Council house

[Kelsey22]

Any advice
was offered a council property on 31st July and was stated in email they do not expect it back before September due to doing remedial work I rang today as our current housing situation is getting worse and the lady on the phone was fairly rude I explained our current situation and was wondering if there was an update on the property and she said there’s no update but you was only offered it two weeks ago and can take 2-3 months I said we won’t be waiting 2 month we have been awarded the property due our current situation we can’t wait that long. Before any one comes at me i understand people waiting a lot longer than that but this is all new to me and never done this before so I am unsure of the steps I am just stressing know whether or not they can withdraw the offer because I said we can’t wait 3 months.

The average council house rent in London is 116 a week, which means there will be plenty cheaper and plenty more expensive. Sp the poster is right. The data is on line,

The average for the rest of England is 89 a week.

My nan was in a council house, she passed away just before xmas, we cleared the house in the Jan and I think the council had the keys back the start of Feb. I saw new tenants moving in in the May. Tbf the house needed gutting, it hadn't been decorated since well before I was born (I was born late 80s) and she had turned down offers for a new kitchen and bathroom numerous times, pretty sure it was the same kitchen and bathroom from when she moved in in the 60s. The council seemed in no rush though, one of the neighbours said nothing had been done for weeks after the council took the property back. It did need a new roof, scaffolding was put up, left for weeks with no work being done then some scumbags stole the lead off the roof.

Believe me, there are no 2 bedroom flats in London for £275 a month.

It was around ten years ago in Tower Hamlets. For reference, a privately rented two bedroom flat in the same block cost over £1k a month at that time.

Council rents are cheaper than Housing Association. Most of those offered social housing, will be offered Housing Association.
My 3 bed house is £930 p/m. The identical house at the end of the row, on a larger, corner plot is £750, because they are council tenants.
So, if other forms of social housing, ie Housing Association/affordable housing, are included, those averages will be much higher.
Also, many of that 80% of tenants receiving benefits, will be working. Like me. But my earnings barely cover the rent/CT.

Which is what people on here wanted.

@MockneyReject

That's not exactly how it works. Social housing (council or HA) is 60% of market rent, affordable housing is up to 80% of market rents. HA's can offer both affordable and social. Length of tenancy is likely to factor as rent cap means rents can only be raised by X amount each year. Whereas when a property is relet a new "relet" rent is charged which is dictated by current market rent. Council rents are not necessary cheaper than HA rents

Those in private rentals are also in receipt of benefits to meet the cost of ridiculously overpriced rents. Lots are the “working poor” maybe doing 40-odd hours a week. What a sorry state this country is in. Social housing isn’t subsidised. Anyone who thinks that is wrong. The rents are lower than private rents because most housing associations are not for profit organisations unlike private landlords.

The usual bashing of social housing tenants based on outdated ideas and beliefs

Depends where you live. In London expensive privately owned homes sit cheek by jowl with council blocks. Plenty of MNetters like me live around here I'm sure!

Mentioned by ex Grenfell residents here throughout. Attitudes towards those in social housing. This series was released this week because Grenfell inquiry report is due out very soon.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022cpn