Can I buy my council property?

MoneySaverForever

Hi there, I've given serious thought to my fathers offer of buying my council house for me but I'm not sure where to get started or even if I'd be allowed to buy it because I was told the "right to buy" scheme doesn't exist anymore. I wouldn't be able to afford to buy it myself but both my mum and dad say it's a good home for me and aside from some minor worries, I'm settled here and enjoy being where I am. Do you know if there's anyway I can possible find out my discount if I'm allowed to buy it? I've lived here for six years if that makes any difference. Oh, if there's anything else you'd like to know then please just ask.

Thank you very much xxx

t0rt0ise

You could ask the council housing department.

McKneff

He couldnt buy if for you, he woud have to give you the money for you to buy it if your name is on
the tenancy.

Easiest way, though, as a first step is to discuss it with the council
Do yu live there alone?

savingmummy

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...emes/DG_186973

What a lovely dad!!

MoneySaverForever

McKneff wrote: »

He couldnt buy if for you, he woud have to give you the money for you to buy it if your name is on
the tenancy.

Easiest way, though, as a first step is to discuss it with the council
Do yu live there alone?

Thanks! yes, I live alone here. That's really good advice and I appreciate it xxx

cbrown372

why would you want to buy the house when you think its badly built, no garden and has noisy neighbours?

I don't think any discount you may get makes up for buying a house you don't actually like.

*Robin*

cbrown372 wrote: »

why would you want to buy the house when you think its badly built, no garden and has noisy neighbours?

I don't think any discount you may get makes up for buying a house you don't actually like.

..I think this is the OP's comment that cbrown372 is referring to:

MoneySaverForever wrote:

My pet hate is how the neighbours above are quiet all day and then they come alive at night banging at all hours which keeps waking me up and I find it hard to get back to sleep, very ill right now and I definitely need my sleep because I get tired easily. The neighbours above also vacuum every day and it's like a bomb going off above me as it's SO INCREDIBLY loud that my lights shake in the walls as it shudders above me... and this goes on for at least an hour... daily. They play music that's so loud I can't hear myself think and I can hear it in every room of the house which doesn't help either. The neighbours each side of me also seem to argue quite a lot and hold heated debates and I hear their televisions and other private things that I don't want to hear either and it's really made me think that these new houses aren't built for quality but instead for quantity and to get as many people into as little a space as possible.

I don't have any gardens here and the whole place is one big concrete jungle with no space to relax and get away from it all in the area close to me. The last thing I'd want is to cause problems with my neighbours but if I can hear them then surely they can hear each other and me? On a side note, it's strange to see how these new houses start to rot and look very bad after just a few years whereas the old houses are still standing and look as good as ever. I'd give anything for a day without noise and hearing a whole soaps worth of drama in my own home, surely that's not too much to ask?

OP, surely your life is challenging enough at the moment? Buying a house is very stressful, and you'd have the extra stage of sorting out the paperwork with your Dad [and his solicitor] as he would be gifting you the money to pay for it (which is not as simple as it sounds).
From what you wrote above and in other posts, I would say the last thing you should be worrying about now is trying to buy a house which has all the annoying issues that you've outlined.

Best Wishes MSF, I hope everything works out for you.

paddedjohn

see if the polish family next door want to move in

Running_Horse

I guess the thread title should have been:

Can someone else buy my council property?

MoneySaverForever

Thanks everyone! think I'll just wait and see what happens. My father wants to buy the house and I don't want to say no but like another poster said, I've got other worries in my life right now and maybe I should just concentrate on those instead xxx