A MUM-OF-FOUR has been trolled for taking the doors off her kids’ bedrooms and the loo in her council house.
Mum Afet Alexis took to TikTok to share her council house makeover after she moved to the front room, so her kids – two girls and two boys – wouldn’t all have to sleep in the same bedroom .
Following the makeover, the two boys, one of whom is a teenager, share one bedroom – and the other bedroom belongs to the two girls.
The relatively spacious boys room has two beds, as well as two clothing racks, a large TV screen, PlayStation and a smaller TV screen for the youngest one.
As well as rearranging the bedrooms, Afet has also got rid of the doors in their home, explaining her reasons behind it online.
The mother-of-four said in the video : ”I have taken the doors off every single place upstairs.”
According to the TikToker, the bed in the boys’ bedroom ”hangs out too much” and ”the door just hangs over”.
”It’s just inconvenient, they were always moaning about it.”
For the time being, to give everyone some privacy, the mum has resorted to using ”pressure poles” with curtains.
Afet, who posts under the username @ afetalexismyjourney , has also removed the doors from the loo and the bathroom – also replacing them with curtains.
”I have ordered white wooden bifold doors, so it doesn’t take up too much space.”
As the mum doesn’t have enough space for a wardrobe in the front room, she now uses storage space upstairs, alongside a shoe rack for some of her footwear next to it.
Meanwhile, the two daughters share the second bedroom, with one of the beds being placed right next to the balcony door.
”I trust my girls to not go out there – I don’t trust my sons, I’ll be real, and they know it as well to not go out there.”
She went on: ”That’s what I’ve done for now. Next project is I need to find someone in the South East London area that can fit, cut down and adjust doors for me.
”So when I get these five, six doors, I don’t actually have someone to fit them – so if you know someone who could do that, pop me a message.
”I think that was the best decision I made and a lot of people are in the same situation,” said the mum who lives ”on an estate ”.
”It’s like any typical estate, it’s really difficult to get a move. There’s no lift where I live […], so it’s inconvenient for a lot of people – disabled , elderly, people with health conditions.”
Afet, who has ”a few health conditions” that affect her, insisted that ”the council don’t want to give a f***”.
”They don’t. They don’t care. I would like to hope that in the future things would get better for me financially and I can move out.
”But the way things are going, renting private is a joke, getting a mortgage is just a joke.
”Judge me all you want but I feel like a lot of us are in the exactly same position and I’ve done my best.”
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To apply for a council home , you need to fill out and hand in an application to your local authority.
To find your local authority, simply use the Government’s council locator tool on its website.
Once you have access to your local council’s website, it should offer you guidelines on how to complete your application.
After applying, you’ll most likely have to join a waiting list.
Bear in mind, even if you are put on a waiting list, this doesn’t guarantee you a council house offer.
Your council should also offer you advice on how to stay in your current home and solve any issues you might have, such as problems with a private landlord or mortgage .
You are eligible to apply for council housing if you are a British citizen living in the UK providing have not lived abroad recently.
Each council has its own local rules about who qualifies to go on the housing register in its area, but it is based on “points” or a “banding” system.
For example, you’re likely to be offered housing first if you:
- are homeless
- live in cramped conditions
- have a medical condition made worse by your current home
- are seeking to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on a council’s waiting list, it will contact you when a property is available.
Some councils let people apply at the age of 18, while others let you apply even sooner at 16-year-olds.
EU workers and their families and refugees may also be eligible.
A council house is reached through a points system, so depending on your housing needs, you may be considered low priority.
The council will contact you about any available property once you are high enough on the waiting list.
There is no limit on how long you can expect to be on the waiting list.
Social media users divided
Posted just one day ago, the makeover has already taken the internet by storm, racking up more than a staggering 280k views – and leaving viewers divided.
Many, for instance, thought that removing all doors upstairs was a hazard.
One pointed out: ”No hate or judgment but when you can get the doors sorted, from a fire safety standpoint.
”As an architectural technologist internal doors offer an extra 30 mins when the doors are closed which can save lives.”
Another agreed, writing: ”Please put your doors back on. If you have a fire they will protect you! They should give you at least 30mins fire protection!
”I know it’s annoying but they could literally save yours and your children’s lives!
”You’ve done a lovely job with the kids rooms, well done.”
”No judgement, but with 2 boys I feel like you’re brave not having a door on the toilet,” someone else chimed in.
Luckily for the mum, who emphasised that she is ”going to sort” the door issue, it wasn’t all criticism.
One kind social media user hit back at the critics, writing: ”People can judge all they like but you have a beautiful , clean and well looked after home and you are doing the absolute best with what you’ve got.”
”I love all your organisational solutions! You’ve made such great use of the space you’ve got,” a fan wrote.
”I think it’s a lovely clean safe home and I’d be really proud of myself if that was mine,” a third praised the mother.
