Don't buy in a new estate

Totally agree with that.

Social housing is important, just feel its been misused in this country (by the people in charge).

The some are the problem, and can do what they want

Well - it depends what you want social for ?

Are you using social housing to calm a runaway speculative hosing market ?

Or is it to house people who need houses ?

I've no problem with the state providing basic decent homes for people - (but I don't think the state should give them away either )

It might be a case though that a 3 bed semi near the city might be unobtainably expensive - but that a 3 bed apartment mightn't be -

Is this a FFG spinning thread? Don't buy in an estate, rent off of us instead and you won't be tied down with unruly neighbours.

Yes, councils should build instead of buy.

Add to supply, not demand.

I've been reading this, just out if amusement at this point. The troupes, racist and cultural bias is probably the worst I've read on the treads. You do realise there is a threshold for income and social housing is not 'free gaffs', there are thousands falling under the threshold on the gousing lists who work & work bloody hard. I chose to work for lot's more reasons than a home. I've rented, I've lived with parents, I'm a ftb and I've recently reserved a new build. My parents would have been under income threshold for social housing but got lucky and inherited a house, so never had to avail of that social support. One parent worked in the home and second a hard hard job their whole lives. We never begudged those less fortunate. Unless you're living under a rock every society has social housing strategy and systems. Lest you believe those with disabilities, those on low incomes, who are living in a capitalism systems should live in cardboard boxes under bridges. The actual hack of you decrying a system you fuelled. Of course a percentage of the population will always take advantage, that is human nature, I don't condone anto social behaviour and it stinks to live next to individuals who may take advantage. It is not the norm, I know because I work in social services and people are desperate to escape poverty, social stigma and bias. Of course the key board warriors here will state the usual bit of speil, 'single parents', 'travellers', 'unemployed' etc etc etc, the 'housing' list is made up of a great deal more categories but when you actually break it down maybe the social systems, lack of educational access and our culture is at the root. I've yet to meet anyone in my profession, that did not strive for better in their families when they knew better. I'm embarrassed at some of the shite on this thread. Blame government policy and conservative capitalism first. Not the people trying to escape it. Ugh ugly thread mostly breathing fear.