Council Housing & Tenant Advice

Unknown1234_2

tanith wrote: »

There are probably thousands of council tenants who could now possibly afford to rent privately but they choose not to many because they prefer to live in the secure knowledge that unless they do something dramatically wrong they will live in that house and no one can put them out... why would you think it should be otherwise?

Council houses IMO are for people who cant afford to rent/buy privately.

Unknown1234_2

aaroncaz wrote: »

18 k a year, is not exactly a lot to buy a house on!! why shouldn't they carry on renting of the council? if they pay their rent on time, don't cost the tax-payer anything, HB etc.. well good luck to them!!

My partner and i did it on lower salaries

Hapless_2

£80 a month rent? are they renting a garage? Our rent is £65 a week!

They get housing benefit but still pay part rent yes?
How much is their rent?
If you think they are commiting benefit fraud, phone the council, if they are not well there is nothing you can do.

I would like to know how you know their credit rating though!

£28k is not enough to buy a house with these days when most houses are above £100,000. If they plan to have a family then maybe they don't want to get a mortgage on both wages.

Have they had a bad credit rating in the past? No

Unknown1234_2

Guy 16.5K after tax = 1083
Girl 12K after tax = 832

Total =1915

Rent-600
Food-100
Electric-50
Water-30
Petrol-100
Car ins-80
Luxuries (pub etc) 200

Total = 1160

Left over for anything else (flat tire, savings etc) = £755

Now why should they live in a council house?

Hapless_2

Melissa_Hewett wrote: »

Guy 16.5K after tax = 1083
Girl 12K after tax = 832

Total =1915

Rent-600
Food-100
Electric-50
Water-30
Petrol-100
Car ins-80
Luxuries (pub etc) 200

Total = 1160

Left over for anything else (flat tire, savings etc) = £755

Now why should they live in a council house?

But you said they were claiming housing benefit?

How do you know exactly what their outgoings are?

Unknown1234_2

Hapless wrote: »

£80 a month rent? are they renting a garage? Our rent is £65 a week!

They get housing benefit but still pay part rent yes?
How much is their rent?
If you think they are commiting benefit fraud, phone the council, if they are not well there is nothing you can do.

I would like to know how you know their credit rating though!

£28k is not enough to buy a house with these days when most houses are above £100,000. If they plan to have a family then maybe they don't want to get a mortgage on both wages.

They live in a bungalow very small and very old.



They pay part rent which is £80 a month.

I know these people closely and have discussed there credit rating with them.

£28k is not enough to buy a house with these days - it is enough to buy a 2 bed flat

aaroncaz

rent =£600 in a council house? you do seem to know a lot abt this couple, it's not jealousy, is it, making you ask these questions? The right to live in a council house does not go on your income!!

Hapless_2

Well if it anything like our house, the council probably can't wait to sell it to someone. the day we signed our lease they said, "we are encouraging tenants of these particular properties to buy them as they cost us too much to maintain"
We got this house because no one else wanted it, maybe it was the same for them

tanith

Melissa_Hewett wrote: »

Guy 16.5K after tax = 1083
Girl 12K after tax = 832

Total =1915

Rent-600
Food-100
Electric-50
Water-30
Petrol-100
Car ins-80
Luxuries (pub etc) 200

Total = 1160

Left over for anything else (flat tire, savings etc) = £755

Now why should they live in a council house?

Because its their democratic right!!... you are quite happy buying they are quite happy renting from the council what is the problem with that ?...

newlywed

When you take a council tenancy - it is an Assured tenancy so that means it is basically for life unless you breach the terms (ie don't pay the rent).

How is it abuse of the system if you stay there within the terms of the tenancy you have legally signed?

If you rent, you may have to move every 6-12 months. Council housing tenancies mean you don't have to do that. In some cases it can also pass to those living in the house if you die so adult children living at home could still have a secure home on the death of their parent.

That's the way the system is set up. There is no clause in the tenancy agreement to say you have to leave if you can afford to rent something else!