Buying Next Door to Social House

It is a fair assumption that we all look after possessions we paid a lot/continue to pay a lot for, better than something we got for free, isn’t ours, never will be, and that we could lose. I suspect if you talk to the people in the LA responsible for housing, they will tell some eye opening stories, going back generations.

There is a high probability that the SH neighbours will be good/keep their house well etc, but it is still lower than for an owner occupier. So the op’s concern is understandable. Having said that, personally if I liked the house and could afford it, I’d buy.

The council house is vacant, per the OP.

Why is the current house for sale? Well, how often do houses next door to each other in 70s housing estates go up for sale within a few months of each other? Maybe it's a coincidence and the current owners are selling up for other reasons, but maybe, just maybe it's because they now find themselves next door to a council house.

I lived for 12 years in a social housing block of 6 houses, I was a council tenant myself, we had fantastic neighbors, kept pride in the complex, nearly all worked. Far friendlier people than the private estate I grew up on, everyone helped everyone, in and out of each others houses, I really miss them to be honest.

But there was one house that was a lone council house next to us that consistently had bad tenants, drugs galore, parties, fights, cops always in and out. OP if I was buying and knew there was one next to me, I'd walk away, most of the time you will get fine neighbors but you are at high risk of getting some really bad ones. The council are obligated to house these and they are constantly moved around the place.

That is not what I said, please read my post before posting more ****.

I said we all tend to look after items we own and paid a high price for, better then those we don’t own, got for free, and may only use on a temporary basis.

I don’t look down on all renters, I do look down on bad ones though.

I'm not sure this is the ringing endorsement of having local authority tenants next door that you think it is.

Run away from it-dont walk away, RUN!!!!

Ive been a landlord and Ive lived in houses with social tenants, sure, some are fine, but, social welfare tenants are less likely to care for a property, why should they, the council will have to house them anyway, they can't be left homeless, they know this. Re kids-monlkey see monkey do-I definitely would not buy a house with them near me, not to mind attached to me.

Private landlords are way more careful in selecting tenants, for the others saying it's different, maybe they have unicorns in their front garden as well.

I live on a street of 30 houses, the council never bought a house, maybe cos the houses are 150 years old. I think the council mainly buy in large estates, houses less than 50 years old. If people are dealing or causing anti social behavior you can contact the council. You have to balance the risk. Is it likely you could be living next door to a noisy or disruptive tenant. If it's a 2bed council will only give it to a parent with one child. You could buy a new house and theres 10 per cent chance of living beside a council tenant. I lived next door to a private house, it was always rented out to hap single mothers with 2 kids, I lived there 3 years there was no noise or problem from the tenants . The owner sold the house after 4 years to make investments, eg the house I was renting , eg nothing to do with the hap tenants

I thinks it's s tough market now since theres so few houses for sale in most areas

Generally the new flooring and appliances are paid for using grants from Welfare.

Welfare pay for fridge, cooker, that's about it. Re sound issues, is it detached or semi detached, it makes a difference if neighbour is noisy

The post was referring to a person who had sold their house to a council and saw all their fixtures and fittings in a skip when the relet repairs were being done. The kitchens and floors weren't put in by a tenant in that case, they were removed before a tenant was put into a house.

Make your points as you see fit, I wouldn't argue otherwise. I am simply pointing out that in the post you referenced the fixtures and fittings were being removed from a house that was purchased by the council from a homeowner. I didn't make any claims about social tenants myself so I'm not sure why you referenced my post and then added the bits about social tenants. Perhaps you are mixing me up with someone else?