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wish i had a council home
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Maddie | Report | 18 Jun 2021 14:15 |
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nameslessone | Report | 18 Jun 2021 14:28 |
I was so glad to move to an area with gas so I could get rid of my useless electric cooker. Can’t think how many of those I went through. |
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Sharron | Report | 18 Jun 2021 14:29 |
At the other end of the spectrum. |
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nameslessone | Report | 18 Jun 2021 15:14 |
The little council estate at the bottom of the road I grew up in are valued at over half a million. The estate fairly near where I live now are valued at not quite so much. But I think not all are yet privately owned. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 18 Jun 2021 15:27 |
For many reasons I wish we hadn't bought our council house but then hind sight is wonderful don't you think? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 18 Jun 2021 15:38 |
Maddie, there was a similar plan for a Winchester estate. |
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Maddie | Report | 18 Jun 2021 16:19 |
the cost is huge and apart from the grant home owners will pay for that thro council tax, |
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ZZzzz | Report | 18 Jun 2021 16:47 |
My Mum and Dad were council tenets for many years, when Mum became ill Dad wanted a wet room fitted and was told it couldn't be done, he said it could be done and explained how, he was a builder so knew what he was talking about and it was done..... after a bit of a tussle. |
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Sharron | Report | 18 Jun 2021 16:51 |
My council transferred their stock to a housing association. They , and, I would assume, councils also, need to keep up the value of their housing stock, so they make use of anything they are offered. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 18 Jun 2021 17:09 |
That's so true, Sharron. |
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nameslessone | Report | 18 Jun 2021 17:20 |
I lived in a tied house for some years. Looking after their housing stock never entered their heads. |
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Sharron | Report | 18 Jun 2021 17:31 |
I think that sometimes companies with tied housing could not afford them anymore. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 18 Jun 2021 18:23 |
We lived in tied housing, too. |
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Sharron | Report | 18 Jun 2021 18:50 |
I have always felt that the selling of council housing was a wonderful way to keep the lower orders under control, bread and circuses style. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 18 Jun 2021 18:57 |
When they first started selling Housing off, people were encouraged with the 'It's no more expensive than your rent', but failed to say 'for the first 6 months'. |
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Ron2 | Report | 18 Jun 2021 21:17 |
We bought our council house in the 80s. No regrets despite all fixtures fitting dating back to mid 50s when it was built apart from central heating which had been added in 70s. Our mortgage insurance paid off despite all the adverse info and we even got some spare cash. Paid off mortgage in 90s so that was a blessing. If we were paying council rent now I think would be £80 a week as it is we have money to spend on house - new bathroom soon with large shower. Over the years we've added a porch double glazed windows and a new kitchen |
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Tawny | Report | 18 Jun 2021 22:00 |
Mr Owl’s stepdad bought the council house Mr Owl and his mum Ann lived in around 1990. The cost of the mortgage was less than the rent. The house was sold in 1994 and they moved to a house a couple of streets over. They have owned their homes ever since and don’t regret buying it. They do however regret not buying Ann’s parents house as it could have made things easier for Ann’s parents. Ann’s dad didn’t want the house bought at the time though. |
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