Posted by: Someone Losing Faith in Logic
So here’s the deal: We get offered a place in Greenock. Sounds promising, right? Fresh air, fresh start, and a long-overdue break from the Tewkesbury madness. But nope—enter the twist: Oaktree Housing Association bypasses us. Not because of anything we did—oh no—they noped us out because the property already had antisocial behaviour issues from other tenants, and—wait for it—they understood that it would exacerbate our autism.
Yeah. Instead of a new start, we’d have been jumping out of the frying pan and straight into a neurodivergent sensory overload bonfire. Because here’s the kicker: we’re autistic. Loud noise, unpredictable behaviour, and chaos in our living environment? That’s not just “annoying”—that’s neurological torture. It’s the kind of thing that can cause meltdowns, anxiety spirals, and shutdowns. So yeah, offering us a flat in the middle of a behavioural warzone isn’t just unhelpful—it’s actively harmful.
Meanwhile, Tewkesbury Borough Council is still camped out in bureaucratic limbo, waiting on some cosmic phone call to confirm whether both of us need to attend the sign-up. This, despite the fact that I’ve already sent them an email, directly from Oaktree, which clearly states:
“I can confirm you both would need to attend our office for a sign-up appointment with Oaktree Housing Association should you accept an offer.”
You’d think that would be the end of it. But no, they’re sitting around like:
“Do we believe the written statement? Or shall we wait for a sacred phone call from the heavens?”
Let me break it down for the logic-challenged:
Any joint tenancy—literally anywhere—requires both tenants to sign. Whether it’s council housing, private rental, or a garden shed—unless you’ve got something like DocuSign or a legal rep to witness, both people need to be there.
So why even ask if only one of us should go up first? What would that even achieve, besides wasting time and sabotaging our chances at stability? If common sense were currency, this team would be bankrupt.
Also—just to be clear—this isn’t a personal attack on Oaktree or any single housing association. It’s a general observation of Inverclyde’s housing associations: when reasonable adjustments are requested to avoid sending autistic tenants on a 30-hour meltdown-inducing round trip just to sign for keys, it’s not only reasonable, it’s efficient. A bit of common sense—like allowing key collection en route while already moving possessions—cuts the journey from 36 hours down to 6. That’s not just helpful—it’s humane.
To recap:
- We were offered a flat
- Bypassed because of other tenants’ behaviour (which would’ve been a nightmare for our autism)
- Oaktree recognised this and made the responsible decision to bypass us
- TBC is still waiting for confirmation we already have in writing
- No one seems to grasp how joint tenancies or neurodivergence work
It’s exhausting. It’s demoralizing. And it’s starting to feel like the system isn’t broken—it was built this way.
Stay tuned. The clown show continues.
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