Housing benefit and renting??

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Can't help but notice, on another thread of yours, that you bought your current home about a year ago from a HA. So, it was either an outright purchase of a HA property, ie social housing, and now you're surprised to have tenants next door.... OR it was a subsidised purchase (key worker/part rent, part buy etc) in which case you are getting your slice of the cake but want to deny others their slice? You can't have your slice of cake AND eat it!

The flat you might be refering belongs my daughter, another hardworker not reliant on the state to house her!! Any more questions!! An apology would be nice for your mistaken assumptions!!
AMD

EmRayMarRhys

AMILLIONDOLLARS wrote: »

Houses in my area fetch 400k plus, looks like I should have been a banker:D:D

AMD

Bingo. Over inflated housing costs = no affordable housing for those even on average wage = increased LHA claims.

Throw in the crunch and increased unemployment, the situation worsens.

Blame the market's artificial inflation of house prices and greedy landlords setting high rents (plus those who have to set their rents high to cover BTL mortgages on overpriced houses).

Wee_Willy_Harris

AMILLIONDOLLARS wrote: »

The flat you might be refering belongs my daughter, another hardworker not reliant on the state to house her!! Any more questions!! An apology would be nice for your mistaken assumptions!!
AMD

Well, your OP was slightly misleading then.....



Valuation came in a lot under asking price...
I'm happy with this but the other side are obviously not!

We are buying from an HA they have referred the matter to their surveyor to see whether they can come up with Sold comparables in the area.

Questions: how far back do you think they can go to compare prices then and now? And with prices still falling isn't it a pointless exercise. We have sent through comparable prices for similar properties to ours (which are at todays asking price) but they won't accept these!!

So now its a case of their surveyor against ours and whatever data is now available.

One last question, do achieved prices at Auctions count.

AMD

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Not yours though... huh?

Sounds like you're JEALOUS:D:D:rotfl:

AMD

Wee_Willy_Harris

AMILLIONDOLLARS wrote: »

The flat you might be refering belongs my daughter, another hardworker not reliant on the state to house her!! Any more questions!! An apology would be nice for your mistaken assumptions!!
AMD

And, as you invite questions, how did your !!!!less nephew get on?....


Renting - guarantor needed!
I came across this problem this week. I was looking for a rental property for my Nephew and his son. Unfortunately, the DSS will be paying the rent. In ringing around, I was told by one well known Estate Agent in my area, that the landlords on their books will only tak on a DSS renters, if a home-owner in the UK will sign as a guarantor on that's person's behalf:eek:. Well I for one will not be putting my house on the line, family or not, should the DSS mess-up. Sounds like some BTLers now want their cake and want to eat it.

Has anyone else come across this stipulation?

AMD



Oh, and this is the cake slice stealing clincher......


In the meantime, I am going to advise my nephew to go into emergency housing, hopefully with a child he could be fast tracked into permanent housing.

AMD

Wee_Willy_Harris

AMILLIONDOLLARS wrote: »

Sounds like you're JEALOUS:D:D:rotfl:

AMD

Not at all... but I have a social concience. You appear to be morally bankrupt.

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Well, your OP was slightly misleading then.....



Valuation came in a lot under asking price...
I'm happy with this but the other side are obviously not!

We are buying from an HA they have referred the matter to their surveyor to see whether they can come up with Sold comparables in the area.

Questions: how far back do you think they can go to compare prices then and now? And with prices still falling isn't it a pointless exercise. We have sent through comparable prices for similar properties to ours (which are at todays asking price) but they won't accept these!!

So now its a case of their surveyor against ours and whatever data is now available.

One last question, do achieved prices at Auctions count.

AMD

I am her parent, that what parents do, give their children a helping hand, whether its advice or money, she was quite happy and apprecative that I was involved in the process with her, as she was a first buyer and your point is???? Before you start to making accusations, please get your facts right.

AMD

Wee_Willy_Harris

AMILLIONDOLLARS wrote: »

I am her parent, that what parents do, give their children a helping hand, whether its advice or money, she was quite happy and apprecative that I was involved in the process with her, as she was a first buyer and your point is???? Before you start to making accusations, please get your facts right.

AMD

My facts are right, YOUR post is missleading.

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Not at all... but I have a social concience. You appear to be morally bankrupt.

How does woking hard to my own home make me morally bankrupt? So I should sit on my hands and let others pay their way for me, let others pay my rent, council and feed my children and sit back and watch the world go by without making some sort of contribution to society. That's what I call being morally bankrupt:mad:

AMD

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

My facts are right, YOUR post is missleading.

Admit your wrong and move on!!!

AMD