Anyone live on a new build estate with Social Housing?

chanz4

they will be shared ownership, same on our barratt estate no issues

seven-day-weekend

CHRISSYG wrote: »

The new build SH in my area is only given to existing tenants who have paid rent on time and never caused a problem.

As indeed it should be.

LittleMax

chanz4 wrote: »

they will be shared ownership, same on our barratt estate no issues

You cannot know this without knowing which development it is and AFAIAA OP has not disclosed this. We have a mix of shared ownership and HA rented properties on our estate.

supersaver2

I live on a new build estate (A Miller Home) and we don't have social houses on my development but further across the road there are a mixture. I'll be entirely honest many of the social houses aren't as well kept as privately owned houses, the gardens are often unkept. Sorry to say but I wouldn't have a bought a house on the newer development after what I've seen. Police cars and vans visit one of the social houses often and there are a couple of boy racer type cars on bricks on the drives. I know it sounds cliched and I'm no snob but walking past the estate with my dogs I thank god I don't live there.

Marvel1

There is a block of flats of social housing right opposite me, been there about 3 or 4 years, never had trouble.

If anything the trouble (not to me directly) were tenants of a private landlord in the street, these are the worst as the landlord does not care as long as they got their money.

Money_saving_maniac

supersaver2 wrote: »

I live on a new build estate (A Miller Home) and we don't have social houses on my development but further across the road there are a mixture. I'll be entirely honest many of the social houses aren't as well kept as privately owned houses, the gardens are often unkept. Sorry to say but I wouldn't have a bought a house on the newer development after what I've seen. Police cars and vans visit one of the social houses often and there are a couple of boy racer type cars on bricks on the drives. I know it sounds cliched and I'm no snob but walking past the estate with my dogs I thank god I don't live there.

It's not about snobbery at all. It's about what you want the neighbourhood to be like when you are spending the enormous amount of money needed to buy a house.

sam3103

I have lived in my property for 7 years. It was a new build when we bought it and the apartment block opposite is owned by a local housing association.
I don't know what the requirements are but I think these houses are usually made available to low income families or people in housing need.
Of the four apartments, 3 have been occupied by the same people since we moved in. All very nice people. One of the four has seemed to change occupancy a few times over the 7 years.
The only problem we have ever had is that the shared bin storage could often get a lot of stuff dumped in it outside of the bins. But a quick call to the local authority soon got it sorted.
Overall I don't think it makes any difference.
Realise this may not be helpful but thought I would share my experience

Mallotum_X

Buy pitchforks to keep the hoards at bay.

tiger_eyes

I live on a recently built estate of mixed shared ownership and (I think) some privately owned housing. It's very quiet.

BobQ

Deleted_User wrote: »

I'm looking to buy a home and have seen some good deals on some new-build estates.................

Only asking as i'd hate to buy a home and then have problems with neighbours across the road (again i don't want to generalise but the sales advisor basically told me nothing other than they have to make some homes social housing) so i'm asking the question here.

Some people are posting horror stories, you need to research what is happening on the development you plan to buy.

Consider this, you can buy a house and find that there are properties nearby that are rented from housing associations that own them. But you can also find that the house next to the one you buy is let to a commercial tenant, sometimes a tenant on housing benefit. This could happen whether your development has or has not got social housing. It really does not matter where you buy, your neighbours could be awful, even awful people can buy a new house. Far better to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Or look for an older property that has been properly refurbished by a reputable builder. It will be a better house for the start.