End to 'Right to Buy' Scheme Called For.

[Baron99]

Sheffield councillors are calling for an end to the 'Right to Buy' scheme. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c981g8y27z8o

 

I think it makes sense not taking properties out of local authority ownership when people are trying to find a home. 

[bassett one]

the idea was great back in the 70s, with the idea of wealth for familys for the future, but many with big familys sold there inheritence fast as many needed the cash, then many landlords bought them ending in them being rented out at a much higher rent than many could afford, but also part of the idea was to put the sale of these houses ect back into the pot and build new houses, this of course did not happen and then SCC pulled down many propertys in the boom time ,thus causing a dramatic housing shortage, plus people cannot get on the buying houses ladder due to low wages ect, plus lack of building causing huge shortages, we need building on the scale of the 1950s and more bungalows for our ageing population, this would get older people to give up there council house, as going into a flat has 2 problems one being stairs, second mixing with noisy younger people, so build more inc bungalows is the answer and put back the sale of the houses ect money and maybe make a rule that you can only buy after say 10-15 years of renting.

[Thorpist]

18 hours ago, bassett one said:

the idea was great back in the 70s, with the idea of wealth for familys for the future, but many with big familys sold there inheritence fast as many needed the cash, then many landlords bought them ending in them being rented out at a much higher rent than many could afford, but also part of the idea was to put the sale of these houses ect back into the pot and build new houses, this of course did not happen and then SCC pulled down many propertys in the boom time ,thus causing a dramatic housing shortage, plus people cannot get on the buying houses ladder due to low wages ect, plus lack of building causing huge shortages, we need building on the scale of the 1950s and more bungalows for our ageing population, this would get older people to give up there council house, as going into a flat has 2 problems one being stairs, second mixing with noisy younger people, so build more inc bungalows is the answer and put back the sale of the houses ect money and maybe make a rule that you can only buy after say 10-15 years of renting.

" but also part of the idea was to put the sale of these houses ect back into the pot and build new houses, this of course did not happen a"

I beleive that councils were not allowed to use the cash generated to build new homes by order of the Thatcher government

[bassett one]

plus pulling down instead of re-furbing houses in the  early 2000s thus caused a shortage

we need houses urgent, pity they cannot do a rent/buy scheme say 1st 10 years then you take over  and buy.

[abbeyedges]

Everytime a council house was sold another one should have been built.

 

The council estates of the 1950's / 1960's were ideal for young families just starting out. 

 

[Jeffrey Shaw]

On 28/09/2024 at 10:07, Baron99 said:

Sheffield councillors are calling for an end to the 'Right to Buy' scheme. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c981g8y27z8o

 

I think it makes sense not taking properties out of local authority ownership when people are trying to find a home. 

1. SCC cannot opt-out of it It's a statutory scheme, now in Part V of the Housing Act 1985.

2. Whether a property remains owned by a Council or is sold makes no difference at all to the quantity of properties- it's used for housing someone no matter whether a tenant placed there by the Council or a BTL owner's tenant.

3. What's really problematic, however, is if the tenant who purchases later resells once the discount is no longer repayable. RTB sales were not intended to be a self-enrichment facility at public cost.

[Stannington Lad]

Yep, needs ditching as does buy to let 

[Stannington Lad]

2 hours ago, abbeyedges said:

Everytime a council house was sold another one should have been built.

 

The council estates of the 1950's / 1960's were ideal for young families just starting out. 

 

 

Was never going to happen, the Tories genuinely believe social housing create Labour voters Tories refused to build new social housing because of 'Labour voter fears' | Metro News   The Tories have always feared social housing – and now their actions speak louder than words | The Independent | The Independent  

[Baron99]

9 hours ago, Stannington Lad said:

 

Was never going to happen, the Tories genuinely believe social housing create Labour voters Tories refused to build new social housing because of 'Labour voter fears' | Metro News   The Tories have always feared social housing – and now their actions speak louder than words | The Independent | The Independent  

My bold. 

 

If that was the case, it makes you wonder why during the 13 years of the Blair / Brown administration, they never attempted to change the policy? 

[Resident]

Right to buy policy was riddled with poor legislation. 

Chiefly, what was missing was when the buyer wanted to sell/rent the house. There should have been a covenant within the sale contract. 

It should have been that if the owner wished to sell it, only the council could by it, with the same discount applied as it was when it was sold to the RTB tenant. If the RTB tenant wished to rent it then ONLY a social housing tenant could be placed into it.