Why do people look down on council houses

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Just that really why do others look down on council/social houses. I don't understand. There's no special treatment. It's not unusual, it's been about for many years. It's now pretty hard to get social housing. There are thousands of family waiting lists, being made homeless. Through no fault of their own. It's pretty awful out there.

I don't, council homes are well built and often have a lot of storage options built in. My sister bought her council house years ago and I'm a bit envious of all her storage cupboards tbh. They often have good sized gardens too. A home is what you make it.

Ah, who dug this up! Dudes

I have family member's who live in HA properties with lifetime tenancies in a town i couldn’t hope to afford to privately rent or buy. The rent is very low and they have been in arrears with no real comebacks, things get fixed or replaced and they can do what they want to the property. So whilst I wouldn’t swap with them, i imagine many would but just won’t get the chance.

With my Dad it was a 'pride' thing. When he was last looking for a family home, his company could apparently help him get a council house but he turned it down flat. As he understood it, it is for people who cannot afford their own home. We just about could. Unfortunately I had rather the same idea in my head as although my friend was nagging me to apply, I wouldn't. Then I heard that unless your place was making you ill, they weren't accepting anyone new on the list anyway.

I don't feel snobbish towards anyone in a council house, though some at my school had a chip on their shoulder and thought we were 'snobs'. Trust me, they had a better life than us, holidays to Spain, new cars, regular pub outings!

Just remembered a fascinating programme on property in Austria. They have some lovely council flats. They really looked lovely and a lot of creative people lived there. There was absolutely no stigma attached to these flats.

It's aesthetic. They are ugly and usually pebble-dashed.

I've lived in 9 different council/HA properties. Literally only 1 of them was pebble dashed and even then only half of it.

My current place is Victorian. You're thinking very much of a stereotype. Not everyone in SH lives on big estates. And nowadays half or more of the houses on the big estates have been bought.

Locally, they are pebble-dash! But well-built and fairly spacious. Very definitely not a large estate though: three small streets, and now as you say, about 50% privately owned. Still ugly, though some splendid gardens.

I used to live in RAF housing. For the most part, they were nice brick houses. But in Brize Norton we had the prefab pebble dash houses. They were so horrid, that the press featured them in scandal about slum housing for service personnel and their families. Also Carterton was actually named the ugliest town because of those monstrosities.

Im one of the two SH in my estate. Its not a wealthy part of my town. I am finding it very difficult as my neighbours wont give me the time of day or say Hi. There is one guy who will but he is very aggressive in his words towards me. I haven't had alot of luck in my life. My kids father abandoned them following our divorce. House had to be sold as he wanted his share in it as I couldnt afford to buy him out. Within a few months after having sold my son developed cancer
I was renting from house to house to keep a roof over their heads. Working 2 jobs to pay for it. It was a struggle as it was a round trip of 100miles back and forth to hospital. It was a struggle as i had 3 more children.
7 months after my sons recovery, my eldest girl had cancer. It was a struggle as I had no family living anywhere near. I ended up loosing my job due to the hours I needed off. Couldn't afford to rent privately anymore so I put in for SH. I work now since my daughters recovery and its alot more hours daily than most. Not everyone in social housing do not work or seek benefits. There can be so many more that go into SH that have reason for doing so.