Council bidding 'open' (2024)

Hi there

I've been bidding on bigger council houses and so far have been largely unsuccessful. My first bid, which was probably made several weeks ago, I've noticed that the status of the bid is 'open' whereas all my other bids state 'unsuccessful.' Does anyone have a clue what 'open' means? My position for this particular bid is 225 so I'm not trying to get my hopes up

Thanks

It means nobody else has accepted the property yet so you might get offered it x

Thank you for replying Rachael. I hope I get offered it because having three kids (pregnant with fourth) in a two bedroom flat isn't ideal. But what are my chances as I am 225th in the line at the moment x

Not sure hun as all depends how it's worked out in your area. Here they just go down the list until someone accepts. X

They only take into consideration the top 5/10 bids , then it will show as open as a short list is made then it's whittled down 1-5 and then the property is given to the person who most needs it or who has been told they can view to accept, the fact your 225th I don't think you will stand a chance no offence as it can take years to even get down to 50-100, I know a women who's waited four years to get down to position 20.x

And your also not priority I can imagine X

Thanks for your replies everyone. I understand that I may not get offered this property but there no harm in hoping

There's defo no harm in hoping I'm in same bidding predicament as you it's a long process but I'm coming low on the list now and I'm in b&b x

I come between 5-10 every week you have to have hope lol x

Thanks. Hope everything works well for you Gia x

Thank you and you too xx

See we are different here we get ring and don't have to bid lol good luck anyways xx

Thank you Livi. Lucky you, the bidding system is absolute pots!