Checking if house is former social housing

comeandgo

If that property was in my area I’d presume it was ex council house as it’s only a band A council tax.  All our council properties were band A.

HampshireH

The stigma that seems to still exist around social housing is awful.

Most new estates have a full mix. Older "council" houses are far better built and many have been sold off benefiting from established and settled communities.

Many people seem to think all homeowners are all lovely accommodating individuals but not owning a home doesn't mean you have different social values or personal morals to everyone else or that people who rent aren't nice people.

Many people in social housing work, look after their homes and bring about a community just like many homeowners live in unkempt homes and gardens, are antisocial and don't engage with others.

(From a homeowner who has to put up with another homeowner neighbour who meets the antisocial, racist, scream in your face and park 4 car on the road whilst leaving their drive empty category).

Arsenal2019

YoungBlueEyes said:

When we were house hunting I was particularly looking for ex council or ex MOD, for the reasons artful and Murphybear have stated on this page. 

I'd say the one in your link has a look of ex council to me. 

I thought just as much, but weren’t too sure. thank you!

Arsenal2019

HampshireH said:

The stigma that seems to still exist around social housing is awful.

Most new estates have a full mix. Older "council" houses are far better built and many have been sold off benefiting from established and settled communities.

Many people seem to think all homeowners are all lovely accommodating individuals but not owning a home doesn't mean you have different social values or personal morals to everyone else or that people who rent aren't nice people.

Many people in social housing work, look after their homes and bring about a community just like many homeowners live in unkempt homes and gardens, are antisocial and don't engage with others.

(From a homeowner who has to put up with another homeowner neighbour who meets the antisocial, racist, scream in your face and park 4 car on the road whilst leaving their drive empty category).

You’re right. The stigma is there- even when I showed the house to my family and friends (not yet out an offer in), that’s the first thing they’ve all said.

im not too sure why it’s a stigma so much. I guess it is  in my life because neither myself or anyone I know have never challenged it, nor lived in them previously…

MobileSaver

HampshireH said:

The stigma that seems to still exist around social housing is awful.

As a northerner brought up on a council estate I can fully understand why someone may wish to avoid unwittingly buying a property on such an estate but I can't for the life of me work out why someone would care whether one specific property was ex-council or not.

Arsenal2019

MobileSaver said:

HampshireH said:

The stigma that seems to still exist around social housing is awful.

As a northerner brought up on a council estate I can fully understand why someone may wish to avoid unwittingly buying a property on such an estate but I can't for the life of me work out why someone would care whether one specific property was ex-council or not.

The property I have seen is very nice. It is a big house with big spacious rooms and a big garden. The only thing I was worried about was , the fact that because I was worried it was an ex council house. I was worried that if I bought the property and when I come to sell, others would be worried, it was a ex council house and therefore not purchase the house or I would struggle to sell

ThisIsWeird

I think any remaining stigma will relate to a somewhat prejudiced imagined character of the council tenants, and not to the physical property itself?

Although, what EssexHeb said is worrying. What's that about - cost-cutting?

strawb_shortcake

ThisIsWeird said:

I think any remaining stigma will relate to a somewhat prejudiced imagined character of the council tenants, and not to the physical property itself?

Although, what EssexHeb said is worrying. What's that about - cost-cutting?

I've not seen the comment you are referring too, however; I live in an ex council house, yes iexternal built solid, but the maintenance by the council or housing association is somewhat lacking. For example,
When we moved in, a large hole in an external wall was "fixed" purely by affixing two coffee lids either side and painting them the colour of the wall. 
To gain access to bit of piping they cut out a huge hole in the back of a newly fitted kitchen cabinet. 
They happily make short cuts and do things on the cheap because they don't have to live in it.

Where I live, it's nice enough, no trouble it's quiet.and a good community feel. But there are some ex council homes and areas I couldn't be paid to live in. The "posh" private Road had more visits by the police for ASB than we've ever had.

ThisIsWeird

annabanana82 said:

ThisIsWeird said:

I think any remaining stigma will relate to a somewhat prejudiced imagined character of the council tenants, and not to the physical property itself?

Although, what EssexHeb said is worrying. What's that about - cost-cutting?

I've not seen the comment you are referring too, however; I live in an ex council house, yes iexternal built solid, but the maintenance by the council or housing association is somewhat lacking. For example,
When we moved in, a large hole in an external wall was "fixed" purely by affixing two coffee lids either side and painting them the colour of the wall. 
To gain access to bit of piping they cut out a huge hole in the back of a newly fitted kitchen cabinet. 
They happily make short cuts and do things on the cheap because they don't have to live in it.

Where I live, it's nice enough, no trouble it's quiet.and a good community feel. But there are some ex council homes and areas I couldn't be paid to live in. The "posh" private Road had more visits by the police for ASB than we've ever had.

I wasn't at all referring to any comment made on this forum, but just reflecting that 'ex-council stigma' in general - which appears to exist - would likely have been down to an unfair perception of the tenants. That was the only thing I could think of. But comments from folk like Essex and yourself do seem to suggest that they may have suffered from poor maintenance, and even a lesser build quality, in which case my perception was likely wrong. 

sheramber

You could ask the neighbours next door.