Key Worker Housing rocks

borichnuke · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:30

I was paying 700 a month between two of us for a 2 bed flat in kent thameside and I have now been in my key worker flat now for 3 months and its great. I'm paying 360 a month for all bills and the flat i'm in is brand new

its like paying uni prices again. Stupid thing is theres loads of these flats just sittng here empty as they don't advertise this flats, 381 a month for a 2 bed flat including service charge is stupidly low! If your in and around london you should look out for these!

Borich

PardonTheWait · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:37

Do you not have to be a key worker to get one of these? I thought that was the point of them...

Defcon5 · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:46

What is defined as a key worker?

gumbald · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:46

Nurses and such isn't it?

PardonTheWait · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:46

It's nurses and so on, isn't it?

PardonTheWait · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:47

Eerie o_O

[TW]Fox · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:49

Isnt the huge saving cancelled out by the poor wages the 'key workers' get?

PardonTheWait · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:50

[TW]Fox;10668694 said:
Isnt the huge saving cancelled out by the poor wages the 'key workers' get?

Yep. If anyone can turn up and rent one, something's the matter surely...

Kol · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:51

Police Officers as well, right? Last Summer my mate was working in London, living in Watford right next to the station. He was paying in excess of £1k or something for his particular apt. but then there were some smaller cheaper ones for key workers at a fraction of the price. In all fairness, I think it's a good idea considering how low their pay can be for the job they actually do.

Mohinder said:
Yep. If anyone can turn up and rent one, something's the matter surely...

How do we know the OP isn't?

scorza · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:51

Is this renting? or one of those schemes where the government buy part of your property to reduce the price for you?

PardonTheWait · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:55

Kol said:
How do we know the OP isn't?

We don't, I was waiting to find out

I assume he is, because as far as I know you do have to be a key worker to get one, but the tone of his post made it sound like it was just a little-known way of getting a cheap flat, I'm curious

gumbald · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:56

Mohinder said:
It's nurses and so on, isn't it?

Eerie indeed

Kol · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:03

Mohinder said:
We don't, I was waiting to find out

I assume he is, because as far as I know you do have to be a key worker to get one, but the tone of his post made it sound like it was just a little-known way of getting a cheap flat, I'm curious

Ahhhh, true.

bigredshark · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:12

I've heard that there are more than a few bankers and such who've managed to end up with one...dunno how hard it would be...

borichnuke · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:56

its pure rent, not part buy part rent, i'm on 23k and my house m8 is on 20k so its fairly easy going, the flats i'm in couldn't find key workers, so anyone over 12k a year could have one.. but no one advertising... so some were empty for ages.

Borich

borichnuke · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:56

bigredshark said:
I've heard that there are more than a few bankers and such who've managed to end up with one...dunno how hard it would be...

Once your end they don't check if you change jobs,

Borich

paul@ · 11 Dec 2007 at 23:12

Something is not right here.

Indy500 · 11 Dec 2007 at 23:39

Key workers are top priority on the council housing lists.

neil3k · 12 Dec 2007 at 08:02

So your living in a block of flats with nurses and hot female teachers? House warming party at once !

AJUK · 12 Dec 2007 at 08:12

Congratulations comrade on your new housing unit provided by the glorious party.