I don't know what to do, its driving me mad!!!?
Basicly, my mum is in a wheelchair, and until I was 4 we used to have carers come and help us at home because my dad worked long hours. Then the carers stopped and the house started falling apart.
Most rooms no longer have carpets. We have a half refurbished bathroom and a quarter refurbished kitchen. The only source of hot water is the electric shower in the bathroom. Alot of windows are broke and there's lots of drafts in are house. We have no working boiler so we rely on electric heaters and the energy bill is soaring through the room. The house is the most disable unfriendly house ever. The walls are chipping and I can't take it anymore. We have an oven, but no hob so I pretty much survive on half oven baked food half micromeals The house is a mess too, because dad's meant to be refurbishing the house, but he always starts it and then puts it off. I haven't had my room painted all my life, infact, the only new piece of furniture in my room is a desk, apart from that the rest has been in here all my life. (It was my brother room till he left)
I've said to my parents why can't we move. I've broken down into tears infront of my dad because of this house. Both my parents have at one point said they would love to mvce but they always go back on there word and will never admit it to each other, even when I try to get them to at dinner time. It's got to the point before where I felt there was no point in getting out of bed.
Its annoying, we live really close to Blenheim Palace, We live on prime development land. There's loads of fancy estates next to our house, they even made an offer but my dad didn't tell us till it had expired. I can tell if the council saw my house me and my sister would be taken away.
Is there anything I can do to force my parents to move. I can't take this house anymore!
Oh and by the way. We live in the UK, and for a new boiler it would cost minimum £8000 and we'd have to have the floor boards ripped up.
@shutupyahface
that was a true detail, you dont know the situation, i just wanted advice, not a stuck up know it all insulting me. Its true, a new boiler installation would cost £8000 we had a quote from a engineer. So "shutupyahface" yourself.
March 6th, 2011 - 01:20
Maybe your parents don’t have the money to move out.
March 6th, 2011 - 01:20
Call the Council. It sounds like your family is in desperate need of state aid, and your parents are too proud to ask for it.
Or you could spend weekends stripping and painting the walls yourself, or get a job and pay for a new boiler instead of sitting around and complaining about it.
I presume your dad works as well as taking care of your mom, so saying he "meant to be refurbishing the house, but he always starts it and then puts it off" is hugely unfair.
I guarantee no big offer has been presented your dad or he would have jumped at it. And even if one expired, if you are truly surrounded by "loads of fancy estates", another offer will come through.
EDIT:
You are just FILLED with reasons everyone else has to do for you, aren’t you?
Get a job now and in a year you will have enough for a new boiler, but chances are you can find it for WAY less: http://www.cheapboilers.com/
Start with stripping and painting the walls and make yourself USEFUL instead of crying and whining and adding to your parents’ stress by acting like a spoilt little brat.