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Impossible to find a house swap online

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  • 30-04-2015 11:13pm
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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭


    Been trying for the past 2 or so years to find a decent house swap online. Not working at all. I check gumtree and a few of the irish ad sites but there's never any luck with them. Every time I mention that our house is in tallaght, they either say they'd never go near tallaght or end up being ignored. Can anybody give me some pointers on what to do? Getting put on the council list is something that never works so we're pretty much giving up hope.


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    Pawwed Rig
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    Just sell the house and buy somewhere else? Arranging a swap seems needlessly complicated or is there something I am missing here?


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    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,995 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    Just sell the house and buy somewhere else? Arranging a swap seems needlessly complicated or is there something I am missing here?

    Council house. He hasn't mentioned where in Tallaght either.


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    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,385 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Council house. He hasn't mentioned where in Tallaght either.
    But the last line of the OP says he isn't on the council list so how can it be a council house?


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Council house. He hasn't mentioned where in Tallaght either.

    Yeah our estate is ran by nabco. Its basically the same thing as the council. And its in brookfield.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    But the last line of the OP says he isn't on the council list so how can it be a council house?

    Na we're well able to be put on the council list but we never get any good results. The areas that people also want to move out of are terrible. I wouldn't even vist most of those areas in an armoured truck lol


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    Mrs OBumble
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    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    But the last line of the OP says he isn't on the council list so how can it be a council house?

    S/he means the council transfer list.

    Already in social housing, so not eligible to be on the list anymore - unless circumstances have changed and the current house is no longer suitable.

    OP - have you had more children? Or has a family member become sick or disabled? Or would you be willing to trade down to a smaller place? (I don't know if any councils facilitate that). If any of those things (or similar) apply to you, then contact the council anyways.

    If all else fails, can you find a more creative way to describe your address than Tallagh? (I don't know the area at all, so don't have clues to give).


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    surpy
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    RambuzzH wrote: »
    The areas that people also want to move out of are terrible. I wouldn't even vist most of those areas in an armoured truck lol

    Seriously, have a think about what you wrote there


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    S/he means the council transfer list.

    Already in social housing, so not eligible to be on the list anymore - unless circumstances have changed and the current house is no longer suitable.

    OP - have you had more children? Or has a family member become sick or disabled? Or would you be willing to trade down to a smaller place? (I don't know if any councils facilitate that). If any of those things (or similar) apply to you, then contact the council anyways.

    If all else fails, can you find a more creative way to describe your address than Tallagh? (I don't know the area at all, so don't have clues to give).
    No we're able to be put on the council list for a transfair but it never works. We've been trying the transfair list for 10 or so years already. The only people we've came across on the list are living in an even worse area than us so its pointless. And yeah I'm living in brookfield tallaght. Right beside jobstown.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    surpy wrote: »
    Seriously, have a think about what you wrote there
    Why are you offended or something? Its true, half of tallaght is filled with scumbags. Id be very picky about where id go or move to in this area.


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    RambuzzH - I would direct you to read our Forum's Charter.
    It is not appropriate to make comments such as this.
    Read- and comply with the forum's charter, if you intend to continue posting in this forum.

    Regards,

    The_Conductor


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    RambuzzH - I would direct you to read our Forum's Charter.
    It is not appropriate to make comments such as this.
    Read- and comply with the forum's charter, if you intend to continue posting in this forum.

    Regards,

    The_Conductor

    Are all you mods ban hungry on here or something? What are you even talking about? All I stated was that tallaght is a bad area. Which it is. Hows that go against the rules?


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    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    RambuzzH wrote: »
    Are all you mods ban hungry on here or something? What are you even talking about? All I stated was that tallaght is a bad area.

    No, mods aren't ban hungry, but there is no need for you to go insulting people. While Tallaght may not be the best area, there is no need to tar half the population with an insulting remark. Please keep it civil, especially when you are seeking constructive advice.


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    Sleepy
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    RambuzzH wrote: »
    Why are you offended or something? Its true, half of tallaght is filled with scumbags. Id be very picky about where id go or move to in this area.
    Frankly, you've no right to be picky tbh. If you want that privilege you need to find a way to rent/buy privately.

    Beggars can't be choosers and all that.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Paulw wrote: »
    No, mods aren't ban hungry, but there is no need for you to go insulting people. While Tallaght may not be the best area, there is no need to tar half the population with an insulting remark. Please keep it civil, especially when you are seeking constructive advice.

    Maybe it was an exaggeration when I said half of the people in tallaght are bad. But I'll still say that a very strong portion of this area is bad. No denying the truth at all.


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    fussyonion
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    You live in Brookfield.

    Unless someone has family in that area or connections, I doubt it'll be an area people would be willing to move to.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Frankly, you've no right to be picky tbh. If you want that privilege you need to find a way to rent/buy privately.

    Beggars can't be choosers and all that.

    Such useful advice thanks. I'm sure if I had the money to rent privately I would. Sadly I'm still in the process of saving and building my CV. We're not all rich you know.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    fussyonion wrote: »
    You live in Brookfield.

    Unless someone has family in that area or connections, I doubt it'll be an area people would be willing to move to.

    Well you'd never know. Its a big enough house and Its beside pretty much everything. I'm sure if a family with young kids seen the house they'd consider it. As long as they have the mindstate to keep their head down and not involve with many people around the area.


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    Sleepy
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    RambuzzH wrote: »
    Such useful advice thanks. I'm sure if I had the money to rent privately I would. Sadly I'm still in the process of saving and building my CV. We're not all rich you know.
    Saving?

    LOL, you're better off than most private renters if you can afford to save.


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Saving?

    LOL, you're better off than most private renters if you can afford to save.

    Saving for a car and to pay off all that comes with it. So I don't have to use public transport <Mod edit: no need to be dramatic> . Trust me, if I had a big enough income to save for a new place I would. Surviving in the current kip I live in is more important though so saving for a car is a must.


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    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,819 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    RambuzzH wrote: »
    Saving for a car and to pay off all that comes with it. So I don't have to use public transport. Trust me, if I had a big enough income to save for a new place I would. Surviving in the current kip I live in is more important though so saving for a car is a must.


    You just said where you live is a kip.
    And you're wondering why people won't move there?!


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    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    fussyonion wrote: »
    You just said where you live is a kip.
    And you're wondering why people won't move there?!

    Well there's some people who don't care where they live. Maybe they would like the estate or the house. Also why are you still posting here? You're not helping me at all so move on and do something else with your time. Same for you mods. Haven't you got better things to do than to edit my post for no reason at all? And I have been started on and chased after probably more than 50 times in the past 15 years so why are you removing my post? idiots


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    #23
    RambuzzH
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13 ✭RambuzzH


    lol autistic mods nitpicking peoples posts. Such a pathetic form of life. All guys have time to do anything you want on this planet and you choose to be a forum mod working for minimum wage. Congrats. You all must feel like ****e. Have fun living the rest of your life on your computer screen achieving nothing but health issues.


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    The_Morrigan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,368 ✭✭✭The_Morrigan


    Mod Note: And you're done!

    Mods are volunteers, no minimum wage at all - if you're going to insult someone try do it well.


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