To think it's fucking unfair for people like me who bust our arses off to buy a property...

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And all the while people who have practically the same type/ size of house and who are on a similar income as me in the same area are paying just a quarter of what I paid for because its a council property bought through the Right to Buy Scheme.

Should I have just got myself onto benefits and into a council property to get onto the property ladder?

It's madness. It really is.

And for the last time anyone can go on the housing list the reason i applied in the first place was because i knew i would be giving up work to care for my disabled son at some point ,but when we applied to go on the list we had a reasonable income obviously priority goes to those in more urgent need of housing but even those in urgent need might not be on benefits.

for goodness sake goblin what do you think the difference is between being allocated according to need, and being seen as a priority category?

I know anyone can apply, and people keep saying that over and over as though 'anyone can apply' means exactly the same thing as 'anyone will be given.'

The easiest way to be given council/social housing is to have children and no job.

Children makes you a priority, no job makes you difficult to house in the private sector.

have a disabled child that helps

'anyone can apply' means exactly the same thing as 'anyone will be given.'

It does mean the same thing.

Everyone that applies will be given- unless there are outstanding arrears on council tax.
Otherwise all who apply gets a house. It may take some time in certain areas. In my area it is rare to wait more than six months.

like i said Leave just because in london and the south its very difficult to get social housing its not everywhere in the uk so here in the northwest anyone who applys for social housing will generally get it within a reasonable amount of time

There are lots of lovely council estates near where I live, waiting lists are very short too.

I don't think stock should be sold off either.

But I was happy to buy mine.

Otherwise all who apply gets a house. It may take some time in certain areas.

That is simply bollocks. Anyone will be given in theory but in practice they bloody well won't, because there is always someone comes along who can demonstrate a greater need.

But on the teeny tiny chance that you are right, great. I'll nip down and get myself on the list tomorrow. I don't need it, but if I keep it for 5 years, shove all my young adult children in it so they can get out from under my feet, then buy it after 5 years at a discount, rent it out for five more years then sell it at a profit. Job done.

me too goblin we have choice based lettings so we bid for properties although my house is council you bid for all council and H/A under one system so get a choice unless you only want a house on a paticular street on a paticular estate most people dont wait for more than 6-12 months.

I was allocated social housing while working. I earned a fairly good salary but not enough to buy anything or to rent privately.

The reason I was offered a house was because my son is autistic. I am grateful, my DS might always have to call this house "home".

I'd never buy it through rtb even if I could afford to. That way when we don't need this house anymore it will go to sleep me one who does.

but leave the uk does not consist of just london and the south in other areas of the uk its relativley easy to get a house quite quickly.so its not bollocks that all who apply will get a house at all.

You have to be interviewed locally before they will even accept you onto the list.

You have to have lived in the area for 7 years.

You have to be able to demonstrate that you cannot get an adequate property any other way.

No longer a case of just applying.

Once accepted you are given a priority allocation letter A-F with F being the lowest and most likely to have a very long wait.

I was housed after two years and reassessment on medical grounds.

I have no issue with it being sold off if it's replaced
Which it isn't being.
I think my brothers friend lived with his grandmother when she died, but I'm not sure. I think he would have to, to be eligible to buy?
I live in the East Midlands, quite a long wait for CH here.
I'm not surprised at those stats, it's pretty much what I have seen here. Most CH are rented by people not working on Hb.

Alfie thats not the case everywhere i applied didnt need to be interviewed you do have to have a local connection ie already living ,working at school etc in the LA, i was accepted on the list started bidding in the july and was offered a house the following march, i too have a child with autism but because where we were already living was considered suitable this did not give us anymore priority but we still got a house fairly quickly.

RTB has reduced the council housing stock, and instead of good homes for people to spend their lives in, there is now a stigma and a 'tower block ghetto' mentality. I do realise not all council housing is like that before someone jumps down my throat - but there's some really grim council housing here. Hopefully the new housing association developments will help.