Council house question

shellsuit

How do you know what kind of property these people live in???

busiscoming2

shellsuit wrote: »

How do you know what kind of property these people live in???

They have said so in their freecycle replies.

mich13x

My grandparents live in social housing and believe me the council arent even forthcoming with essential maintenance at times never mind handing out decent kitchens, posts above are correct there is a lack of cupboards and also many properties have quite dated kitchens that in my grandparents case were falling apart. My father paid for a new kitchen for them as the council were not upgrading these properties until 2014 apparently.

Maybe it depends on the area however id most definately say that the people that live in social housing that are replying to your ad are most likely in genuine need of a kitchen.

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mich13x wrote: »

My grandparents live in social housing and believe me the council arent even forthcoming with essential maintenance at times never mind handing out decent kitchens, posts above are correct there is a lack of cupboards and also many properties have quite dated kitchens that in my grandparents case were falling apart. My father paid for a new kitchen for them as the council were not upgrading these properties until 2014 apparently.

Maybe it depends on the area however id most definately say that the people that live in social housing that are replying to your ad are most likely in genuine need of a kitchen.

Sorry to hijack but really that long? I'd get them to look at their councils plans for kitchens and bathrooms under the "decent homes standard". Haven't got time I'm afraid now but even a google might give you an idea of what it is.

EmptyPockets

*Louise* wrote: »

No idea why private renters would want to go to the bother of fitting a kitchen, I think I would be looking to move instead.

Moving simply isn't always an option to some people.

Our last house was privately rented, we were there for 6 years and we know that, had we wanted it, we could have been there for another 6 no problem. It was also very cheap and as we were long-term tenants, our LL did not put the rent up more than £20 in those 6 years, so we were happy to make improvements to what was our home. Flooring, decorating, cheap kitchen, we spent quite a bit there really, but it was for our comfort and enjoyment while we lived there.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Judging by my old council place, they probably have a sink unit and a wallcupboard scavenged from a neighbour's skip. I know I had to do that, as according to the Council "you have a brand new fully fitted kitchen installed". Well, it might have been a new sink in about 1981, but still didn't metamorphose into a fully fitted kitchen by 2010.

I dare say that since I've left the dump, they'll be gutting it and putting a new kitchen and bathroom in (the bathroom fittings dated from 1947, despite their thinking it was under 7 years old and good until 2030).

But no, unless the person is a new tenant since the Fit Homes Standard came into force, they won't in all probability have anything resembling a modern area for food preparation.

fernliebee

When we moved into our council property it had just had a new kitchen fitted. Basic, cheap, chipboard cupboards etc. This was all fine except they hadn't thought about the layout at all. The cooker point, and space for the cooker to stand, was level with boxed in pipes, so the cooker would be half in the gap and half sticking out into the room, and obscuring a doorway! I seriously don't know how you could have done it, let alone with small children running past a hot oven, there was no way it could be left. We just got an electrician to rewire the cooker point, shuffled stuff about, did the extra tiling etc ourselves, as we were so privileged to be offered the property and we plan on staying here. We much prefer to do small jobs ourselves rather than bother the council to do them as we feel so lucky to have a nice home.