The Labour Party are bloody hypocrites

Ironic that Labour still considered to be the party for the working class. It’s a myth. It’s a joke.
They have no idea what to do for economy which when robust works for everyone. They seem mostly good at promoting hate of education, aspiration and investment - which are for everyone. Saving for future is what everyone tries to do
and bricks & mortar homes, garages. Rooms are choice investments when those who don’t understand “financial markets & salespeople”.

Labour voters, open your eyes. L-party are just pretending to care about working people. They only want to be woke, and “glamorous” famous wearing rich people clothes. VIP tickets.
like worst ever “influencers” …. Just love to be talking to a camera saying nothing worth listening to…. Doing nothing for working people.

Labour loves criminals letting them out of jail, people arriving & housing them but they can’t work … love people who cost society money but don’t contribute.

The scales have fallen from my eyes.

Then use the motivation to earn and save more, like lots of us have. I lived in a houseshare to save up enough, I wasn't expected to be handed it on a plate.

If you have a degree why are you settling for being underpaid? Health issues?

I run a business and our 25 year old staff with no degrees are buying houses.

Never buy a flat. They should be the responsibility of a social landlord fully.

Private owners get absolutely screwed over buying in a council block.

Right to buy would work if they built more houses but they do not.
My concern currently is they're building over good farmland in their quest for more houses. This is beyond insanity.

I think the world has changed - it used to be affordable for people to buy houses but it’s not anymore. There are many cultures where the population accepts they are going to be renters all their life.

I think you’ll find some people who privately rent would think you are lucky having access to council housing.

And for the last 40 years council houses have been sold to tenants like yourself and, I imagine, a lot of them would become vacant right about now if they remained council properties.
I still do not understand why you feel hard done by. I lived in houseshares until the age of 36 with my two degrees because I couldn't afford to rent by myself. You have a tenancy for life and don't even need to buy a house, technically.

I think it's ridiculous generally to say that no politician can ever change a policy that they may have benefitted from in the past without being hypocritical.

But when you die then the house is free again

If you buy and leave it to someone then that's one less council house

Do what everyone else does then.

Use your saving to buy a smaller property you can sell later.

You don't have to stay in a council flat whilst you can afford to save to buy.

Hard agree. They are more disgusting than the Tories because they promised they would be different but are actually way worse.

They are acting like they are drunk on power. We’re actually fucked

RTB either needs to mean houses are sold for their actual value or stopped altogether. It makes no sense whatsoever to sell them to tenants at a discount.

So, buy it next year then, why can't you?

Well, if you have kids you will eventually get a larger council property which will free up the one bed flat you're in for someone else in your current position. If you bought it it would be then only available to those that could afford the market rate.To be honest you should count yourself lucky that you got a council flat at all. As a childfree, single person with no caring responsibilities, you'd stand no fucking chance in my city. My apologies if I've misread your situation however.

You've forgotten Johnson already?

No but it would only belong to you for your life time. If you bought it then it’s one fewer house in the council owned stock. If they continue to own it, then when you/your spouse die it would be reallocated to a new tenant.

The whole right to buy policy was a vote buyer for the Thatcher government (yes, councils had previously been able to sell to tenants). They protected 'their own' by not extending the right to private tenants.

The entire problem is down to stupid house prices and lack of rent control together.

Yes, I know, yet another dangerous pinko....

I do agree Labour are full of hypocrites though - worse party ever

You said you could afford to buy a flat:

I live in a one bedroomed council flat that I was planning on buying next year

I am totally for removing the right to buy scheme - doesn’t make sense that the buyer then sells it and profits greatly at the expense of the council and us taxpayers. Or put in a condition if the buyer sells it within 20 years then they need to give back the profits if sale. This is one if the reasons why our councils are losing so much money when they could have sold it themselves and the money helps everyone

Selling a property to the tenant is removing it from availability permanently.

But councils are selling the flat below what it costs to build it so there is no money in the kitty to replace the stock. Feel sorry for yourself all you like but many people with degrees are renting privately and still can't afford to buy or have a child. At least you have some respite with subsidised rent and can actually save more of a deposit for a flat/house. I would say this is an exceptionally fortunate position you are in.

Labour are crooks