whufcroe
3:04 Tue Apr 14
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But it would be unfair on people to be moved now that have lived most of their whole lives in the same place.
The rules have changed now to stop it happening and of course if they are not paying their rent they are getting the old bedroom tax now.
We all pay for plenty of stuff we don't use or need Worm, those are the simple facts of life.
Council housing should be available to all
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worm
2:56 Tue Apr 14
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Because there are people needing a 3 bed place more than he does.
I'm not against a safety net. Subsidised housing should be available but only for a certain period of time. 6 months to | year should be plenty of time for somebody to get back on their feet.
It shouldn't be provided for life, nor should the people living in these subsidised properties (subsidised by me) be given them at a fraction of the true worth.
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penners28
2:55 Tue Apr 14
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I agree. If people dont need 3 bed propeties why should they keep them?
my old boss is the same. kids have moved out so they have a 3 bed gaff in london for £300 per mth.
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Sniper
2:54 Tue Apr 14
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Croe
Because it's not his house. It's social housing for those in need and they'll be a family of 5 or 6 desperate for a 3 bed on a waiting list or being out up in some shithole b&b.
In some authorities they have an under occupancy scheme where people are paid hundreds or more to move out of properties they have excess space in. Crazy.
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whufcroe
2:51 Tue Apr 14
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worm 2:31 Tue Apr 14
Why should he be made to move IF he's paying his rent?
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whufcroe
2:50 Tue Apr 14
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zebthecat 2:28 Tue Apr 14
have you bothered to read the plans for the new wave of right to buy?
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worm
2:31 Tue Apr 14
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There was a bloke used to drink in my local.
Many years ago he and his then wife were handed a 3 bed house by the council.
He's been living there alone for the last 12 years. I asked him why the council haven't moved him he just said 'they cant if i dont agree to it, why would i do that?'
He should be fucking evicted if he wont move voluntarily.
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zebthecat
2:28 Tue Apr 14
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whufcroe 2:20 Tue Apr 14
Well it hasn't happend in the 40 years since Right to Buy was introduced so it won't.
This going actively discourage HAs to invest in new properties too.
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icwhs
2:27 Tue Apr 14
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The right to buy obviously has it's rights and wrongs
Years ago, a good friend of the family, who had 5 kids (all boys?) got a council house in a nice part of London... they needed the help then, kids now all grown up, moved out, Mother all alone in a 3 bedroom house? & her kids help her pay for thr extra charge on bedrooms.
Surely she should be rehoused (small flat) as there are more needy people out there....the argument its her "home" is bollocks, as really it wasn't hers in first place.
I found out one of the sons is buying it now, i think its wrong, i think the profits (when sold) should go back to local authorities, obviously the owner keeps what her paid plus % of Market increase, he's getting it 47k it will be worth 400k in 5 years, he got the hump when i told him my opinion?
don't fucking tell me then!
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whufcroe
2:20 Tue Apr 14
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Right to buy is fine IF they follow through with their promise to replace every house sold & build 200,000 starter homes.
House prices now make it almost impossible for the large majority to buy a house, if you can afford to then good for you but this helps people get on the house ownership ladder.
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mentor
2:08 Tue Apr 14
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As long as I'm not forced to sell my properties to my tenants I think its a great idea. Well done whoever back in the early seventies thought this up.
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GreenStreetPlayer
2:01 Tue Apr 14
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Right to Buy is a plan to increase house prices.
It may benefit a few affluent people, but the majority cannot afford mortgages.
We have become very greedy in this country with our fixation on house prices.
The word investment and property should not appear together. Homes are for living in, not for making money out of. Who wants to pay more for their house!
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worm
1:59 Tue Apr 14
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No.
Only the ones who contribute very little but have had an extraordinary gift made to them.
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,
1:40 Tue Apr 14
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Back in the day nearly all WHU spectators were renters from councils or private landlords.
Were our ancestors all poncing scum?
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Gavros
1:39 Tue Apr 14
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this conservative idea to extend right to buy to housing associations is fucking terrible.
theyre the only ones who have been building houses since original right to buy made council stop doing because they were losing too much money when people exercised their right to buy.
would lead to a further slump in housebuilding and another massive rise in house prices, especially in London.
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Sxboy_66
1:32 Tue Apr 14
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You're not doing yourselves any favours. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of posters on WHO that have family members who live or have lived in council housing who would not consider them ponces. Only one part of my family has ever lived in state funded housing, my maternal grandparents.
Not that it matters but the council house I bought had been occupied by my grandparents for 55 years after my grandfather returned from fighting in WW2 injured and unable to work.
If that makes them ponces in your mind then you have a serious problem.
Carry on.
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Joe C
1:16 Tue Apr 14
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Desperate grab at the poor vote and a ridiculous move that will have far reaching and long term ramifications. Terrible, terrible decision
Have only ever voted Labour once, and that was more to remove an awful local MP in 1997, but am swinging towards that now
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After8
1:12 Tue Apr 14
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http://www.millionhomes.org/news-and-views/by-topic/press-release-reversing-nation-rent/952
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Pi Alpha Nu
12:29 Tue Apr 14
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Bloke I know who lives in Chiswick paid £23,000 for his council house has just sold it for £650,000.
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,
12:17 Tue Apr 14
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I know two people who bought their mother's council house [ she was a widow by then ] and have made a handsome profit especially as the area became "gentrified" over the years.
There is only a political case for selling off council stock to renters. There is certainly not a societal or economic case.
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penners28
12:08 Tue Apr 14
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people who live in council housing, and dont need the spare rooms, should be MADE to downgrade.
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