A MUM-OF-FIVE has come under fire after saying she was deceived into accepting a council house with photos that made the property look nicer than it really is.
The mother, who posts under the username @the_davis_family7, was brutally slammed and told to ”show a bit of gratitude” after sharing a clip of her temporary accommodation.
According to the mother, who shares the council house with her partner and their five kids, the family first saw the property in December 2024.
Since then, they have moved in – and have been told by the authorities they can stay there for the next 18 to 24 months.
Showing off the inside of their new temporary home, the mum noted the kitchen was on the smaller side – however, that wasn’t a major issue.
She said: ”The size wasn’t really a shock, as I’d seen someone else’s the day before.”
She went on in the video: ”The housing officer had shown me pictures in the office… which were very deceiving.”
The mother-of-five zoomed into the ”lovely pearlescent wallpaper” and said that by looking at the photos, she had assumed it was a tile wall.
”And the red paint.. Well, it looked better,” the matriarch of the bumper brood said.
After removing the wallpaper, the parents discovered the ”horror of layers of paper and this horrible bare wall underneath”.
To spruce it up, the mum revealed they were planning to ”strip the rest, as the red is painted wallpaper” and ”pop up lining paper”.
Since sharing their ”homeless journey” on TikTok, the mum has received a mix bag of responses.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Council Lounge Makeover with B&Q buy” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6371265666112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]While many wished the family well as the mum bravely admitted the moving process had been ”stressful”, critics reckoned she was moaning when the council has helped the family.
One viewer commented: ”wow, show a bit of gratitude, why don’t you.”
A former homeless victim opened up, writing: ”You’re off of the streets. Please be grateful for that. (ex homeless person here)
” I once lived in a burnt out car at the back of a derelict snooker hall.
“Please be humble and start repairing your life.”
”Yes it’s not Buck house, but safer for you and your family. Be thankful for small mercies,” a third added.
”enjoy. I’m 31, and have never been able to get a council home. still bid every week almost 7 years on now,” a viewer wrote.