Council Housing - Right to buy

[easty]

I didnt see this coming. Quite surprised actually.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124265/David-Cameron-revives-right-buy-policy--75k-discounts-offered-council-tenants.html

[I'm_cabbaged]

Not in scotland ;)

[easty]

Not in scotland ;)

My old man has the right to buy his flat in Broomhouse, he'd get it for about £30k, but he's wanting to move. I think he's nuts but there's nae talking sense into him.

[MSK]

Not in scotland ;)Not quite ..but there are changes ..



After 1 March 2011, first time council tenants will no longer have a right to buy their council homes. If an exisiting tenant moves to a new supply council house they will also not have a right to buy while living in that property. New supply houses are those that were built after 25 June 2008 or bought by the Council since that date.

From here ..http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/956/council_housing-buying_your_house/471/right_to_buy/1

[I'm_cabbaged]

Not quite ..but there are changes ..



After 1 March 2011, first time council tenants will no longer have a right to buy their council homes. If an exisiting tenant moves to a new supply council house they will also not have a right to buy while living in that property. New supply houses are those that were built after 25 June 2008 or bought by the Council since that date.

From here ..http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/956/council_housing-buying_your_house/471/right_to_buy/1

Yep, I knew that. Massive discounts to our neighbours but I'm stuck to a maximum 15000 if I want to buy, whether it's right or not to buy council property is another debate :)

[Judas Iscariot]

My old man has the right to buy his flat in Broomhouse, he'd get it for about £30k, but he's wanting to move. I think he's nuts but there's nae talking sense into him.

I think he's perfectly sane :aok:

:wink:

[MSK]

Yep, I knew that. Massive discounts to our neighbours but I'm stuck to a maximum 15000 if I want to buy, whether it's right or not to buy council property is another debate :)It benefited me in a way as I bought my late in-law's house at a reasonable price which they purchased from the council many years ago ..the knock on effect though was a lot of the council stock was being swallowed up thus leaving a shortage in housing ..I agree there had to be a change but at least it still leaves a door open for long term tenants such as easty's Dad to purchase at a reasonable price ...:agree:

[ginger_rice]

It benefited me in a way as I bought my late in-law's house at a reasonable price which they purchased from the council many years ago ..the knock on effect though was a lot of the council stock was being swallowed up thus leaving a shortage in housing ..I agree there had to be a change but at least it still leaves a door open for long term tenants such as easty's Dad to purchase at a reasonable price ...:agree:

It also meant that the council stock left was usually in the poorest most run down areas, there was little or no room for movement either as your family grew or as they then left home.

It's just the Tories dogmatic approach to social housing coming to the fore again. What we really need especially in Scotland is a decent mix of good quality social housing and affordable private housing, there are some examples of this now emerging (Raploch in Stirling for example), but IMHO the private house builders are still concentrating on "executive" housing, or on finding ways around planning regulations which mean they must include "affordable" housing in each new development.

Some questions, would the current economic problems be as bad in Scotland if the majority of the population still rented from the cooncil as per pre Thatcher? Has the need for home ownership let to the massive increase in private borrowing?