Overcharged on a RTB back in 1993

sergio_pippo

Well, at least the OP has thanked all responses.....

What does this statement mean ? Do I need to be grateful again / What does OP stand for ? please tell me.

Everybody who commented was welcomed, I thank you all, regardless of personal views.

00ec25

the joys of the text speak age: OP = original poster, ie you as you opened this thread

sergio_pippo

Well, at least the OP has thanked all responses.......

Can someone explain the above prejudged comment. What or who does she think I am ?.

Some of you need to look at yourselves before you cast shadow over others.

What...supermarket, bank, cereal, cloths, car, holidays, companies, etc.. do you all use? Are they ethical.
The impact on others can be far greater than any RTB policy.

Thrugelmir

sergio_pippo wrote: »

Well, at least the OP has thanked all responses.......

Can someone explain the above prejudged comment. What or who does she think I am ?.

Some of you need to look at yourselves before you cast shadow over others.

What...supermarket, bank, cereal, cloths, car, holidays, companies, etc.. do you all use? Are they ethical.
The impact on others can be far greater than any RTB policy.

Calm down. Its difficult to read the tone that a comment was written in. Move on. There are more important things in life.

The fact that you thanked every poster showed your intergrity and manners. Even though you may not agree with everything that was said. For that I thank you.

sergio_pippo

I am now signing off for good, moving on....

Thank you Thrugelmir and all for your comments, it was appreciated.

Blacksheep1979

sergio_pippo wrote: »

Please do not judge and make statements about tax payers money, serious moneysaving Fan?.

What is meant by " be grateful"

Well be glad that they got to buy a property at less than market rate for a start

sergio_pippo wrote: »

My mother and father worked hard all their lives,

That's not overly unusual...

sergio_pippo wrote: »

paid tax

Neither is that

sergio_pippo wrote: »

and paid rent on this property for over 30 years.

And neither is renting

sergio_pippo wrote: »

Any discount ( which was minimal ) they had more than covered paying the rent.

So their discounted rent compensates the reduction in housing price - not everyone is lucky enough to get a nice council house with reasonable landlords and cheap rent and to cap it off, those that rent in the real world don't get this rent back to pay for a house. I'm sorry but the excuse of 'oh but the rent covers the discount' is bull.

sergio_pippo wrote: »

It's not about greed, it's the principle of the thing. PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE.

surely if it's about principal and you are saying they are wrong/should reimburse your family you are judging...

seven-day-weekend

I feel saddened that a genuine and polite poster has been frightenened away from these forums by people's negative remarks.

The poster did not make the RTB rules. He was asking advice on behalf of his mother. His query should have been answerd in that vein.

I too think that the RTB was a totally wrong move, brought about by the Thatcher Government to persuade working-clas people to vote for her whilst at the same time absolving Councils of their responsibilities towards the housing stock. However, my m-i-l bought her place under the RTB scheme in the early 90s and when she died my husband inherited it.

Now what was my husband supposed to have done? The place was no longer Council stock, even if he sold it for what m-i-l paid for it it would still be in private ownership.

I too wish there was more Council housing stock, then maybe my son and his girlfriend could have one.

There is no need to berate people who have used this scheme; all they are doing is exercising their RIGHT to buy(which IS their right, whether we like it or not).

It's a shame genuine posters are leaving the forum.

pawpurrs

I dont think any one berates him for using the scheme, but are genuinley astonished that he wants to recieve more money from the council as he feels his mother was overcharged, thats the difference.
I could say I had overpaid for my first house, as I fell in love with it, on hindsight but no way could I go to the vendor now and say I want the 10k difference?
You agree a price, deal is done?

ILW

pawpurrs wrote: »

I dont think any one berates him for using the scheme, but are genuinley astonished that he wants to recieve more money from the council as he feels his mother was overcharged, thats the difference.
I could say I had overpaid for my first house, as I fell in love with it, on hindsight but no way could I go to the vendor now and say I want the 10k difference?
You agree a price, deal is done?

Exactly!
I somehow doubt if he would have been making these enquiries if he thought it had been sold too cheap.

seven-day-weekend

Oh yes, i do agree with you that he should accept the valuation (which his mother did at the time), many people have overpaid on a house on the open market in the past and doubtless will do so again.

I just feel his question could have been answered without frightening him away.