Ms Macbeth Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Anna B said: This used to be general practice back in the 50's. Also had to sign a contract establishing what your responsibilities were. Mind you, it's also worth remembering that lack of money causes general decline in houses. The council are slow off the mark to correct building faults if at all. Can't afford to decorate? Tough. Need a new fence or gate but can't afford it = Have to leave the old one to rot. No lawnmower or garden tools =Overgrown neglected garden etc. In the early days/50s prospective tenants had to show they could afford the rent! Council houses were a step up, with inside bathrooms and hot water. Some Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations (TARAS) have tools they can lend. It’s so sad when most people take care of their homes, then just a few have no pride at all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 theres also a policy say a single mum with say 2 kids gets a house the grass is high and a mess they used to sort it so it just needed cutting there forth ,but know they dont do it, they let people put up fences ,but the next owner may not be able to maintain it .the whole lot is a mess,low standards by the housing leads to the same by some tennents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Three bed council house on Birley been stood empty about 3 months now. Solid brick built house that people would give their right arm for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 4 hours ago, Ms Macbeth said: In the early days/50s prospective tenants had to show they could afford the rent! Council houses were a step up, with inside bathrooms and hot water. Some Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations (TARAS) have tools they can lend. It’s so sad when most people take care of their homes, then just a few have no pride at all. People in even the humblest of houses used to take real pride in their homes, donkey stoning the doorstep and keeping the windows sparkling. But then women stayed at home to keep house. Very few female careers in those days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 22/02/2024 at 02:02, Anna B said: I'd like to see the council buying back ex- council houses when they come up for sale, and buying up all the empty houses (8,000 in Sheffield apparently) and bringing them up to a livable standard. No need for swathes of large council estates which always seem to get a bad name, rather spread them out in already established communities. Plenty of brownfield sites that could be utilised for house building too. They do, my old neighbour was an old woman who had purchased her council house years ago but 6 years after her husband died she told me she had been diagnosed as having onset dementia bless her so she came round to see the kids and said that eventually she would not remember us. Anyway her son got in touch with the council who bought her 3 bed house in Shirecliffe for £75k and gave her a 1 bed flat in Chapeltown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 the main problem is when theres a few children and they seem to want a quick cash sale and most times thats a buy to let company who then charge about 100-150 a month more , but the original idea was to replace those sold but that never came about,maybe build council homes with some sold and others sold to lower income familys on a buy back if needed basis or 50/50 basis . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 9 hours ago, bassett one said: the main problem is when theres a few children and they seem to want a quick cash sale and most times thats a buy to let company who then charge about 100-150 a month more , but the original idea was to replace those sold but that never came about,maybe build council homes with some sold and others sold to lower income familys on a buy back if needed basis or 50/50 basis . No it wasn't. When "Right to Buy" was introduced in the 80's the original idea was that income from council house sales should be used to pay off council "debt" - mainly loans taken out by LA's that they were comfortably managing to repay anyway. The Thatcher "vision" was for a property owning and share holding democracy (hence privatisations of water / gas / electric etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffieldForum Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Reminder that this survey is still open for responses… remember to have your say. 1 Sheffield Forum | The Sheffield Guide | The Sheffield Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 22/02/2024 at 16:03, hackey lad said: Three bed council house on Birley been stood empty about 3 months now. Solid brick built house that people would give their right arm for. I hope it’s been flagged up to the local councillors. They should then chase up those responsible for ensuring it’s fit to let asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Swaine Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 20/02/2024 at 20:40, SheffieldForum said: Do you want more help and advice to make your home more environmentally friendly and easier to heat? No. We just want energy companies that don't rip us off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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