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Cheaper housing?

james81
james81 Posts: 28 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi,

I've heard it's possible to register somehow with local council to get cheaper rented property? I can't seem to find any info, is this old news?

Thanks

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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    You mean council houses?
    You should have registered in the 1950s and 1960s for those really.

    If you are single then the current waiting list is probably 80 years.
  • suze_g
    suze_g Posts: 68 Forumite
    Some councils are now doing assistied rent schemes, wherein you pay less than privately rented market rents. Check your local authority website or give the housing dept a ring.
  • james81
    james81 Posts: 28 Forumite
    Yeah I've seen some various things but it's unclear and I keep getting redirected to other sites etc :confused:
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    james81 wrote: »
    Yeah I've seen some various things but it's unclear and I keep getting redirected to other sites etc :confused:

    then do it the old fashioned way and talk to people on the phone at your council :rolleyes:
  • thriftymomma
    thriftymomma Posts: 1,107 Forumite
    Your local council should have a website that will direct you to the right spot for your housing queries. Failing that ring them.
    Got Halifax Classic to reduce my interest rate by 5% woohoo - 10/06/08 Thanks MSE!
    Another 3% shaved off 10/12/08
    ANOTHER 4 % June 09:beer:
  • BeenieCat
    BeenieCat Posts: 6,567 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Council housing, and housing associations work on a points system. You're given points for vulnerability, children, disability, that kind of thing.

    If you're currently living somewhere adequate, and have no vulnerabilities then PasturesNew is right, it'll probably be about 80 years :D
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