We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Gifts & tax
Comments
-
I think the answer couldn't be more obvious!0
-
zygurat789 wrote: »Surely it's no business of their's
Oh but it is if it's a "right to buy" with a discount.0 -
-
The discount is paid to the housing association by the government so they need to ensure no sharp practice is going on.
There is no sharp practice going on. I am gifting her the money so she doesn't have to pay rent and so can retire.
The question is why do the Housing Association want further details of this gift and could it screw up the flat purchase?0 -
I should have thought it fairly obvious, the tenant alone has the right to buy and there were many scans in the eighties of all sorts of people getting access to community housing who had no entitlement. Money was "loaned" left, right and centre to enable people other than the tenant to scam the scheme.zygurat789 wrote: »Why?................0 -
I should have thought it fairly obvious, the tenant alone has the right to buy and there were many scans in the eighties of all sorts of people getting access to community housing who had no entitlement. Money was "loaned" left, right and centre to enable people other than the tenant to scam the scheme.
And if they just lied?The only thing that is constant is change.0 -
Some people lie about all sorts of benefits. Does that mean they need not be questioned and challenged?0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 354K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.3K Spending & Discounts
- 247.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.3K Life & Family
- 261.2K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards