Signing over council home to someone who already owns a council home

xylophone

It has nothing to do with size or cost, she wants to transfer the tenancy, that's all that's important.

This does not appear to make sense.

You indicated that your mother's illness made her incapable of maintaining a tenancy and that it might cause her to go into arrears.


This would indicate that she has medical needs or income support needs of one kind or another rather than a need to transfer a tenancy?

Was your brother hoping that the transfer would put him in a position to purchase or acquire an interest in the equity of another council house?

nannytone_2

xylophone wrote: »

This does not appear to make sense.

You indicated that your mother's illness made her incapable of maintaining a tenancy and that it might cause her to go into arrears.


This would indicate that she has medical needs or income support needs of one kind or another rather than a need to transfer a tenancy?

Was your brother hoping than the transfer would put him in a position to purchase or acquire an interest in the equity of another council house?

i dont thin there is an issue. as you pointed out ... there isn't much else it could be.

he wants to go on the tenancy so he can buy his second social housing property.
he owns the first one outright apparently and could probably afford tp pay the vastly reduced cost of his mothers

Norman_Castle

Hope4Hope wrote: »

It has nothing to do with size or cost, she wants to transfer the tenancy, that's all that's important.

So the question is, can my brother who already owns a council house fully, take the tenancy? I believe the question was answered anyway.

Thanks.

No. If the tenancy could be transferred it would only be to another tenant which your brother is not.

Hope4Hope

nannytone wrote: »

i dont thin there is an issue. as you pointed out ... there isn't much else it could be.

he wants to go on the tenancy so he can buy his second social housing property.
he owns the first one outright apparently and could probably afford tp pay the vastly reduced cost of his mothers

If that were the case, he would just give her the money and she could buy it herself. Please don't speak before you think, thank you.

nannytone_2

Hope4Hope wrote: »

If that were the case, he would just give her the money and she could buy it herself. Please don't speak before you think, thank you.

youre leaving people no alternative but to think of possibilities.

you're giving no information necessary to give an informed opinion and then you're rude to anyone that tries to hazard a guess.

i didn't speak. i typed

LKRDN_Morgan

i'll hazard a guess OP's scrounging family are looking to further benefit from the vastly reduced prices of social housing. Owns one already and wants to be named tenant on another? Please.

OP tell your mum to downsize. Give the house to someone who needs it and tell your bother bad luck.

Hope4Hope

So many salty jealous people here it seems, in the benefits section no less. Probably not claiming, just here to insult and judge those that are claiming.

I'll wait for an official reply from the housing association.

If our "scrounging" families plan was to buy the house, my brother would just give our mum the money and hey presto, she owns the house. Her personal conditions such as health, money, size, family plans are not important to the question.

Even if it were so he could buy the property, which it's not, does that change the outcome of the answer? No.

Alice_Holt

Hope4Hope wrote: »

It's none of your business what illness she has, I told you it severely limits her ability to hold and maintain a tenancy and doing so could put her at risk of going into arrears..

Perhaps, a transfer into sheltered housing would help her.
Or maybe a Direct Debit arrangement to pay her rent would prevent rent arrears?

As to your question, the answer is no. Social housing tenancies can't be allocated between family members willy-nilly.

Have a read of this -
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/social_housing/transfers_and_exchanges/assigning_a_tenancy

Slightly surprised you didn't google the rules yourself, rather than idly posting this thread (and then resorting to rudeness when the answers didn't suit).

Hope4Hope

Alice_Holt wrote: »

Perhaps, a transfer into sheltered housing would help her.
Or maybe a Direct Debit arrangement to pay her rent would prevent rent arrears?

As to your question, the answer is no. Social housing tenancies can't be allocated between family members willy-nilly.

Have a read of this -


Slightly surprised you didn't google the rules yourself, rather than idly posting this thread (and then resorting to rudeness when the answers didn't suit).

I did Google it first but couldn't find an answer specifically about someone already having owned a council home. Even in the link you posted it says.

For council secure tenancies which started before 1 April 2012, you can assign your tenancy to your:

• spouse or civil partner, as long as they are living with you
• cohabiting partner or another member of your family (this includes children, parents, siblings and most other close relatives), as long that person has been living with you for at least one year

It does mention that person needs to be living with you for a year, which is fine because he can just move in there for a year to be eligible. Again there is no mention here whether or not the person you sign it over to is not eligible if they already own a council property.

I'll just wait for the reply back from the council. I'm sure I won't receive an ill-hearted response.

bigbulldog

Hope4Hope wrote: »

If that were the case, he would just give her the money and she could buy it herself. Please don't speak before you think, thank you.

Members have tried to help you,but your so so RUDE and ARROGANT with your reply's and a complete time waster.:mad::mad: