Crackdown on 'rich' council house tenants

Originally Posted by Bulky

So something goes wrong with your property who pays for it , if the roof starts leaking who replaces it , if the boiler breaks down who pays for it , if you have a break in who replaces the doors . You have no idea whether you pay the right amount for your property or whether you are being subsidised , neither of us know that or can prove that. You have a good job with security , you have stated that so why live in a council funded property when there are so many more people who are in desperate need of these properties that the taxpayer funds ?

The owner pays for repairs as in all rentals agreements including private rentals that is not a subsidy


Who said I have a good job with security ,I certainly didn't ,if your going to make stuff up just to have a dig then that proves the type of person you are .
I said I have in the last 2 yrs been earning the kind of money I would need to buy a house ,I also said I am self employed and have been all my working life I in no way said my job was secure

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Bulky

You can't get a mortgage at 50 with a " good job and security" ............. Or can't be bothered .........

Dunno if Marty can see it. but there's an ad up top about getting a good deal on a mortgage

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by Gary L

Dunno if Marty can see it. but there's an ad up top about getting a good deal on a mortgage

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[Pierre]

Originally Posted by martyh

George Osborne is set to charge full market rent to social housing tenants who earn over £40,000 in London and £30,000 everywhere else .This is a ridiculous idea

It's a great idea, go on George!

Originally Posted by papa smurf

i'm not insulting any one- your obviously comfortable knowing the local gov is looking after your housing needs and providing you with a comfort blanket relieving you of the responsibility of being a home owner if that works for you at your time of life then so be it .

You suggested I need to move to better area...twice ,you have called me a sponger ,you say I have no ambition and your general attitude is that of someone who sees council tenants as **** who need to have ambition ,better themselves and move on so more **** can take their place ,you are the most insulting person on this forum in quite a few threads and not for the first time aimed your unwarranted insults at me

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by martyh

The owner pays for repairs as in all rentals agreements including private rentals that is not a subsidy


Who said I have a good job with security ,I certainly didn't ,if your going to make stuff up just to have a dig then that proves the type of person you are .
I said I have in the last 2 yrs been earning the kind of money I would need to buy a house ,I also said I am self employed and have been all my working life I in no way said my job was secure

post #29

I knew you would say that you know them ,

I pay rent to a private registered landlord that happens to be an LA ,I have security and a good job so the only difference between me and a private landlord is that my house is better maintained and I get a secure tenancy instead of a 6 or 12 month one in a crap hole the landlord refuses to repair .

Originally Posted by Bulky

You can't get a mortgage at 50 with a " good job and security" ............. Or can't be bothered .........

I have no wish to have a mortgage so in your rather pathetic terms can't be bothered ,and at 50 with no real savings to speak of rapidly growing poor health forcing a likely early retirement neither would I get one.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

post #29

I knew you would say that you know them ,

I pay rent to a private registered landlord that happens to be an LA ,I have security and a good job so the only difference between me and a private landlord is that my house is better maintained and I get a secure tenancy instead of a 6 or 12 month one in a crap hole the landlord refuses to repair .

Housing security ,please engage tiny brain before opening gob

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by martyh

You suggested I need to move to better area...twice ,you have called me a sponger ,you say I have no ambition and your general attitude is that of someone who sees council tenants as **** who need to have ambition ,better themselves and move on so more **** can take their place ,you are the most insulting person on this forum in quite a few threads and not for the first time aimed your unwarranted insults at me

slight touch of paranoia -oh infamy infamy they've all got it in for me .

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

I pay rent to a private registered landlord that happens to be an LA ,I have security and a good job

That security could be a dog or burglar alarm to keep the riff raff on the estate away

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Ad block plus.

I use Ad muncher but I have to keep turning it off as it stops pages loading.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by martyh

Putting aside Papas blatant trolling you are talking absolute crap ,I know i pay full rent because I bloody well pay it

Do you pay the market rate for a the property ?

Originally Posted by Pierre

Do you pay the market rate for a the property ?

As I pointed out earlier yes I do ,council rents are set using local private rents as a level ,I also pointed out that my current council rent was £10 more than the rent I paid in the private house I rented 4yrs ago ,both are 3 bed semis in the same area 1 mile apart the council tax is the same .The only difference between council and private rents levels is the profit made on them

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by nomadking

What have house prices got to do with it? Many, if not all, councils wouldn't allow you to apply for council housing and the regular reviews, rather than lifetime entitlement, could exclude you in the future.
Eg My local council.
It would be just lowering the existing income level.

House prices have everything to do with it.. What do you think causes rent increases? Personally I think if they need more council housing, they should be investing in it.

[Bulky]

Originally Posted by martyh

Who said I have a good job with security

Originally Posted by martyh

I have security and a good job

[blackthorn]

I`m not so sure that people in council properties are paying the current market value. I wasn`t anyway. I`ve recently moved from a 4 bed house to a 2 bed bungalow. When I was in the 4 bed house, the rent increase each year was only allowed to be a certain % I`m not sure what % it was though. The rent I was paying was £78 a week. After I moved the new tenants had to pay £120 a week, as the house was empty for a few weeks, the council could put the new rent to the market value.

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by Bulky

Petards, hoisted.