Right to buy

Generali

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

So what about those that can't afford to rent privately? Should they just live on the streets?

Housing benefit.

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle

Generali wrote: »

Housing benefit.

Alright them smart @r$e.

What about those that work and barely earn enough to live? Those that aren't entitled to HB yet still have to find £500 a month for rent.

You're talking balls mate and you know you are.

Generali

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

So on one hand you're saying Local government shouldn't provide housing except on a short term emergency basis but then it's OK for people to use the RTB scheme to buy these 'emergency' homes?????

The end result being the Local government ends up with no 'emergency' homes???

You misunderstand me. The mass of Local Government owned housing stock should be sold off. Government has no more business building and owning houses than it does building cars or running telecoms companies.

I believe that they should pay a retainer to a small number of private LLs to hold their houses empty so they can be used to temporarily house people in an emergency (e.g. house burned down).

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

What a load of sh!te.

Witty and insightful.

Generali

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

What about those that work and barely earn enough to live? Those that aren't entitled to HB yet still have to find £500 a month for rent.

They should live somewhere cheaper. I did when I was young and broke.

Can I get it?
Are you:

on a low income?
paying rent?
If YES to both, claim Housing Benefit.

If you're on a low income you can claim housing benefit. Do your research.

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

Alright them smart @r$e.

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

You're talking balls mate and you know you are.

Please leave the abuse out of it. You're lowering the tone. My 'mates' don't talk to me like that.

arlybarly

hi all
ive bought my house off the council 6 years ago for 20720 and its now worth about 115000, i live on an estate where the council do no repairs except if the house has fallen down. if you want to moan about people like me then stop immigrants havin more entitlements to houses and single young girls who have never had a days work in their life. where i live we have a polish family and a single mother of about 18. both me and oh work very hard and pay our council taxes and tax so htese people can live rent free

Graham_Devon

chinau9 wrote: »

Lived in my council home for 17 years so I think I deserve a discount. There are lots of people who envy when others get the right to buy. Only cos they may not have the same opportuntity. I work full time but cannot afford to buy a house on the open market. Hence why I went for the right to buy. The way thing are going with interest rates increasing it has become very difficult for 1st time buyers to even get on the property ladder.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You do realise that there are thousands out there who are just what you say, and don't get a penny from the government. Not only do you get 16k for free out of our money to better yourself, but you want to claim a further £22,000 from us lot who don't even have that opportunity?!

Get real.

Graham_Devon

arlybarly wrote: »

hi all
ive bought my house off the council 6 years ago for 20720 and its now worth about 115000, i live on an estate where the council do no repairs except if the house has fallen down. if you want to moan about people like me then stop immigrants havin more entitlements to houses and single young girls who have never had a days work in their life. where i live we have a polish family and a single mother of about 18. both me and oh work very hard and pay our council taxes and tax so htese people can live rent free

Immigrants have no entitlements to 'your' houses unless they have been here and working for x amount of time.

They pay tax, but cannot use services they pay for. So don't think for one second they live rent free.

CFC

Hey guys, the rights or wrongs of the RTB should be debated down in the Arms. Someone just ASKS a question, and you lot spout off like there's no tomorrow. All of you can it, both pro and anti. You've just hijacked this thread and should be ashamed of yourselves!

Generali

CFC wrote: »

Hey guys, the rights or wrongs of the RTB should be debated down in the Arms. Someone just ASKS a question, and you lot spout off like there's no tomorrow. All of you can it, both pro and anti. You've just hijacked this thread and should be ashamed of yourselves!

Fair point although the OP's question was answered.

mr.broderick

CFC wrote: »

Hey guys, the rights or wrongs of the RTB should be debated down in the Arms. Someone just ASKS a question, and you lot spout off like there's no tomorrow. All of you can it, both pro and anti. You've just hijacked this thread and should be ashamed of yourselves!

I think our ozone damaging friend is a little upset..I was actually enjoying this thread..