bedroom tax

mazza111

princessdon wrote: »

They can do like they did in London, the bedroom and living room are 1 space, with a small kitchenette. Perfect for singes, many dwellings can be redesigned with a small shower/kitchenette and you sleep and live in the same room.

Can't say I've lived (nor any family) in any flat that would really be big enough to do that in. Not being picky, just haven't seen any flats here big enough to do that. Maybe one... my 3 bedroom flat I had on the top floor, but that would also do away with a 3 bed that's in high demand.

Now I'm going to be picky, cos you did say one bedroom flats in your previous post, now you're talking studio flats. Sorry, nit picking I agree But if they had flats big enough it may be a good idea.

The dd's flat was let within 10 days of me handing the keys back. Even though it was still in her one month notice period, so well done to the council in their turn around. Quite impressive

princessdon

mazza111 wrote: »

Can't say I've lived (nor any family) in any flat that would really be big enough to do that in. Not being picky, just haven't seen any flats here big enough to do that. Maybe one... my 3 bedroom flat I had on the top floor, but that would also do away with a 3 bed that's in high demand.

Now I'm going to be picky, cos you did say one bedroom flats in your previous post, now you're talking studio flats. Sorry, nit picking I agree But if they had flats big enough it may be a good idea.

The dd's flat was let within 10 days of me handing the keys back. Even though it was still in her one month notice period, so well done to the council in their turn around. Quite impressive

I'm thinking something like this, where my hubby lives in London and many of his colleagues live (younger ones who prefer city living not commuting).

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-34271084.html?showcase=true&premiumA=true


An average 2 bed can be remodelled (not suitable for a wheelchair user) but an average singleton they are more than suited.

mazza111

princessdon wrote: »

I'm thinking something like this, where my hubby lives in London and many of his colleagues live (younger ones who prefer city living not commuting).

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-34271084.html?showcase=true&premiumA=true


An average 2 bed can be remodelled (not suitable for a wheelchair user) but an average singleton they are more than suited.

See at £235 pw!!!! I can certainly understand why they brought these reductions in. But where I live... that's the monthly price for a studio flat (well almost!!!) £280 pcm. So it looks like us in the out in the sticks are being penalised because of property prices in London. We have 2 of those properties to let in the whole area (not just my own home town). In fact. In looked at one of them for the fella when he moved to Scotland. It was so bad, they still haven't let it.

I can't see the councils adapting their properties to do this, too much money would need to be spent to achieve it. They couldn't even make adaptations to the dd's flat cos it just wasn't suitable.

nannytone_2

as far as LHA goes... they should be finding a way of restricting what the landlords can charge rather than lowering the LHA alone..
where i lived in lonfon , a neighbour bought his council hpuse fpr 93k. he then moved in with his girlfriend in her council house and let hos own for 24.0pw.
a family om benefit moved in and that was the LHA rate

mysterywoman10

I agree with Nanny.

But in answer to the original question the sizing criteria ALREADY applied in the private rented sector LHA. This is an attempt to bring it in line.

The problem is that they didn't address the "issues" they already knew were underlying in the private sector, which is why it has come back to bte them.

The other factor is that in private rented "allocation" is self determining which it isn't in Social Housing and doing it on an historical basis.

But clearly the cuts to the Private Sector HB have been much higher and without security of tenancy etc.