RTB from a friend

strawb_shortcake

If your friend only has months to live chances are you'd never get the mortgage through in time if you were able to purchase it. We did the right to buy 4 years ago and it took about 8 months to go through.
Putting aside the morals and rights and wrong of this scenario, a neighbours son has moved back into their parents house and put himself as a joint tenant for 12 months with the aim to purchase after the year, so in theory it can be done but unless you feign a close relationship to have a joint tenancy on a 1 bed flat with your friend it's not going to happen.
I'd let your friend enjoy the time she has left and not tarnish it with what would be a stressful purchase.

csgohan4

davidmcn wrote: »

Someone's pulling your leg. Asylum seekers aren't entitled to standard council tenancies, and therefore wouldn't qualify for the right to buy.

Also OP don't believe what you read in the Daily Fail.


OP you already have a home, why do you feel 'entitled' to a bigger home? Can you justify it to your council, do you have enough points to do this?

EssexGirl

SPalin wrote: »

MSE is really full of self-righteous toads :eek:

I'm actually in financial hardship and eligible for 'the register' but have been advised essentially that that single mums and economic migrants/asylum seekers will always pip me.

It's a standard small one bedroom flat, so no family would fit.

I know that an asylum seeking family moved into one of the larger flats, paid zero rent and have bought their 3 bedroom outright for cash wired from the Middle East - so my sympathy is very limited.

Don't consider it greedy to think about having an affordable home for once and I'm sure that is where my friend is coming from.

Not self righteous, just truthful.
I'm sure someone at risk from freezing on the streets would love the chance of a tiny one bedroom flat.

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EssexGirl wrote: »

Not self righteous, just truthful.
I'm sure someone at risk from freezing on the streets would love the chance of a tiny one bedroom flat.

I'm sure they would but that's not how social housing is allocated. I'm also sure that the majority of people who post outrage on the RTB threads would jump at the chance to use RTB if the opportunity presented itself.

pickledonionspaceraider

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Of course they would.

And on another note, people who over use the word 'Entitled' are literally tedious. Every time I read that word, rigor mortis sets in and whatever point they are making is moot, to me.

'Entitled' = new buzz word, of the passive aggressive

OP it is going to be nigh on impossible to make this happen. It is very stressful and longwinded buying from the council as a poster said above, it would be kinder to let the friend enjoy the time she has, rather than throwing in this stressor

Cakeguts

Since the Right to Buy belongs to your friend and she is very ill just how would buying her flat benefit her? The Right to Buy it there for the benefit of the tenants. Not for friends who are in financial difficulty. The Right to Buy has got to be for the benefit of the tenant.



If you have financial problems there is a board on here that someone who knows more about this site will direct you to soon that will help you sort out your financial problems in a way that leaves your friend in peace for the time they have left.

DigForVictory

Pick something portable you & she both love, & let Fate deal with the housing.

Not least as you have only to look at the property board to hear the nervous wear & tear - this is not something to land on someone with only a few months left to enjoy.

Marvel1

Anyone know know party have plans to scrap RTB with election coming up?

Marvel1

Lover_of_Lycra wrote: »

I'm sure they would but that's not how social housing is allocated. I'm also sure that the majority of people who post outrage on the RTB threads would jump at the chance to use RTB if the opportunity presented itself.

The difference is most RTB thrwads posted see mostly from the adult children buying it from their parents.

[Deleted User]

SPalin wrote: »

MSE is really full of self-righteous toads :eek:

I'm actually in financial hardship and eligible for 'the register' but have been advised essentially that that single mums and economic migrants/asylum seekers will always pip me.

You can't be in that much financial hardship if you have the money to purchase and pay for a property, discounted or not.