My neibours son wants to buy his council house,is this legal?

arcon5

fawd1 wrote: »

I didn't even bother reading the rest. this annoyed me enough. There are a HUGE HUGE amount of people looking for council homes. The fact that a council tenants son can buy their house at a discount and then make money on it makes me want to vomit, especially if they don;t live there.And it's my business because the tax me and OH have to pay mean that we can never buy whilst renting and you get to figure out the system whilst we pay for it

Then be mad at the system.

C_Mababejive

Only the tenant can buy the property and no one else. After that unless things have changed,the property cannot be sold for another 3 years otherwise the discount has to be repaid. Of course the tenant could buy it with money supplied from elsewhere.

ash28

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Only the tenant can buy the property and no one else. After that unless things have changed,the property cannot be sold for another 3 years otherwise the discount has to be repaid. Of course the tenant could buy it with money supplied from elsewhere.

You can make a joint application........but it must be with a family member (up to 3 family members) who has/have lived with you for the past 12 months.

Joint applications

You can make a joint application with:

• someone who shares your tenancy
• up to 3 family members who’ve lived with you for the past 12 months (even if they don’t share your tenancy)

https://www.gov.uk/right-to-buy-buying-your-council-home/overview

If you want to sell your house within 10 years the council has first refusal and you will have to pay back a proportion of the discount if you sell within 5 years. If you sell within the first year you have to pay all of the discount back.

gord115

arcon5 wrote: »

Since he will be buying it, therefore the named mortgagee it's not like they can hide the fact from the council.

Not sure how it's any of your business though

The reason it's my business is the guy is ill ,in a wheelchair after having his legs amputated and I don't want to see him,or the only child who gives a monkeys about him (his daughter) homeless.

I think the son is just after making a quick buck.

zzzLazyDaisy

gord115 wrote: »

The reason it's my business is the guy is ill ,in a wheelchair after having his legs amputated and I don't want to see him,or the only child who gives a monkeys about him (his daughter) homeless.

I think the son is just after making a quick buck.

It s good of you to be concerned, but unless the man has a mental impairment he is capable of making his own decisions concerning the purchase of the house. As has been said, there are rules about who can buy a house under RTB, but provided the family meet those rules there is nothing stopping them for doing this.

Has the tenant or his daughter asked you for your help in preventing the son from funding the purchase of the house?

seven-day-weekend

gord115 wrote: »

My elderly neighbour who is very ill lives in a council house with his daughter. His daughter is his carer.

However his son, who hardly ever visits, says he will buy the house at the reduced rate offered by the council, and let his father live there.

In 17 years I have only seen the son visit maybe a dozen times(usually when he's stuck for a babysitter)

Can he buy the house in his dads name?

Is it legal? How will his daughter stand if he dies?

His dad thinks it's a great idea,but thinks that his son is the bees knees.

The house must be in the dad's name for a certain number of years, otherwise they have to pay back the discount. He will have to agree to buy it and sign for it.

Who provides the money is irrelevant.

However, the house will belong to the father while it is in his name, not the son, and he can do as he wishes with it in his will. If he dies intestate while it is in his name, it will still be classed as his property and will be liable to the usual rules of intestacy.

However, even if it remains a council house, there is no guarantee the daughter will be able to stay there once he dies.