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Comment on: Housing sector launches inquiry into English riots
Grainia Long, deputy chief executive of the CIH, said: ‘ Lasting solutions will be found in the housing sector and we must build on what has been proven to succeed as well as looking for new approaches.’
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Comment on: Housing sector launches inquiry into English riots
Grainia Long, deputy chief executive of the CIH, said: ‘ Lasting solutions will be found in the housing sector and we must build on what has been proven to succeed as well as looking for new approaches.’
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Comment on: Freedom at last
No – what will serve tenants best is fair rented social housing. Not the ‘affordable’ in comparison with private rents. Fair rent and a half decent job will prevent HB claim.
Affordable ownership schemes for the non-sub prime tenants i.e. properties that they could one day fully own will prevent an HB claim at their end years (i.e. no longer in rented accommodation). Stop the Shared Ownership, First-Buy schemes and dedicate the money to providing ownership at build cost plus a top up.
Social housing tenants have been getting less and less for their money whilst rents have gone up six-fold in some cases – has there been a six-fold property development from RSLs? No. Scrap the 80% rent to fund – unless tenants are to be shareholders.
A Tenant Incentive Scheme that allows non sub-primes to move out and in to private ownership will
a) Empty a social home for rent within weeks
b) Even at 75k TIS, still cheaper than Shared Ownership Schemes, and funding to RSLs
c) Retains current social housing stock whilst allowing mobility
You have to do something about working tenants on extortionate private rents that are borderline re: HB top up and end up with tuppence to live on. -
Comment on: Freedom at last
No – what will serve tenants best is fair rented social housing. Not the ‘affordable’ in comparison with private rents. Fair rent and a half decent job will prevent HB claim.
Affordable ownership schemes for the non-sub prime tenants i.e. properties that they could one day fully own will prevent an HB claim at their end years (i.e. no longer in rented accommodation). Stop the Shared Ownership, First-Buy schemes and dedicate the money to providing ownership at build cost plus a top up.
Social housing tenants have been getting less and less for their money whilst rents have gone up six-fold in some cases – has there been a six-fold property development from RSLs? No. Scrap the 80% rent to fund – unless tenants are to be shareholders.
A Tenant Incentive Scheme that allows non sub-primes to move out and in to private ownership will
a) Empty a social home for rent within weeks
b) Even at 75k TIS, still cheaper than Shared Ownership Schemes, and funding to RSLs
c) Retains current social housing stock whilst allowing mobility
You have to do something about working tenants on extortionate private rents that are borderline re: HB top up and end up with tuppence to live on. -
Comment on: Wandsworth told to back down on riot evictions
MBPB | 18/08/2011 5:35 pm
I agree about the expected standards of behaviour from all but at the moment, the law has to work with what it can – it is fact that most private tenants have no chance of any type of action re: poor tenancy, often courtesy of their BTL landlord. RSLs tenants do have some hope via TA terms but only if RSLs implement. Mortgagees have ‘no chance’ of a pay-out from HB if they become unemployed – none of it’s equal.
I very much doubt an eviction could be secured because of a ‘one-off’ dust up by party leavers in what is a tenancy previously unknown to RSL landlord in terms of ASB / nuisance – no landlord would seek possession in first place.
I’ve said on other posts, unlikely to secure eviction re: ASB a couple of miles away. More likely to consider eviction potential for damage to Council property, rioters / rioters family rent arrears / additional known ASB.
I think it’s likely the HAs will sit back and monitor the council outcomes first at the councils expense before parting with any of their money re: seeking possession.
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MR Implications - Transfer List
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Long term tenants seeking transfer (fair rent, secure tenants ) – voids now coming up, could be charged at new rent levels – impact for tenants on transfer w
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Posted in: Panorama on subletting
PSR - namely a programme of social house building of a size and scale sufficient to reduce unit costs such that all can afford them, and to provide all who chose to be a social tenant to be one.
Agree - there is a national crisis - there should be a dedicated Cabinet post to do just that. Yesterday, I read that repossesions have gone up by 15% so what hope they as well as the many in inadequate housing, on waiting lists. This is not the same as a bottomless hand out to everyone - those that can work must be made to do so, those that aspire to move out of social housing should be enabled to do so. At the moment, lack of fair cost rent or purchase housing is blighting opportunity for many.
Cameron needs to do another u-turn and look at the figures again. VFM wise and citizen wise, there are better options.
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Posted in: succsession
he HA have said that i have signed the agreement that states i have to take on the debt, under the terms and conditions off the succsession.
Have you asked them for copy of this document?
Courts are not the only organisation to have bailiffs deliver for them - is it an eviction notice or actual possession?
Regardless of the council saying they will re-house you, I doubt another tenancy would be immediate - probably temporary housing first of all.
Only seek alternate housing if that's what you want - if you want to remain in your current HA home then that is what you should aim for.
Also, if you move out, any new tenancy agreement may not be as secure as your current one. Do give this some thought.
Have you contacted Citizens Advice / Shelter?
Ask the HA whether council have contacted them (Monday). Keep chasing the council, everyday if needbe.
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Posted in: succsession
Kylie
Who has given you 3 weeks to move out with 3 children on board?
The court? No? - if it's the Housing Association, do not move out under any circumstances. Keep paying your rent, seek further advice and keep this thread updated.
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Posted in: Succession and Assignment
Nobody’s knows Joanne’s full circumstances – she may be low income and just about able to scrape to a mortgage after a RTB discount – the way rents are going, mortgage might be cheaper.
If there is a dedicated effort to replace home for home re: each RTB sale (unlike Maggie’s time) then does that not help both Joanne and a rent waiting list tenant. Is that not cheaper to deliver than all this SO schemes currently remarketed to two earner middle incomes because can’t sell to original target?
Yes, there’s a diabolical shortage of social housing but at dire times, shouldn’t the Government and RSLs be looking at providing maximum for minimum outlay – how about giving Joanne 60k to move out, thus giving her a foot on ladder (I’m assuming she’s not a city broker), emptying her social home within weeks and getting someone off the rent waiting list. Her private purchase might even help those trying to sell their home. Surely better than the 1.7 bn PFI, 100 million landbank loss (2009) and 300k SO schemes – so much money over past decade – very little to show.
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Posted in: Shutting the Door
Tick - box Yes / No does not give scope for proper feedback. A form that says "was matter resolved" answer "Yes", does not allow for tenant to explain all the interim prior to "Yes" answer. Where forms ask "are you satisfied?" with Yes / No box, there is no scope for explaining why "No". Adding up percentage of Yes / No is not conclusive.