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They can try, but the buyer/renter can always say no and walk away. Its called a market value.Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »Should house sellers be able to inflate their prices on the basis of the wealth of an individual buyer? How about private LLs increasing rents in the same manner?0 -
Fair point, but the flip side is that those who can afford to pay market rents should be made to.
WHY? we are on a money saving site and being a money saver I will stay until I believe I can afford to go which is in a few years when I am ready .
As I have said we have many people in receipt of things they could refuse from tax credits to winter fuel payments etc but they do not why have a go at a person who has been honest up front from the start and adheres to a contract.0 -
FOURCANDLES wrote: »WHY? we are on a money saving site and being a money saver I will stay until I believe I can afford to go which is in a few years when I am ready .
As I have said we have many people in receipt of things they could refuse from tax credits to winter fuel payments etc but they do not why have a go at a person who has been honest up front from the start and adheres to a contract.
In your position I would be feeling pretty pleased and would stay in the place and keep paying the low rent and putting all that saved money towards the place in France. Does not make it right that the system allows it to happen though. It think most of the negativity is not directed personally at yourself, but at the fact that it works the way it does and should be changed.0 -
FOURCANDLES wrote: »WHY? we are on a money saving site and being a money saver I will stay until I believe I can afford to go which is in a few years when I am ready .
As I have said we have many people in receipt of things they could refuse from tax credits to winter fuel payments etc but they do not why have a go at a person who has been honest up front from the start and adheres to a contract.
Yes but your circumstances have changed for the better. When this happens to someone in receipt of tax credits for example, they can receive less tax credit, or have it removed.Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
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Correct and to sound like our mp's I am not doing anything wrong, I am playing by the rules and adhering to my contract and NO where in my contract does it say if you better yourself please hand back the keys and move on .In your position I would be feeling pretty pleased and would stay in the place and keep paying the low rent and putting all that saved money towards the place in France. Does not make it right that the system allows it to happen though.0 -
wherediditallgothen wrote: »Yes but your circumstances have changed for the better. When this happens to someone in receipt of tax credits for example, they can receive less tax credit, or have it removed.
As i under the new rules have lost my child's tax credit it is the rule I have adhered to it.0 -
Because social housing should be charging market rents to those that can afford it and using that surplus to subsidise those that cannot. I know this is not the case but in my opinion it should be. I truly cannot see the justice in what many would consider to be well off people taking cheap homes from the less well off and this being facilitated by the state.
Why not? It happens in every other housing sector.0 -
FOURCANDLES wrote: »Correct and to sound like our mp's I am not doing anything wrong, I am playing by the rules and adhering to my contract and NO where in my contract does it say if you better yourself please hand back the keys and move on .
Sums it up very nicely, some benefit from what others consider a very unfair system. Nothing illegal in that.0 -
wherediditallgothen wrote: »Yes they are entitled to ask for what they think they can get. If the other party is willing to pay that then it's up to them.
So you think all properties for sale should be advertised without a price, and those buying should be expected to pay a pre-determined amount, based on personal wealth/income, regardless of the property. An interesting proposal.0 -
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