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There is a bit of red tape involved. As far as I can recall I have to live there for at least another 5 years after RTB or face some financial penalties. If I decide to sell up between 5 and 10 years after RTB then I have to give the council first refusal to buy. Not sure if their offer price would be the discounted amount or the market value.
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I have the Right to Buy on my council flat but I have little interest in buying it as it's quite noisy in and around the block.
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The 1980's Were The Peak......
MattW replied to Social Justice League's topic in House prices and the economy
My parents bought their 3 br council house in 1982 with a 12 year discount for £13,000. I had a secondhand Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k+ for my 10th birthday in 1987 and then a new 128k +2 in 1989. -
45%~ drop in the number of properties for sale on Rightmove in my area
MattW replied to Kyouken's topic in Anecdotals
I had a Rightmove email update last week of 22 new properties matching my criteria. Seems like inventory is steadily increasing. -
Where should the House of Lords relocate to?
MattW replied to Will!'s topic in House prices and the economy
Washington. The one in the North of England not the USA state or conurbation. -
Great video.
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Boris Johnson planning to bring back Right to Buy
MattW replied to Ignorantbliss's topic in House prices and the economy
Mostly flats are still available. Mostly houses got bought under RTB, like my late parents' council house 4 decades ago. -
BoE decision this week - predictions?
MattW replied to henry the king's topic in House prices and the economy
Voted 'up to 1%` but I hope I will be wrong and it will be up to 1.25%. There is some catching up to do. -
45%~ drop in the number of properties for sale on Rightmove in my area
MattW replied to Kyouken's topic in Anecdotals
I have noticed the same in my part of Norfolk. I'm just looking at properties at the a**e end of the market under £200k. -
Bloody hell! Difficult to get a mortgage on them so quite why they can sell them for that much beggars belief. Very little coming onto the market where I live. Not that I'm eager to buy as I want to quit my job.
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Student loan interest rates hit 12% this year
MattW replied to coypondboy's topic in House prices and the economy
I remember getting quite annoyed when it was announced 10 or 15 years ago that to become a nurse they need to get a degree. What on Earth was wrong with the training programme before? Was that training not up to scratch and only a degree qualification would address that or was it an underhand way to indebt more students?