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Just watched BBC Council house crackdown..
Astonished.... Tennants sub-letting...
More astonishing perfectly legal for tennant providing they remain in council dwelling are allowed as investment purchase private properties and let them out????
This means and have found council tennants are in fact home owners and some even have portfollios.... WTF!!!
One prosecuted sub- letter turned out to be a Doctor/ consultant....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It is a criminal offence to sub-let council social housing. Quite right.
It is difficult to judge those who own other properties, though. Presumably, at the time they qualified for social housing and afterwards their circumstances changed, allowing them to better themselves financially. Perhaps councils and housing associations should carry out periodic reviews to reassess the situation? Perhaps that would cost too much? |
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"Just watched BBC Council house crackdown..
Astonished.... Tennants sub-letting...
More astonishing perfectly legal for tennant providing they remain in council dwelling are allowed as investment purchase private properties and let them out????
This means and have found council tennants are in fact home owners and some even have portfollios.... WTF!!!
One prosecuted sub- letter turned out to be a Doctor/ consultant.... "
not really a surprise that folks will exploit a loop hole though is it..?
whatever next eh..
disclaimer, not condoning such behaviour..
ditto, tax dodging, expense kicking the arse out of MP's, offshore accounts etc etc. |
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"Do you mean they had a lodger or they lived elsewhere whilst sub-letting their council property ? "
no they lived elsewhere whilst sub- letting full property..
I think aslong as council house remains thereplace of residency they can still sub-let a room ( unsure on that) |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"It is a criminal offence to sub-let council social housing. Quite right.
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It's possible to apply for permission to sublet a council house. The council usually insist on proof that there's no 'profiteering' going on - usually a rent agreement at the level of the council rent + an 'admin' charge of c 10%.
It's easier to get permission if you're subletting to a close relative. |
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"Just watched BBC Council house crackdown..
Astonished.... Tennants sub-letting...
More astonishing perfectly legal for tennant providing they remain in council dwelling are allowed as investment purchase private properties and let them out????
This means and have found council tennants are in fact home owners and some even have portfollios.... WTF!!!
One prosecuted sub- letter turned out to be a Doctor/ consultant.... "
All very abhorrent but what does it have to do with homelessness? |
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"Just watched BBC Council house crackdown..
Astonished.... Tennants sub-letting...
More astonishing perfectly legal for tennant providing they remain in council dwelling are allowed as investment purchase private properties and let them out????.
This means and have found council tennants are in fact home owners and some even have portfollios.... WTF!!!
One prosecuted sub- letter turned out to be a Doctor/ consultant....
All very abhorrent but what does it have to do with homelessness?"
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