Council houses for fixed terms only!

Jowo_2

Svenena wrote: »

I saw this on BBC Breakfast this morning, and they were saying it wouldn't affect existing council tenants, only new ones, so those in situ have nothing to worry about.

Then the impact is very severely limited as part of the reason why there is very low turnover for new tenants is because of the security of tenure of those who currently reside in it...

The churn rate of properties becoming vacant is diminishing over time because people are living longer and tenants are less likely to give up their social housing tenancies than in anytime in the past.

FOURCANDLES_2

wherediditallgothen wrote: »

I would agree. Perhaps they could send me £125.00 per month to help subsidise my rent?

Why should I you do not subsidise me , perhaps we can all start saying what we do and don't want to pay for via our tax ....

Wee_Willy_Harris

ninky wrote: »

it is a fact. i know people who do it.

And I know people who exceed 30 mph speed limits, but that isn't an argument to abolish 30 mph speed limits, is it?

FOURCANDLES_2

ninky wrote: »

it is a fact. i know people who do it.

Report them as they are in breach of their tenure and will be evicted as would a private tenant, as would a mortgage payers home insurance would be invalid

ILW

FOURCANDLES wrote: »

Why should I you do not subsidise me , perhaps we can all start saying what we do and don't want to pay for via our tax ....

Sorry but your rent is being indrectly subsidised by others. The HA may break even, but they would not have paid full market value for the house you live in.

Gorgeous_George

For years private tenants have (rightly IMHO) complained that they do not have the security of tenure that council tenants enjoy. At least now that is being addressed.

GG

FOURCANDLES_2

Jowo wrote: »

I don't quite understand you. The relatives in the example I gave bought a council property at substantial discount under the Right to buy legislation probably around 10 years ago. It wasn't a housing association property. I am not interested in living in social housing.

I never said you did ? I was pointing out many do not know the rules or the little difference between HA Association AND COUNCIL homes

FOURCANDLES_2

ILW wrote: »

Sorry but your rent is being indrectly subsidised by others. The HA may break even, but they would not have paid full market value for the house you live in.

KNIT PICKING however I subsidise many things also.

FOURCANDLES_2

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

For years private tenants have (rightly IMHO) complained that they do not have the security of tenure that council tenants enjoy. At least now that is being addressed.

GG

YES VERY BRITISH MAKE EVERYONE ELSE THE SAME DERRRRRRRRR:eek:

Gorgeous_George

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

How about this...

Mum, Dad, daughter and son live in a large 3 bedroom council house. Mum decides she wants out and rents a flat privately. Dad decides son is a pain in the a**e and palms him off onto Mum. Mum needs a bigger house and the council provides one. Daughter gets pregnant and leaves home - into a 2 bedroom council house. That's property with a market value in excess of £500,000; 7 bedrooms for 5 people. Only Dad pays his rent himself, the rest receive LHA.

I'd give them secondhand caravans.

GG

ninky wrote: »

a lack of information here in a deliberate attempt to dehumanise those who may well be in genuine housing need. are any of them working? single mum's are clearly in housing need if they need to provide childcare and therefore unable to work (or can only get low paid part time jobs).

where would you put the secondhand caravans? travellers pitches are few and far between and need to be privately purchased since maggie removed local authority need to provide.

Dad works. Others don't. What housing should be provided in your opinion?

GG