Neighbours moved out but seems weird

EmRayMarRhys

Of course.
Because Housing Association tenants have never been homeowners, right?
Anyone can face a change in circumstances. I very much have, previously a homeowner, now in HA.
Doesn't make me scum....

casualwalks

ruggedtoast wrote: »

This is subletting and is forbidden in your lease.

Unfortunately you are correct in that many people get away with it.

Not necessarily. My mate has a secured tenancy with a HA (allocated as social housing) her tenancy stated she could sublet if she submitted a requesting in writing and the HA approved of the subletters. So when she went travelling for 8 months, she sublet with no problems. I suspect it depends on the HA.

LAEllis

i grew up on a really !!!!!! estate in north London that was at very least 90% council and i had some really good neighbours and some really bad neighbours (ones that would have open 'family fistfights' in the street) but then i moved and rented privately, on my street some own and some rent...now i have some really good neighbours....and some really bad neighbours. It makes no difference.

People can tell if you turn your nose up at them, it will show through. Unfortunately i think the generalization the OP is showing is a common one, its not your fault because its human nature but try not to damn the new neighbours before they even moved in.

RobertoMoir

LAEllis wrote: »

i grew up on a really !!!!!! estate in north London that was at very least 90% council and i had some really good neighbours and some really bad neighbours (ones that would have open 'family fistfights' in the street) but then i moved and rented privately, on my street some own and some rent...now i have some really good neighbours....and some really bad neighbours. It makes no difference.

People can tell if you turn your nose up at them, it will show through. Unfortunately i think the generalization the OP is showing is a common one, its not your fault because its human nature but try not to damn the new neighbours before they even moved in.

You speak truth here I reckon.

The estate I live on now is the one I was raised in for most of my years. It was a council estate where many people moved in and then went for the 'right to buy', which is what my parents did.

There are good and bad people here, and there are renters and owners here too. Not all the bad people are renting and not all the good people are owners.

john_white

m_13 wrote: »

I don't think that's actually the case. August 2009 from here:



December 2010 from here:




August 2011 from here:

Yet when I contacted the HA about a couple who did this their response was as long as they get their rent they wont do anything.

john_white

iluvmarmite wrote: »

100% incorrect, you cannot rent out a HA property, god if you were allowed to do that you would have loads of tenants just renting out the HA properties to make money, a 2 bed flat to rent in my area costs around £575 per month on a private let, if its a HA let it would cost £340 per month, so a tenant could rent the property out and make a profit of over £200 per month, and if that tenant were on HB he could keep the lot!

Ring up your local HA and enquire about it, ask them if you were in one of their properties could you just put a to let sign up and let it out to anyone, the answer would be a resounding NO, there is a strict list for these properties, they go in order of priority so if someone leaves they have to hand over the keys in order for the HA to re let to someone in need. And when one does become available they dont just shove a to let sign up, they check the property over, do whatever repairs need doing then send a letter to someone in need on their list that one has become available.

See my answer above. Also, in the previous quotes saying I am wrong ironically supports my statement by saying 50,000 properties are sublet.

Dont get me wrong I think it stinks but it happens.

Morglin

evoke wrote: »

Most council tenants are trouble. I wouldn't want to live near one. Sorry for not being politically correct but my opinions have been formed over a period of 10 years. Getting a property for free or virtually free without having to work for it means you're not going to be as neighbourly as a private renter or owner-occupier. It's a simple fact that many people try to ignore.

Oh, don't be so silly - people are people, and some are trouble, however they choose to provide a roof over their heads. :wall:

Only 10 years experience of anything is not a lot lol

Whether the bank own the place, (and certainly most 'under pension age' borrowers do owe a lender the cost of the house) or whether the council own the place, is irrelevant.

However, can you tell me where I can find one of these virtually 'free' council places?

I'm paying nearly £200 per week for my HA flat..............:whistle::eek:, and not a benefit in sight helping towards it.

But, by your reckoning, if I find it all a bit much to pay, I can always go out and rob the neighbours lol

Jeez - what a narrow view you have.

Lin

dippy

iluvmarmite wrote: »

100% incorrect, you cannot rent out a HA property, god if you were allowed to do that you would have loads of tenants just renting out the HA properties to make money, a 2 bed flat to rent in my area costs around £575 per month on a private let, if its a HA let it would cost £340 per month, so a tenant could rent the property out and make a profit of over £200 per month, and if that tenant were on HB he could keep the lot!

Ring up your local HA and enquire about it, ask them if you were in one of their properties could you just put a to let sign up and let it out to anyone, the answer would be a resounding NO, there is a strict list for these properties, they go in order of priority so if someone leaves they have to hand over the keys in order for the HA to re let to someone in need. And when one does become available they dont just shove a to let sign up, they check the property over, do whatever repairs need doing then send a letter to someone in need on their list that one has become available.

100% incorrect, my ex-landlady, although a really lovely woman, rented our her Shared Ownership HA flat for seven years to us and when we moved out, she had another tenant move in straight away.

She has been paying subsidised rent on the HA share, and charging full market rent. Sub-letting has been really rife on that HA estate and everybody just "does it", advertising on rightmove, findaproperty and all the local estate agents. :eek:

atush

All this attacking of the OP is quite ridiculous. They have a right to live in their home w/o anti social behaviour incl littering over their back fence. Bad neighbours can actually lower the value of your home.

Here's hoping that your new neighbours are better people (and better than some of the reverve snobs on here).

john_white

And another thing. I moved to a new build estate and asked about the flats, I was informed they were all for social housing. Once the block was finished, there were 20 odd flats, a week later half a dozen to let boards appeared.