Thread: Crackdown on 'rich' council house tenants
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:11   #41
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Re: Crackdown on 'rich' council house tenants
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Originally Posted by Bulky View Post
This, it annoys the hell out of me , the council estate at the back of us have recently all had new roofs with solar panels installed (my roof needs doing and I wouldn't be against having solar panels but can't afford it at present). The amount of the property's with really nice and new BMWs and Mercedes, 2 cars on the drive , obviously earning some serious money. I always thought council houses were there to help people struggling to afford their own property , surely as soon as they have a decent job and earn enough they should go private rental or get themselves on the property ladder ?
I'm a bit confused, tenants are not allowed to do things like get solar panels on their roof, so this would either be people that OWN their house, or maybe the Council/HA has had it done, in which case the tenant won't get the benefit.

Either way, what's the problem?
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