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Council houses for fixed terms only!

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  • FOURCANDLES_2
    FOURCANDLES_2 Posts: 702 Forumite
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    poppysarah wrote: »
    The whole system seems to punish people who save and try hard.
    WHICH system I save and work hard.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    FOURCANDLES wrote: »
    That is it though LUCKY as were those who bought private before the property boom it all depends on luck

    The difference is that they BOUGHT, ie spent their own money as opposed to just having thousands of pounds of taxpayers money just given to them. Big difference.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »
    On RTB at least, we are agreed. But it was a Thatcher idea, so it was always going toi be a bad one.

    I agree (though she did have some good ideas). RTB in itself was not a bad idea but why discount the properties at all? Unless they were the rubbish that the councils did not want.
  • FOURCANDLES_2
    FOURCANDLES_2 Posts: 702 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    The difference is that they BOUGHT, ie spent their own money as opposed to just having thousands of pounds of taxpayers money just given to them. Big difference.

    OH come on lets be honest most people are getting something, It is very difficult for people to turn down free money I suppose.At the end of the day the people who protest would more than likely get their snouts in the trough if they had the chance it is human nature as long as it is legal I am for it if they in charge want to stop it then stop it. However on this tenure thing people should be looking at private tenure and changing that .
  • FOURCANDLES_2
    FOURCANDLES_2 Posts: 702 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    The difference is that they BOUGHT, ie spent their own money as opposed to just having thousands of pounds of taxpayers money just given to them. Big difference.

    Oh and civil servants h:rotfl:igh up there get money for nothing well half do according to digby jones
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    I agree (though she did have some good ideas). RTB in itself was not a bad idea but why discount the properties at all? Unless they were the rubbish that the councils did not want.

    Because it was felt that people wouldn't opt to buy without an incentive. I can see some logic behind this, but the incentives were(and still are) too large. It also lead to some very irresponsible lending by companies attracted to the positive equity built into the deal.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    The difference is that they BOUGHT, ie spent their own money as opposed to just having thousands of pounds of taxpayers money just given to them. Big difference.

    Of course, those with a mortgage prior to April 2000 benefited from taxpayer handouts (often in the £ thousands) in the form of MIRAS.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »
    This peace-meal approach of persecuting one sector of the market to disguise the fault in another is destined to failure.

    Persecuting?

    Don't be silly!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Persecuting?

    Don't be silly!

    What would you call it then? Are social tenants responsible for the loss of stock through RTB? No. Are social tenants resposible for the increase in B2L? No. Are social tenants responsible for the inflated houseprices? No. Are social tenants responsible for the subsequent rediculous private rental charges? No. Are social tenants responsible for the minimum security afforded to private tenants? No. Are social tenants responsible for the poor business decisions of lenders? No. So why are they the only sector to be targetted?
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »
    What would you call it then? Are social tenants responsible for the loss of stock through RTB? No. Are social tenants resposible for the increase in B2L? No. Are social tenants responsible for the inflated houseprices? No. Are social tenants responsible for the subsequent rediculous private rental charges? No. Are social tenants responsible for the minimum security afforded to private tenants? No. Are social tenants responsible for the poor business decisions of lenders? No. So why are they the only sector to be targetted?
    Thats the trouble with social tenants. They are irresponsible.
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