Not 'down here' Honeybun. Because Margaret Thatcher gave tenants the 'right to buy' there were no longer step-up houses for people to rent long-term or build savings for a mortgage in order to move on. We were raised in Council houses. Parents in Law stayed in Council accommodation for Life. My Dad rented for a few years, bought a plot of land, raised enough money to have a house built: therefore moving out, allowing another family to move in. Who stayed in the property for over 30 years.
Now that there is virtually no Council housing stock in England/Wales, people have no where *to* rent
- other than with private landlords who want Blood and Guts before people even get the keys. Sometimes deposits and other stealth taxes to be paid prior to moving in are too much for people to raise
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The Government of the day keeps telling the public that we have to accept several thousand houses per area but if Council stock wasn't sold there would be property. Some of those people wanting Council houses will *never* be in a situation to buy their own anyway, they simply don't have the jobs/ability to do so. There are no longer jobs which equate to the wages required to save for a deposit. Some may be able to pay the rent each month but can't raise the extras …….
Robert P could begin by buying up all the Pubs that have gone out of business and stand empty - I know of 5 in this area alone and I don't get out much
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What is required is 1-bedroomed properties for young people/students to rent according to their means. Even if it means that each property is costed differently, dependant upon the income. But all across the countryside I see 3/4/5 bedroom houses being built …. mind U, the rooms are tiny
not room enough to hang a tie!
