Council homes around the property u r going to buy

nearlyrich

pickledpink wrote: »

According to the posters on this thread most council tenants have total disregard for their neighbours; have no pride in their own home - and are anti-social litter-bugs who enjoy pi&&ing up walls and throwing bricks through people's windows.

Why are they like that do you think?

I lived on a council estate for most of my childhood, my mum lived there for over 40 years, the estates some of you describe are nothing like my experience. The people who had lived near each other for many years all looked out for each other and I have never noticed any anti social behavior

dander

I don't quite un derstand what OP is actually asking, if it's how do I know if the house is an ex-council house - well, just ask the estate agent. If you know they're council houses, but want to know more about the area, then that's tougher, but as other posters have said have a look around - talk to people, check local papers for things happening in that area.

Ultimately a lot of people are snobbish about council houses and always will be, as this thread shows, but there are plenty of people who aren't. Council houses are pretty much always worth less than private built houses, round my way there's about £100k difference between comparable houses, which means people who are happy to live in ex-council areas can get a hell of a lot more house for their cash.

People who post scathing comments about council tenants are almost certainly people who have never lived on a council estate. I live on a road of council housing and there's no way you could tell it from anywhere else. There's a lot of private ownership here, but I don't know which houses are private and which are council unless I've seen for sale boards or I know the occupants.

But if you have worries about living amongst council tenants, then probably you shouldn't do it. There's no point living somewhere where you consider yourself above all your neighbours. That's not going to make for a pleasant environment for you OR the neighbours.

SingleSue

Hmm my post disappeared...and it wasn't at all nasty or abusive.

andrewmp

Years ago it would mean more but these days you could buy a house in a "private" estate or street and end up being surrounded by people on housing benefit. Your neighbours would be more likely to keep changing too etc due to them not being long term assured.

Rabiddog_2

Why does all this come down to COUNCIL tenants ? My mum lives in a street where practically all the houses are owned by a housing association.. Hers stands out as its the only one that doesn't get a new roof and re-decorate every five years..So does this prejudice extend to HA tenants too? or do they inhabit a status of demi-chav, or quasi-owner.. Hers is a street of terraced houses, pretty much all identical...

pickledpink

I think many people think council estates have lots of problem families living there.

Optimisticpair

pickledpink wrote: »

I think many people think council estates have lots of problem families living there.

Perhaps some people do think that but it isn't the case where I live.

The family who lived in Buckingham Palace had more problems than anyone I know on the mixed ownership estate I live in.

geoffky

There are some very very uneducated people in this thread....council houses and their tenants are a reflection of society some good some bad but also the same with bank owned housing....i could show you some council houses that all of you would love to own and i can show you some bank owned shoe boxes my dog would turn his nose up at..its

dad-of-4

pickledpink wrote: »

According to the posters on this thread most council tenants have total disregard for their neighbours; have no pride in their own home - and are anti-social litter-bugs who enjoy pi&&ing up walls and throwing bricks through people's windows.

Why are they like that do you think?

how do you come to that conclusion? no pride in their own home? the councils have a legal obligations to their tenants with regard to the upkeep that time and time again they fail to meet.

the disparity i spoke of on my street between council properties and privatly owned was nothing to do with lack of pride from council tenants and everything to do with the councils neglecting their legal obligation to carry out repairs.

BrandNewDay

dander wrote: »

Ultimately a lot of people are snobbish about council houses and always will be, as this thread shows, but there are plenty of people who aren't. Council houses are pretty much always worth less than private built houses, round my way there's about £100k difference between comparable houses, which means people who are happy to live in ex-council areas can get a hell of a lot more house for their cash.

People who post scathing comments about council tenants are almost certainly people who have never lived on a council estate. I live on a road of council housing and there's no way you could tell it from anywhere else. There's a lot of private ownership here, but I don't know which houses are private and which are council unless I've seen for sale boards or I know the occupants.

But if you have worries about living amongst council tenants, then probably you shouldn't do it. There's no point living somewhere where you consider yourself above all your neighbours. That's not going to make for a pleasant environment for you OR the neighbours.

Well, no. That's not the case. The fact is that there are some lousy estates and some people have lived on them and have found them unpleasant. We live on an estate that looks like the inspiration for Trainspotters. Some of the stereotypes are true.

But, you are right about getting more house for your money. I don't think a house in an estate is necessarily a bad investment. They will still go up and down with the rest of the market.