smithie 2,444 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 im sure theres been talk of the right to buy being revoked, so best be quick if you really want it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Bought mine years ago,, and now feel guilty about it to an extent,, social housing should not be sold,,, thats why young families struggle to get a suitable house these days,, Shoot me down all yeh like, Like I say,, I did it,, but now see that it was wrong. have to agree its wrong but no more wrong than the local authority selling them to an housing association for £1 i fully agree but i took full of the system and made a few quid along the way which now means i can give my kids a good lump to get them on the ladder instead of waiting till i`m gone to get thr hands on my cash ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old timer123 367 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Bought mine years ago,, and now feel guilty about it to an extent,, social housing should not be sold,,, thats why young families struggle to get a suitable house these days,, Shoot me down all yeh like, Like I say,, I did it,, but now see that it was wrong. the struggling cause of all foreign b*****ds taking a\ll the fukcing housing pushing the british to be homeless country fukcing stinks pal 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Bought mine years ago,, and now feel guilty about it to an extent,, social housing should not be sold,,, thats why young families struggle to get a suitable house these days,, Shoot me down all yeh like, Like I say,, I did it,, but now see that it was wrong. have to agree its wrong but no more wrong than the local authority selling them to an housing association for £1 i fully agree but i took full of the system and made a few quid along the way which now means i can give my kids a good lump to get them on the ladder instead of waiting till i`m gone to get thr hands on my cash ... i have said i dont blame you even though i feel its wrong the new idea of giving a 50% discount is suppose to be so they re invest in new stock to be built in an attempt to stimulate the economy. however i dont believe any will ever get built i have an idea that should leave both my lads a property each when im gone and to me thats what its all about for me know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tb25 4,627 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 sure its 2 years youth, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I don't hold anything against those who bought their council houses, but the system is massively flawed. The money raised from house sales was originally meant to be used to build replacements and low cost housing. I don't know about other areas, but that never happened at all in my area, and now there is a chronic shortage of social/low cost housing. During the last 20 years, huge swathes of local properties were sold off for a fraction of their market value and then promptly sold straight on for their full value. There should have been a provision in place that any property bought off the council had to be sold back to them. The original intention of the right to buy was to give everybody the chance to own their own home but it's gone tits up now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Bought mine years ago,, and now feel guilty about it to an extent,, social housing should not be sold,,, thats why young families struggle to get a suitable house these days,, Shoot me down all yeh like, Like I say,, I did it,, but now see that it was wrong. have to agree its wrong but no more wrong than the local authority selling them to an housing association for £1 i fully agree but i took full of the system and made a few quid along the way which now means i can give my kids a good lump to get them on the ladder instead of waiting till i`m gone to get thr hands on my cash ... i have said i dont blame you even though i feel its wrong the new idea of giving a 50% discount is suppose to be so they re invest in new stock to be built in an attempt to stimulate the economy. however i dont believe any will ever get built i have an idea that should leave both my lads a property each when im gone and to me thats what its all about know. i`m 100% with you ... most new housing in our area has to have a precentage of social housing included ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tb25 4,627 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 you wasent thinking of buying that manky flat was you mate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Bought mine years ago,, and now feel guilty about it to an extent,, social housing should not be sold,,, thats why young families struggle to get a suitable house these days,, Shoot me down all yeh like, Like I say,, I did it,, but now see that it was wrong. have to agree its wrong but no more wrong than the local authority selling them to an housing association for £1 i fully agree but i took full of the system and made a few quid along the way which now means i can give my kids a good lump to get them on the ladder instead of waiting till i`m gone to get thr hands on my cash ... i have said i dont blame you even though i feel its wrong the new idea of giving a 50% discount is suppose to be so they re invest in new stock to be built in an attempt to stimulate the economy. however i dont believe any will ever get built i have an idea that should leave both my lads a property each when im gone and to me thats what its all about know. i`m 100% with you ... most new housing in our area has to have a precentage of social housing included ... most housing developments wont get a look in unless they include some form of social housing i believe the goverment wants all social housing in the private sector Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 malt -- when i bought mine you could`nt sell on -- within 3 year or you lost your discount i had my mortage with the council and you could go in a pay lumps off if you wanted 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,165 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I bought one a few years ago. I payed 50 k for a 75 k house..... Bargin.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrCh 856 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Only chance for somebody like to me to get on the property ladder is to buy their council property. Anyway its all ifs\buts as I dont have a job anyway. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 malt -- when i bought mine you could`nt sell on -- within 3 year or you lost your discount i had my mortage with the council and you could go in a pay lumps off if you wanted That's better than the system round here then pal. Folk were buying their houses for under £50k then because of the location (seaside holiday town in a national park with sky high prices) they were going straight on the market for £150k+.. Like I said, I hold nothing against those who chose to do it, I probably would have given the choice but it's got that bad they've all but suspended the right to buy round here completely. Now nobody of a lower income gets a chance at owning their own homes and private rents have gone though the roof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) malt -- when i bought mine you could`nt sell on -- within 3 year or you lost your discount i had my mortage with the council and you could go in a pay lumps off if you wanted That's better than the system round here then pal. Folk were buying their houses for under £50k then because of the location (seaside holiday town in a national park with sky high prices) they were going straight on the market for £150k+.. Like I said, I hold nothing against those who chose to do it, I probably would have given the choice but it's got that bad they've all but suspended the right to buy round here completely. Now nobody of a lower income gets a chance at owning their own homes and private rents have gone though the roof. it was a long while ago when i bought mine it was a case of if you did`nt buy you got left behind .. thrs an old raf base out near newark witch had 100s of houses goin to ruin dont know whats become of it now but what a waste if i could do the link i`d put the photos up .. -------------- just googled it new housing ....... Edited January 9, 2012 by the_stig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 malt -- when i bought mine you could`nt sell on -- within 3 year or you lost your discount i had my mortage with the council and you could go in a pay lumps off if you wanted That's better than the system round here then pal. Folk were buying their houses for under £50k then because of the location (seaside holiday town in a national park with sky high prices) they were going straight on the market for £150k+.. Like I said, I hold nothing against those who chose to do it, I probably would have given the choice but it's got that bad they've all but suspended the right to buy round here completely. Now nobody of a lower income gets a chance at owning their own homes and private rents have gone though the roof. it was a long while ago when i bought mine it was a case of if you did`nt buy you got left behind .. thrs an old raf base out near newark witch had 100s of houses goin to ruin dont know whats become of it now but what a waste if i could do the link i`d put the photos up .. -------------- just googled it new housing ....... would that be newton or swinderby? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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