Council houses for fixed terms only!

neverdespairgirl

Pay for what?

ILW

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Oh no. It doesn't work that way. Social tenants are regarded as a sub-human breed, incapable of ever paying any tax. They should recieve the crumbs from the landowners table and be grateful for it. And, of course, when the landowners have gambled away their wealth, the ever prudent social tenant should be the first with his hand in his pocket to prop up the crumbling corruption that the landowner has created.

Come the revolution comrades.

mumoftwins

ILW wrote: »

Thats the trouble with social tenants. They are irresponsible.

I wouldn't be, and yes, there should be more security for private tenants - longer term leases where we don't have to up sticks and move every 6-12 months, some of us want to make a house a home and stay indefinitely but haven't a cat in hell's chance of buying.

FOURCANDLES_2

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

One example I'm aware of, from a German mate. Usually, in German rentals, a kitchen isn't included. tenant supplies his own!

In fact what happens is that previous tenant sells in-place kitchen to subsequent tenant.

Having worked with a German chap this is correct as he said at home in Germany he can walk in to a bank and say I would like a loan for a kitchen please and he is not looked at as though he is bonkers. Here you even as a secure tenant In a HA home ask for a loan for improvment's ie kitchen our banks say noooooooo( I can do you 7k for a car though?) you do not own it so you save up for it which in my book is good.

FOURCANDLES_2

I think many council houses are well below housing standards and I think many posters believe well it is a dry place to lay there heads why moan?. My view is the sooner these councils which still retain housing stock hand over to HA then the council tenant can expect better improvement's however rents are higher . I think when you venture in to some cities the stock is so poor, The HA wouldn't want them and the answer may be to demolish and have a new look at everything .But subsidise is a word many posters like to use to deny tenants the right to secure tenure however if we go down that road what we all want and do not want to subsidise because we think it unfair or do not want to subsidise it would be madness.HA are they way forward you will always get your critics although law of averages some people who express the hatred for ALL social tenants apart from showing a lack of a being brought up properly many could find themselves under this coalition losing the home they cherish so much due to not being able to meet the M payments and venturing in to private rent where they will be asked to go after 1-2 years they then have to move the children to another school etc etc , I would also add as in our village a number of the children of home owners have put their names forward to HA for local affordable homes as they can't afford private rents with out claiming HB so would rather pay an affordable rent.

mufi

FOURCANDLES wrote: »

I think many council houses are well below housing standards

Forgive me, but I'm rocking with mirth here; I'm sure you're right in many cases, but the four houses near me, each occupied by a lone female, are, as I type, all having:

New kitchens
New bathrooms
New boilers
New flooring
God knows what else

In fact, judging by the number of vans outside, they are each getting a whole new house:eek:.

poppysarah

mufi wrote: »

Forgive me, but I'm rocking with mirth here; I'm sure you're right in many cases, but the four houses near me, each occupied by a lone female, are, as I type, all having:

New kitchens
New bathrooms
New boilers
New flooring
God knows what else

In fact, judging by the number of vans outside, they are each getting a whole new house:eek:.

And again in three years when the "like for sh*te" as my neighbour put it falls apart.

They got a "rewire" which was new plug socket covers. New kitchen that's the biggest bodge job in the world. New front doors "what colour would you like"...
They did spend 4k repointing and reroofing sheds apparently though so god knows how much the rest cost.