RTB from a friend

Norman_Castle

Marvel1 wrote: »

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

Most rtb threads are baited nonsense posted by attention seeking trolls.

HampshireH

MSE is really full of self-righteous toads!

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.

Well aren't you a delight.

I was giving you factual information about social housing.

Any person buying a house would need to afford to be able to do so.

I don't actually have an issue with RTB being used by those who have beem granted the benefit via their tenancy.

I do take issue with being called names for answering a question on a forum

theartfullodger

Troll / wind up?

Surely nobody is this dumb

onwards&upwards

SPalin wrote: »

have been advised essentially that that single mums and economic migrants/asylum seekers will always pip me.

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

Racist, sexist and also very obviously a pack of lies.

Makes me wonder if this person is really a friend or an unsuspecting mark.

onwards&upwards

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.

What this post tells us is that you think it’s normal to claim have certain standards or principles but to forget them in an instant for personal gain.

I don’t think most people are like that at all, and statements like this always tell you more about the person making them.

KatrinaWaves

1. If you are in financial difficulty how can you afford to buy her home? How can you afford potential repairs to a council owned flat block which can be high (another thread here describes £26k between now and 2026)

2. It was initially a decent sized flat, and swiftly became a ‘small one bedroom’ so if it’s shrinking that rapidly I certainly wouldn’t want to be buying it. It’ll be a shoebox before you even move in.

Smodlet

SPalin wrote: »

My close friend has a terminal illness and isn't expected to live more than a few more months.

On a recent visit, she asked if asked if I wanted her to leave me any items and I said something small to remind me of her due to lack of space.

She then said that she has the right to buy but not had funds to take it up. She asked if I wanted to take up her right to buy (before she passed) or even just take over her long term tenancy.

Are either of these possible? Her rent is two thirds of mine with a decent sized flat and car parking space. It's either LA or Housing Association.

HampshireH wrote: »

No you cannot take her right to buy its hers not yours. Goes with the person not the property.

You do not live with her so no you cannot take on her tenancy. You have no succession rights

You have a home which you have been able to afford. This home will go to a person or family from the housing register who will have been on it for many years and waited patiently rather than someone trying to gain a social housing asset.

They don't like people trying to bypass the queue

Council tenants, no matter how tragic their circumstances, do not decide who "inherits" their tenancies. That is within the council's remit. Only tenants have the right to buy, not their random "friends"... Ask the relevant council if you want the truth!

If you really are a friend to this person, get a clue about the law (there are sufficient links out there) and let her die in peace; do not suck her energy in her last, little time on this earth. You should be thinking of her, not of yourself.

In a nutshell, no, she cannot assign her tenancy to anyone not specified by the council, which would have to be either a spouse, partner or a child (individual councils' policies may vary) so she certainly cannot assign her RTB.

HampshireH

Smodlet wrote: »

Council tenants, no matter how tragic their circumstances, do not decide who "inherits" their tenancies. That is within the council's remit. Only tenants have the right to buy, not their random "friends"... Ask the relevant council if you want the truth!

If you really are a friend to this person, get a clue about the law (there are sufficient links out there) and let her die in peace; do not suck her energy in her last, little time on this earth. You should be thinking of her, not of yourself.

In a nutshell, no, she cannot assign her tenancy to anyone not specified by the council, which would have to be either a spouse, partner or a child (individual councils' policies may vary) so she certainly cannot assign her RTB.

You will get named a toad by agreeing with my post:rotfl:

Norman_Castle

onwards&upwards wrote: »

What this post tells us is that you think it’s normal to claim have certain standards or principles but to forget them in an instant for personal gain.

I don’t think most people are like that at all, and statements like this always tell you more about the person making them.

I think most people in a position to do so would justify overriding whatever standards or principles they claim to hold. Its easy to claim the moral high ground when your claims aren't being tested.

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Norman_Castle wrote: »

I think most people in a position to do so would justify overriding whatever standards or principles they claim to hold. Its easy to claim the moral high ground when your claims aren't being tested.

Exactly this ^^^^^

Even Arthur Scargill tried to use Right to Buy to purchase a flat on the Barbican estate in central London. His application was refused because the flat in the Barbican Estate's Shakespeare Tower was not Scargill's primary residence which means he must have been taking up a council flat to use as his London pied a terre instead of it be used by someone who needed it as a home.