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£30,000 bribe to leave your council house

mvengemvenge
mvengemvenge Posts: 599 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Councils offer £30,000 'bribes' for people to free-up houses for credit crunch victims...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5680129.ece
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    This isnt news, these schemes have been going on for donkeys.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • baileysbattlebus
    baileysbattlebus Posts: 1,443 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    This isnt news, these schemes have been going on for donkeys.

    you beat me to it !
  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    wouldnt it be better to give the £30k to those struggling to pay mortgages so that they can stay in current homes


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  • MRSTITTLEMOUSE
    MRSTITTLEMOUSE Posts: 8,547 Forumite
    robpw2 wrote: »
    wouldnt it be better to give the £30k to those struggling to pay mortgages so that they can stay in current homes

    I was thinking the same thing,but that would be too simple would'nt it.
  • mvengemvenge
    mvengemvenge Posts: 599 Forumite
    lynzpower wrote: »
    This isnt news, these schemes have been going on for donkeys.

    Hmmm, strange for The Times to rush it onto the front page, then?
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  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    So how much does it cost just to build another ******* council house, then? !!!!!!!
  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    Thereby providing work for builders and tradesmen of all kinds.

    may i just say !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!.
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    robpw2 wrote: »
    wouldnt it be better to give the £30k to those struggling to pay mortgages so that they can stay in current homes
    Reward them for their poor money management, do you mean? :confused:
  • hullight
    hullight Posts: 524 Forumite
    '...with the proviso that they will not be rehoused should they become homeless again'

    :eek:
  • mvengemvenge
    mvengemvenge Posts: 599 Forumite
    Aspiring wrote: »
    Reward them for their poor money management, do you mean? :confused:

    Agreed. Wouldn't this be a case of kicking out the long-term unemployed to help the newly-unemployed? Am I just being cynical in thinking Nu-Lab think these will be more 'deserving'?

    I get the impression from related articles that London may feature large in their thinking.
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