Buying my Grandparents council house : Right To Buy Scheme

Mojisola

moremore wrote: »

If the property was purchased by the OP perhaps that would save her GM going into a care home which may not be what she wants and would avoid by having a family member as a carer, (we all know about the care in some of these homes)

Some of the "care" given by family members is also far from the best care available. At least in a care home, there are lots of different people in and out who can see what's happening. An elderly person at home can be very isolated and totally at the mercy of whoever is claiming to care for them.

Amib19 wrote: »

I have encouraged my mum to try purchase her council house not for my benefit I already have my own home but that it seems a shame to lose the home me and siblings grew up in, and my mum is relatively young so hopefully has many years ahead of her.

As is said in every post on this theme, why would an elderly person on a low income want to give up a secure tenancy and become responsible for paying out all the maintenance and repairs on a house?

SternMusik

This is a thread which had been inactive for 9 months before a newbie dug it out today...

spartahawk

I wish people would answer the question rather than give their opinions and morale stance!
You are all judging the person who wrote the post, and that is not fair.
I am sure the grandparent would rather the house stay in the family somehow than go back to the government.

:mad:

Pixie5740

spartahawk wrote: »

I wish people would answer the question rather than give their opinions and morale stance!
You are all judging the person who wrote the post, and that is not fair.
I am sure the grandparent would rather the house stay in the family somehow than go back to the government.

:mad:

Thanks for resurrecting an old post. :T

The grandparent can stay in the house, it's a council house, she has a secure tenancy just like your mother does in her council house that you are trying to buy at a discounted rate.

spartahawk

People come here for advice.
It should not be a place to give opinions unless that is what is asked.
Winds me up, I will go to my solicitor for help, frankly this area of the forum ( this thread especially)has been hijacked by the ethic police.

I understand the owners point- wouldn't it be nice for the grandparents to leave something to the family when they pass on.

What a lovely feeling- to be able to provide and look after the next generation- I for one would be complete knowing I can give my family a leg up in life.

:T back

Mokka

The only way your gran could use your money is if you gifted it to her. Of course you need to gift cash- you cannot get a mortgage to make a gift to someone.
Why don't you read info on RTB first? It's all available on-line- just google Right to Buy

Pixie5740

spartahawk wrote: »

People come here for advice.
It should not be a place to give opinions unless that is what is asked.
Winds me up, I will go to my solicitor for help, frankly this area of the forum ( this thread especially)has been hijacked by the ethic police.

I understand the owners point- wouldn't it be nice for the grandparents to leave something to the family when they pass on.

What a lovely feeling- to be able to provide and look after the next generation- I for one would be complete knowing I can give my family a leg up in life.

:T back

You're talking to the wrong person about inheritance. I'm against inheritance personally.

JencParker

charlieismydarling wrote: »

Wrong on so many levels.

Social housing is not an opportunity for you to get a foot on the housing ladder. Disgraceful.

Unfortunately that's exactly what it is. My local council own no social housing and ex council houses now sell for around £500,000 for a 3 bedroom house. Half of these are rented with rents being around £1,600 - £1,800 per month!

The selling of council houses was a travesty.

Building_Surveyor

spartahawk wrote: »

People come here for advice.
It should not be a place to give opinions unless that is what is asked.
Winds me up, I will go to my solicitor for help, frankly this area of the forum ( this thread especially)has been hijacked by the ethic police.

I understand the owners point- wouldn't it be nice for the grandparents to leave something to the family when they pass on.

What a lovely feeling- to be able to provide and look after the next generation- I for one would be complete knowing I can give my family a leg up in life.

:T back

Get a grip! We're also talking about social housing and other people included yourself reaping the benefits of a cheap house that was never intended for that purpose. Let's face it, eventually you will sell it and pocket the profit. So let's not pretend its a family heirloom. Otherwise move in with them and live happily ever after in the council house...

What gets my goat is people come on here and aren't honest about the reasons for doing so, but instead concoct a fabricated story to make it out like they're are doing it for the benefit of their granny, mother, or whoever. JUST BE HONEST!

Lord_Baltimore

About 95% of the so-called advice in this thread is moralising. "You should be ashamed of yourself this" and "you're just feathering your own nest that".

In my experience, it isn't ethics that keeps the do-goody-goods on the straight and narrow, it's lack of opportunity;).

There is probably a way to achieve what the OP is seeking and it seems that, wisely, he has chosen to seek advice elsewhere.

I am not saying I agree with the principle of RTB but the OP doesn't ask if it is morally right to buy his granny's house, it asks politely how to go about it.