To clarify exactly what a council house looks like

[Lifegoeson5]

So many posts about council housing and 'benefit scroungers' getting 'free' housing.
I pay £150 a week for this...

Ah?

Yanbu

I grew uo in a council house which was lovely. Those pictures arent normal.

Feature floral wall anywhere?

There are 7 of us, no shower, boiler stops producing hot water after 1 bath

Oh right, thanks for the clarification...

What

Oh, yeah, they never have showers.

Can't you do any repairs/decorating yourself?

My council flat has a shower @dontalltalkatonce

They are eco houses not long built near here

Apparently we should blast the heating and open windows to combat the mould....

Posted too early. I grew up in council properties. They were never like this. Ours were also neat tidy clean and well looked after probably because my parents looked after them well.

7 of you?

Can't you contact the council?. Disgusting if they won't sort it out.

My MIL lives in a council house they are so efficient at sorting out any bother or maintenance issues.

Some of that is pretty shoddy but my windows end up just as manky if I don't keep on top of the condensation.

My house has similar things. I have a mortgage, but regardless, I would just clean it and have what needed repairing cosmetically - repaired.

My first house as a teenage mum age 17 was a council house. It was a dump when I got it. But I made it the best I could. People always expressed their surprise at how nice it was inside when they visited. I paid £100 a week, 17 years ago.

I think cleaning and decoration are the tenant’s responsibility really. Not great if that’s what you moved into, but “over to you “ now.

Just you do need to put heating on and air the house otherwise you will get mould.

Admittedly my eyesight is awful but the window looks like it just needs a wipe to me. My windows end up like that if I don't wipe them for a while (not that I don't) but when I moved into my property all the windows were like that and once I gave them a wipe it was fine. Theirs no excuse for you to not have hot water/heating though so I would speak to your landlord about that.

Yes you should lifegoeson. My house gets black mold because we dry things on radiators, and don't open the windows enough. Completely my fault. When I am on top of it, especially in summer, we don't get too many problems. HG mold remover is brilliant for cleaning it up fyi.

I also grew up in council houses, my parents at still live in a lovely little council bungalow. Basic maintenance and decorating are still up to the tenants though. A couple of your photos just look like it needs a good clean and a lick of paint

Apparently we should blast the heating and open windows to combat the mould....

Well, yeah. Heat and air, heat and air.

Terrible. Looks like the council house one of my friends is in. I cannot believe people get put into this substandard accommodation. We live in a wealthy country! Why can't everyone have a warm, clean home, without broken windows and mould? It's wrong.