonna take too long then the move back to haggisland may be your only option :S

I've just done some research for you Mad Doc, and I think I may have found the answer to your problems.

With so many squatters about, there are companies that specialise in finding tenants for otherwise uninhabitated property for short term tenancy leases. They get professional adults to occupy properties in order to keep out squatters, druggies, and vandals, and charge a minimal rent for the places. The title for someone who does this is a 'Property Guardian'.

Here's a site that specialises:- http://www.adhoc.eu/AdHocGuardians.aspx

Maybe not go with these guys, but it's definitely a possibility.

Here's another place:-http://uk.cameloteurope.com/

Oh yea, the fairer sex is easily more disgusting then we men are. I once helped move a female friend of mine from her apartment. My job was to pack up her kitchen. So I grab a box and head to the sink where the dirty dishes were. No joke, grabbed the pan on top, and literally pull ALL of the dishes out from the sink. They were all stuck together and I could barely pry them apart.

My sister inlaw, moved into her parents 2nd room with a bathroom. I used said bathroom after only 2 weeks of her living there. The sink was COVERED in toothpaste GOO. There was no TP so I opened the cabinet under the sink, and there was a grocery bag with some kind of black.....gooey stuff pooled inside of it. I was mortified. I had to walk across their house and use their bedroom bathroom to er...finish up lol

reds8n wrote: This really is a kind of last resort but it has, apparently, worked for a friend..well..acquatinence.. of mine before :

Get your stuff stored-- mates houses etc etc -- except for maybe a bag with a couple of days worth of clothes in.

make sure you have a forwarding address -- same mates perhaps -- for snail mail.

Go to doctors, claim you are hearing voices that are telling you to cut/hurt/kill yourself .. you're a bit worried about it.

Break down in tears.

Temporary sectioning, nice cosy "home". A few days of "special medicine" to chill you out... and then a veritable avalanche of Social Services support to get you back on your feet as sson as they find you're capable of holding down some form of work.can be farmed out to someone else to worry about.

*legal disclaimer* THis.. well DUH.. might not work and even if it does.. it's very much a last resort.

Good luck though.

More realistically... might be worth reading up on "squatters rights".. especially wit regards to the whole "beingmade totally homeless" thing.

Orkeosaurus wrote:Squat in a building? Pretend to be crazy? How lame.

Go off into the wilderness and build house out of sticks and mud. Hunt animals and grow potatoes and wear clothes made out of leaves and worship bear spirits. That's what a man would do.

Interesting. The European's advice is to throw yourself at the mercy of the welfare state and the American's advice is to leave the grid entirely.

All the wilderness is owned in the UK.

Ketara wrote:I've just done some research for you Mad Doc, and I think I may have found the answer to your problems.

With so many squatters about, there are companies that specialise in finding tenants for otherwise uninhabitated property for short term tenancy leases. They get professional adults to occupy properties in order to keep out squatters, druggies, and vandals, and charge a minimal rent for the places. The title for someone who does this is a 'Property Guardian'.

Here's a site that specialises:- http://www.adhoc.eu/AdHocGuardians.aspx

Maybe not go with these guys, but it's definitely a possibility.

Here's another place:-http://uk.cameloteurope.com/

This is some great advice.

Knew a few people who did this in the 90's while at uni. 4 of them shared an empty 20 room Russian Consulate near Hyde Park - Best...Parties...In...The...World...Ever!

They may have been very lucky though.

I wouldn't advise squatting though, get the wrong place, especially on your own and you will get a feckin' hiding.

If the house sitting or friend things don't happen I would be suprised if you can not find either a bed-sit or B&B accomodation in your area. News agent windows and local papers are your friend here.

I would also advise a trip to the Job Centre, if your part time work is not paying enough for accomodation then I would suggest that you are entitled to income support and if not then they will also have details of local accomodation and even hostels you might want to try.

And whoever suggested going to Scotland to get a Job ahem sorry. no its alright I think I've stopped no wait I've got it now seriously I'm done /twitch

PS love the Trapdoor avatar. Berk feeed me!

EDIT - It was berk not Bulk you berk!

Right, once I have dragged mine carcass out my pit, I shall head up the Council to see what they can do for me.

I'm fairly sure I can get income support in the short term, especially as all going well it won't be long until I'm Taxiiing once again and thus 'in the money'.

God this is annoying!