Buying a house while having a council house

KatrinaWaves

This is why moaning to the government that theres not enough social housing is falling on mostly deaf ears, people abusing the system, (and selling off council properties cheaply under RTB.)

steampowered

It sounds like this isn't "your" council house. Unless you buy it, it belongs to the council.

If your boys want a council house it may be that they should go onto the waiting list but realistically given the social housing situation they probably won't be able to get a council house. I would think 3 young men should be able to rent in the private sector?

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Ive lost my can of troll spray ! 

Marvel1

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

You don't need a partner to set up your own home, i didn't (13 years ago) and still don't to this day.

lincroft1710

Marvel1 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

You don't need a partner to set up your own home, i didn't (13 years ago) and still don't to this day.

I never said they did need a partner. My point is that at some time in the future, it is likely that at least one of them would want to move out of the family home. Like you I did not have a partner when I bought my first house nearly 45 years ago

01afraser4

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

The replies on this forum become ever more condescending as the days pass.

csgohan4

01afraser4 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

The threads  replies on this forum become ever more condescending as the days pass to the tax payer and those in genuine need of housing.

There I corrected it for you

01afraser4

csgohan4 said:

01afraser4 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

The threads  replies on this forum become ever more condescending as the days pass to the tax payer and those in genuine need of housing.

There I corrected it for you

At the risk of sounding pedantic, neither you nor I know anything about this scenario other than the very limited information provided by the OP.

Of course housing should go to those that need it the most, but that was not what I was commenting on and you know it.

greatcrested

01afraser4 said:

csgohan4 said:

01afraser4 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Have your sons no ambition to find partners and set up their own homes. Unless they are unemployed it should be easy for them to find a house or flat to share in the private rental sector for the time being.

The threads  replies on this forum become ever more condescending as the days pass to the tax payer and those in genuine need of housing.

There I corrected it for you

At the risk of sounding pedantic, neither you nor I know anything about this scenario other than the very limited information provided by the OP.
Of course housing should go to those that need it the most, but that was not what I was commenting on and you know it.

The replies are, of necessity, based on the limited information provided. But the question was specifically about the sons' rights to remain in the council property. If there were further, relevant, information regarding their needs or circumstances, the OP should have included that so as to get accurate advie/answers. But based on the information provided, the replies summed up the situation.

gwynlas

In order to allow your sons to continue to live in the family home could one of them be made into a joint tenant with you?
If you were to just move out a neighbour might report this to the council possibly leading to eviction proceedings/
Morally it depends on the pressure on social housing in your area but in an alternative scenario should you die with your three sons living at home chances are they would be allowed to succeed the tenancy.