Lifetime Social Housing Tenancies

I think it's you who knows jack shit if you think that's standard practice.

It might if you buy a brand new property where the developer supplies all that stuff but a lot of the time it's not the case at all.

any money the council earns through social housing would be ringfenced and could only be used for buying more social housing and improving current stock

That’s already the case.

No to right to buy.

Just because you're fortunate to get a social/ council house you get it on the cheap? That makes it just as unfair on everyone else who's worked their socks to get a deposit and a mortgage.

If anything the government should fund a set of mortgages for these properties and those tenancies work the same way as mortgage holders.

The majority of social housing isn't in areas that most people who have a choice would choose to live. I agree with lifetime tenancies but due to the shortage of social housing I think being able to pass it on ( except in some cases eg. SEN) should be stopped

Its not remotely clear. What does op and now me having to pay high mortgages have to do with people paying lower rents in social housing?

And you'll be told you can't buy the sarnie yourself as it MUST be bought by the LL as per your tenancy agreement, even if you have the £ to do so.

The biggest difference is that one owns a valuable asset after x years of paying £££ every month, the other continues to pay £££ a month until they die.

Obviously, there are other differences, such as one gets to arrange work to be done on their schedule, the other has to take time off work at the drop of a hat for work they may or may not want doing. And god forbid they get a choice in anything.

One knows they have a home for life as long as they continue to pay for it. The other is painfully aware that if they refuse to allow renovations they neither want nor need at times that are inconvenient for them, they may end up homeless.

But yeah, social tenants have all the fun.

But you chose to live there. If you can't afford it move somewhere cheaper....it's not the fault of SH tenants that you're struggling....we didn't decide how much your house was marketed for, whether you should buy it or not, nor, indeed, how much your mortgage would cost. My secure tenancy played no part in any of that, so why should I have to pay the price because the dream you were sold turned out not to be as good as you had hoped.

OP has said again and again that being a mortgage payer and being a social housing tenant are very different, for various reasons outlined here. Therefore, this is relevant regarding the issue of OP’s thread. I hope that’s clear enough.

I’m still waiting for the list of subsidies.

If you wanted a bacon sarnie you’d have to wait ages on the phone to LL, or report in about 20 characters on the portal 😂 wait for the request to be logged then assigned when you will be sent a letter informing you of delivery of sarnie on an immovable date weeks into the future. On that day you could wait in all day (don’t forget social tenants don’t have jobs 😂) when a subcontractor will arrive. Usually a jolly chap, he will give you a baked potato because the message didn’t get through properly. Also, don’t ask for any other food for about three months - weigh up what’s really important to survive as you don’t want to be seen as demanding.

Right? So?

The rent paid is not for profit. I'll say again, you're directing your anger at the wrong people.

NO.IT.IS.NOT.

I'm not understanding why you having all the same expenses as a lot of social tenants is the tenants' fault? Or how kicking people out of their homes will make your situation any easier?

Ps. Can you tell me where the subsidies are?

People who live in social housing are tax payers. Your argument is circular. If your life and circumstances aren’t happy then change them. Sniping at others and their good fortune to not have to pay sky high rent isn’t the way to go about it

I would have thought it was an obvious point, but I’ll make it anyway - the locations of properties is one reason why the properties are priced the way they are. Here in the north west, the private rent of a three bed semi detached house is about £1.3K per month and the council rent is roughly £900.

I pay for all of those things except professional registrations/certifications because my employer pays for those for me. If I wanted extra certifications outside the scope of my role, I would need to pay for them, or are they now an extra service provided by social landlords?

If I phone my LL and tell them I'm a bit skint but really want a bacon sarnie, and also could they please pay for me to do a PRINCE2 certification, are they going to say yes?

And does anyone know how I get them to pay for my commuting costs because they're costing me a fortune atm?

Tax payers like... hmmm... I was whilst living in a pissing council house??

For free! Will the ignorance ever end

I think people are trying to explain it to you! Why are you so bitter about paying what you yourself called “a hefty deposit” then monthly payments (albeit with interest) towards owning your home?

Ah so OP is only looking for people who agree to comment? Gotcha