Originally Posted by
Mambo
Social housing is fine as long as it is seen as a temporary solution - until whoever is living there somehow betters themselves , gets a better job etc - otherwise it soon becomes a lifestyle. Cant be bothered to try and save up for a place, Council will look after my boiler, white goods, fix the roof etc - and when the kids have moved the tenants will refuse to move. I think that is 1 of the reasons we had the problem in the first place.
As said - far easy and cheaper for the council to let private Landlords have all that hassle - and the council just pay the Landlord direct. If tenants become problem tenants - they dont have their tenancy renewed