Hi everyone, I will try to keep this short as its quite lengthy. I live alone in a 3 bed Wakefield District Housing house,they bought all the housing stock form the local authority. When the Bedroom Tax came into force i was out of work & was hit by it for 2 bedrooms,but ive since re-trained and found employment so im now paying full rent & council tax. Back then i was told by WDH to put this house on the 'Homeswappers' website in order to downsize or get a lodger,so i put the house on the website. 10 months later ive managed to find a family who want to swap to my 3 bed house. They live in a 2 bed WDH terrace house,my daughter & grand daughter live next door,my work is 1 minutes walk away,my brother & his family live on the same street,so it would not only be ideal for me but it would be perfect. I actually listed 30 reasons why the exchange should be allowed. They gave me ONE reason why theyve disallowed it..'Lettings Strategy'.... Here is the pdf. https://www.wdhomesearch.co.uk/downloads/West%20LLS%202013.pdf The young family have a toddler,they work & pay full rent & want my 3 bed house,theyve said they would like a sibling for their little boy. Basically i either accept a tiny 1 bed flat or i will have to stay here or give up my secure tenancy to private rent a 2 bed house which will be £20 PW more expensive,app £105 PW. My rent is £97 PW & the house id like to swap with is £85 PW,thats a big saving when i only earn £200 PW. They never said i had to look for a 1 bed property 10 months ago so ive wasted all this time & effort. Where in the law does it say i can't have a spare room? If anyone out there could shed some light on this i would really appreciate it. Ive written to my Councillor & they have written to WDH but they say they can't actually reverse or force a decision. Thanks...