Council Tenancy Succession

teddysmum

Is the OP the original tenant, as there was a story in our local paper about a family we once new. One of the son's had been abroad,but returned some years previously to live with his parents and was protesting that the council would not let him have the house as both parents died close in time.


The problem was that his dad was the original tenant and his rights passed to his wife, who as mentioned, died shortly afterwards,meaning the family's inherited rights were exhausted.


The son tried protest but didn't win.

Smodlet

So a publicly funded property was not passed down to the council tenant's progeny? It's called social housing for a reason. It is for those most in need and there is nothing like enough to go around. Tenants' offspring have the opportunity to work and buy on the open market rather than deprive those without the means to do so of a (halfway?) decent place to live.

If you want to leave a property to your child(ren), buy one.

Red-Squirrel_2

AnnikaBengzon wrote: »

At this moment in time I am mostly concerned where my 20 year old student daughter is going to live if I am run over by the bus say.. tomorrow. In the long run do I wish for my child to have the RTB my council property? Yes, I do! Would you not?

No, frankly.

I'd want to live a long healthy life with a secure home and my daughter managing independently, then when I die of old age it goes to somebody else who needs it.

Your desire that she not be left homeless while she is still young and living with you is sensible though.

Cheeky_Monkey

Cakeguts wrote: »

Why would you want to saddle your daughter with a bought excouncil property which in some areas are really difficult to sell and in terrible areas when you could be helping her to save for an open market property in a much better area and without the sale problems.

Obviously because it will be dirt cheap to buy so she can make a massive profit after the requisite number of years just like all the other money-grabbing kids

elsien

If you want her added on to give her security then why not do that now?
If you want to move and can't transfer the tenancy then cross that ridge when you come to it. By then she may be earning enough that she doesn't need it anyway.
I do think the person who suggested you'd be homeless if she then wanted to come off the tenancy again in future was scaremongering , but again you can always check with your council.

KxMx

Not all councils allow joint tenancies between family. Mine allow couples only.

AnnikaBengzon

theartfullodger wrote: »

When you 1st took tenancy were you sole tenant or was there joint tenancy or did you take over from someone else (mum, dad??)??


Which country are you in? (Wales, NI etc etc etc)??

I am a sole tenant in UK and tenancy was not inherited.

AnnikaBengzon

deannatrois wrote: »

No, because I have this odd notion that there is an increased need of decreasing social housing numbers and that RTB is a BAD thing. I don't expect anyone to agree with me, but you did ask lol.

I actually totally agree with you! The RTB is a major factor in ever decreasing housing stock. What seems even worse that the council is allowed to sell their properties in the open market as well.

AnnikaBengzon

Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »

Obviously because it will be dirt cheap to buy so she can make a massive profit after the requisite number of years just like all the other money-grabbing kids

Actually it is not exactly "dirt cheap" to buy. You need to do your research on that. Good council and HA properties in desirable locations ARE expensive and totally unaffordable. What is CHEAPER to buy is the flat in the tower block but in this case you will get exactly what you paid for: ugly property with awkward layout, noise of all sorts transmitting far and wide within the building constructed in the way that would be illegal under current regulations plus loud music every now and then, smell of weed every time you open your window (if located on the lower floors), landings stinking of urine and it could also be located in one of the gangs run estates! What I really want to happen is this: when my children graduate from universities with the massive student loans (which my son will pay twice as a future medical doctor), I wish that they will do very well in life indeed so they will never have to see the likes of one of those "affordable" properties.

Okrib

I struggle with this. But then I don't think that council houses should be for life. They should be a safety net for people when needed, but they should not be allowed to keep them long term if / when circumstances change and other people need them. I certainly don't think they should be able to be passed to anyone except a husband / wife, and if they are passed on down a generation then there absolutely should not be any right to buy. It seems totally unfair to me.