Upgrading to a bigger council house

theGrinch

and this is why the country is up the pan.

tonycottee

theGrinch wrote: »

and this is why the country is up the pan.

And on Wednesday it was because of the public sector.

Last month it was the tube drivers

A month before that it was travellers.

And then there's the immigrants...

outofmoney

A niece of mine has just had a baby so her and boyfriend are going to apply for housing. They will most likely get it. They are already talking of more kids so soon the small flat will be upgraded to a 2 bed house and then who knows what.

My gripe is that she was only 4 years old when we put our names down on the housing list...and she will most likely get a place first!

EldredH

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

Council tenants pay water rates the same as everyone else.

In herts if you are a council tennant that is included in with your rent.



Then they have received very poor advice. Perhaps they should give Shelter a call.

I agree the advice is poor, but you friends are extreamly lucky to be on the council list, they would find it impossible now with a earning of £60,000. They are soon to be changing the system It has been said that you are only going to have your council property for a limited amount of time (while you children are in education is one consideration and your income is another.) I suggest your friends try buying there council house. I can not stress how lucky they are as I have been to several meetings with my friend and citizen advice and council property are like gold dust.

EldredH

outofmoney wrote: »

A niece of mine has just had a baby so her and boyfriend are going to apply for housing. They will most likely get it. They are already talking of more kids so soon the small flat will be upgraded to a 2 bed house and then who knows what.

My gripe is that she was only 4 years old when we put our names down on the housing list...and she will most likely get a place first!

This is what is so frustrating. The country helps those that dont help themselves. They have children with no thought of how they will support them and get financial gain for doing so. Where as the hardworking who do things the proper way ignored. What does that tell you??? The most shocking thing is that the original poster see's nothing wrong with this????

lighting_up_the_chalice

outofmoney wrote: »

A niece of mine has just had a baby so her and boyfriend are going to apply for housing. They will most likely get it. They are already talking of more kids so soon the small flat will be upgraded to a 2 bed house and then who knows what.

My gripe is that she was only 4 years old when we put our names down on the housing list...and she will most likely get a place first!

You have Choice Based Lettings in your area.... perhaps she isn't as fussy as you are.

lighting_up_the_chalice

EldredH wrote: »

This is what is so frustrating. The country helps those that dont help themselves. They have children with no thought of how they will support them and get financial gain for doing so. Where as the hardworking who do things the proper way ignored. What does that tell you??? The most shocking thing is that the original poster see's nothing wrong with this????

How do they get "financial gain"? The rent on a social housing 4 bed is almost identical to a 3 bed.

mumcoll

Being 'entitled' to a 4 bed (as per the allocations policy) doesn't mean they will get one. The times I have had conversations with people, explaining that we can't give them what we don't have. I think they imagine we have a load of empty properties just waiting for someone to need them!

ruggedtoast

Its come to something when living in a council house is an aspiration, although its hardly surprising.

Some of my family made a killing out of right to buy, as has virtually everyone in the town they live in, a town which now has virtually no social housing left. Even if you're renting from the council, the amount you pay is a fraction of private rent with a secure tenancy thrown in.

smileytiger

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Its come to something when living in a council house is an aspiration, although its hardly surprising.

Some of my family made a killing out of right to buy, as has virtually everyone in the town they live in, a town which now has virtually no social housing left. Even if you're renting from the council, the amount you pay is a fraction of private rent with a secure tenancy thrown in.

Round our way there is virtually no social housing left as it's all been bought and then sold on after time a lot of it is now holiday lets or private rentals.
They should never have introduced right to buy council housing without building more houses to replace them with - but since when has any govt made any sensible decisions?;)