we are about to swap from housing association home into local council home, we have been with council and house association for 3 years when can we buy new council home?
2006-08-02 12:13:10 · 4 answers · asked by Robert E 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It used to be three years after you moved in but I thought I heard something about all this being changed?
2006-08-02 12:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kyral 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They stopped building new Council Houses a least 10 years ago. You had to be a living long term in a Council House before you could be considered to buy one - some of the people I know had already been living in their council houses for at least 20 years.
A lot of the Councils are handing over their stocks of houses, flats and bungalows over to an outside organisation to manage. My Gran was living in a Council Owned Bungalow, and the Council transferred everything over to another organisation, so my Gran had to pay her rent to them instead of the Council.
2006-08-03 00:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think there is a time on when you buy it, only when you sell it...you cant sell it for 5 years .it used to be three or the council want a cut, good luck go to your local office speak to the manager not someone on the desk who will just put you off xxx
2006-08-02 12:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by dizzydi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is all changing.........its best to inquire at your housing.............
2006-08-02 12:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by theblackwitch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋