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Why would a single person need a house
, get a cheaper flat, thus bills are cut down, and £250pm food for a single person 
WOW, learn how to cook ?Just hit the motherload
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Why would a single person need a house
, get a cheaper flat, thus bills are cut down, and £250pm food for a single person WOW, learn how to cook ?
Why would a single person need a house
depending where you live again a cheap flat is still going to be £400ish
man some people in here live in cuckoo land.nice to hear some good things happening to someone for once.hope its a nice place and all gos well.
yeah it's really great, knowing my tax gets spent so wisely
(and to come on a public forum and boast about it maybe isn't the best of idea in todays climate)just because something is 'nice', doesn't mean it's right, I find it sickening when there is some many problems in society that the powers that be fritter away the already stretched funds for no reason.
yeah hats off to the op, some free money, but it should have been better spent on someone who deserved / needed it. (like maybe some hospital that people who really need help can benefit from)
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Why would a single person need a house
well the flats up here are around £400pm for anywhere near half decent
£250 pm is for food and supplies , its just a guess but you did say to live comfortably
Any private corporation will pay compensation to people required to move as a result of compulsory purchase. Their land is bought out from under them; their house is purchased by the developer, and they have to move. They are compensated for the inconvenience of a forced move. It's not a handout; it's part of the buyer/developer obligation to existing residents.
In this case, the OP is being compensated for the inconvenience of a forced move into more expensive housing; a decision which was not his own, and over which he has no control. For this he is being compensated, and rightly so.
I'm sure that if any one of us had to take a higher rate mortgage on a new property due to the compulsory acquisition of our house, we'd be interested in a little compensation too.
Congratulations to the OP; enjoy your new pad!
In this case, the OP is being compensated for the inconvenience of a forced move into more expensive housing; a decision which was not his own, and over which he has no control. For this he is being compensated, and rightly so.
I'm sure that if any one of us had to take a higher rate mortgage on a new property due to the compulsory acquisition of our house, we'd be interested in a little compensation too.
Congratulations to the OP; enjoy your new pad!
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well I guess one mans 'comfortable' is another man's 'discomfort' so it's probably quite hard to gauge, personally I could live comfortability on 20k because I've done it before on allot less.
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Any private corporation will pay compensation to people required to move as a result of compulsory purchase. It's not a handout; it's part of the buyer/developer obligation to existing residents.
Congratulations to the OP; enjoy your new pad!
people need to understand the above comment !
i bet half the people on OPs estate refused the initial compensation and got offered more. thats what they all did round here, protests etc just to get more money.
and having acidhell on ignore makes this thread rather confusing
Its okay mate a lot of other clueless naive and jealous people have filtered in talking totally unrealistic poo anyway
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Its okay mate a lot of other clueless naive and jealous people have filtered in talking totally unrealistic poo anyway
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Its okay mate a lot of other clueless naive and jealous people have filtered in talking totally unrealistic poo anyway
I think its more the system of allocating\selling off social housing that bothers them...
another thread what shows how many stuck up toss pots they are around here...who are probally on dole there self so there in denile and take it out on other people on a forum lol, pathetic
anyway OP you lucky sod, are these flats still being rented out?
anyway OP you lucky sod, are these flats still being rented out?
i`m not sure how the council housing system works, is it the same for each council or do they each have their own priorities?
i hear some people mention about such and such not deserving a council pad, etc but i would rather have a key working individual paying full rent, tax, NI & council tax than someone who doesnt want to work,or contribute to society, doesnt pay for the place and receives god knows how much from the govenment to live off
The policy seems identical throughout the country.
You're right, I see council housing as a temporary solution, not as long term housing...after all, people can claim housing benefit to pay privately if they're disabled or whatever.
When you say "massive tax increases", can I ask what you're referring to? Do you mean income tax?
Can you give examples?
Disclaimer: I did not vote Labour.
It's been explained several times: he works in education, and is therefore classed as a Key Worker. Under council regulations, Key Workers receive top priority for council housing, because they provide essential services. That's why he's living in a council house in £20k pa. There's also the small point that he can't afford to buy his own house at this stage. And I can sympathise with that; I don't know anyone who could buy a house in my area on £20k pa., unless they're getting a shoebox with a perspex lid.
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I think he means all the nasty stealth taxes in place and fuel duty which is crippling the very people that labour are supposed to exsist for while the upper class morons can still drive around in their massive 4x4's and not really worry about the implications and i have to struggle with filling up my escort every month.When you say "massive tax increases", can I ask what you're referring to? Do you mean income tax?
Can you give examples?
Disclaimer: I did not vote Labour.
No its the fact that someone got a new house and some cash for the upheaval (sp?) that bothers them.
I dont see many threads in this forum full of lifestyle matters that have complained about how their local councils manage their housing.
No one gives a crap about it until they hear a little story then start going crazy, totally overlooking the fact that councils have took backhanders from outside influences for years. The 5000 quid is nothing compared to what gets lost through corrupt people skimming off the top anyway.
i dont see the big fuss
I'm well aware of it, and I've been bothered about it for several years now, especially as I've had personal experience of 2 different councils saying they can do nothing to help homeless people...
If the rules were changed, it wouldn't matter - by the way, I'm not bothered about the £5k, as I've said its the council priorities that need sorting.
so you think 5k is well spent giving to someone who doesn't need it as some kind of 'free lunch' ?
it's shocking, it goes on constantly I know... doesn't mean you have to approve of it though.
I think half the trouble is the 'free loader' society that has grown, everyone up for something free and because of this councils / housing ass's have to do this kind of handout to save legal 'sue them all' attitudes from getting the money anyway.
maybe I'm getting old, but all my life I've worked for everything I need in life, houses, cars etc etc (i know it's a strange concept to millions in this country)
edit: if I was offfered 5k for nothing of course I'd take it, would feel abit bad about it but certainly wouldn't share the good news with a large forum on *** interweb.. (and if I did would expect a lot of flak as it's just soooooooo wrong on so many levels)
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