I am about to rent a flat in Glasgow.

I work full time and my girlfriend is a full time student.

Would it be possible to put the flat in my girlfriends name to make the flat exempt from council tax?

Also, because my girlfriend is a student, she will need a guarantor, so will the flat still be exempt from Council tax?

nope

the council where i am at states that its only if there are all students in the house then its exempt from council tax if there is a mix then it would be either full or part payment

I have recently moved up to Glasgow and I am living in the West End. I am looking to move to a nice area where I can park my car safely and commute to work in the Pollcok Shaws area, are there any new flats or other developments that offer this kind of service for a reasonable ~ £400 rent?

I don’t know but it’s a great question. I mean it. Great stuff.

im currently a student, who is planning to move into my own flat with my partner, he is not a student,the rent is £395 a month and the being a student i need to know every single shilling that will be wanted from me so i really dont have a clue what is meant by ”the bills and council tax are low’ – the flat is in glasgow almost city centre, anyone with examples of their own bill paymets would be GREAT!

Your landlord should be able to tell you how much the council tax will be monthly, as far as your electricity, gas , well that will depend on how much you use. You need to work that one out yourself. If it is a card meter then you should be able to judge what you use weekly, and same with the other. If your partner is employed then his wages will be taken into account if asking for a council tax rebate (as you are a student, you may be considered for one) I would ask at the council tax office where you stand. No harm in asking about a rent rebate either. Contact your local DSS they should be able to tell you more. Good Luck.

I have a Glasgow housing association flat, 2 bedrooms, been here for 6 months and get housing benefit so rent is always paid on time.
I know someone who is also with GHA, 2 bedroom flat, rent always paid on time, in a different area.
We were wanting to know if we could exchange/swap houses?
And if so, how we go about doing this?
Cheers!!

I did this before (9years ago, things may have changed).

Ring your housing association. Im sure that this wont be a problem as your not up/down grading – Simply moving area.

Give them a ring. Things will become clear.

GoodLuck.

My hubby and I have a 10 month old son. All three of us live in a studio flat, which, as you can imagine, is extremely cramped. We found out recently that we are unexpectedly expecting again. This has put us in a bit of a rush to find a bigger flat. Problem is that we are unable to rent privately a flat large enough for a family of 4 due to our financial situation. So, we turned to our local HAs for help. We have pending applications with a few HAs and are turning in other applications this week for other areas. Problem is, the ones we have applied to couldn’t care less about our situation, and pretty much said we’ve got almost no chance of ever getting a place, even when we mentioned the pregnancy situation and are prepared to turn in supporting evidence to that effect. We’re hard-working family people who need a hand – what can I do to try and expedite our claim or get them to see the severity of our situation? We’re not looking for handouts – we just genuinely need help.
Any advece would be greatly appreciated, especially from those who have been in a similar situation.

Thank you very much guys.
Note: Second child was not planned!

Not sure in Scotland but in England the housing don’t have to offer you anything until the child is over 1 years old as technically they can sleep in the same bedroom as their parents.

When the council houses became housing associations in England, local councillors were kept on the housing board to make sure that they gave houses to people who really need them. So I would make an appointment with your local councillor and see it that helps.

My son was living with his girlfriends parents and they had a baby and our large local housing association (used to be the council) were not interested in giving them and their baby a house. They were lucky and got a house of another very small housing association who were a lot more sympathetic to their plight.

I hope you manage to get something soon.

I hope this helps.

If I find anything else out I will come back and edit. I have family in Glasgow so will ring them and see if they have any ideas.

glasgow is all over craislist.com. check out that site. tons of stuff on there