Quote Originally Posted by Mambo View Post
If people are ok to live in council owned rented accommodation , then that's fine by me as well - I dont care. But the problem comes when for example you have a 3 bed house for a family, the family live there for 18 odd years - the kids move out. The council then want that house for another family - but the parents wont move out - what happens then - are you ok for that house to be under occupied ? while another family is waiting ?
What's the difference between council properties and the private sector? If people meet their rental obligations why can't they stay in the same property? The incentive to downsize would be in paying cheaper rents.

Quote Originally Posted by Mambo View Post
After 20 odd years of paying rent - that same family could have been paying off a mortgage and would have an asset to show for it but instead they have nothing.
If people want to buy a home they can move into the private sector.