{"id":134283,"date":"2023-01-28T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-dont-assume-youre-not-eligible-for-a-council-property\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T11:24:10","slug":"social-housing-dont-assume-youre-not-eligible-for-a-council-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-dont-assume-youre-not-eligible-for-a-council-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Social housing: don\u2019t assume you\u2019re not eligible for a council property"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLook into local authority or housing association options because you may be surprisedWhile there is a chronic shortage of social housing in the UK, with councils operating long waiting lists, it may be worth investigating whether you are eligible.The rules vary across the country, so research your local authority\u2019s rules to find out if you can apply. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Look into local authority or housing association options because you may be surprisedWhile there is...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-yVR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5526,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-tenants-will-need-to-live-in-an-area-for-four-years-to-be-eligible\/","url_meta":{"origin":134283,"position":0},"title":"Social housing: tenants will need to live in an area for four years to be eligible","date":"February 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r White paper says the change \u2013 double the current two-year requirement \u2013 will apply to anyone moving within Britain as well as new immigrantsNew tenants trying to get council and other social housing are to be required to live in the local area for four years instead of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":72215,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/homeowners-warned-dont-lose-your-head-over-council-cvs\/","url_meta":{"origin":134283,"position":1},"title":"Homeowners warned: Don't lose your head over council CVs","date":"November 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r New Housing Minister Phil Twyford says it would be unwise for Auckland home owners to assume they've hit the jackpot when new valuations are revealed tomorrow, and take on extra mortgage debt.Provisional data shows housing values...\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...Homeowners warned: Don't lose your head over council\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":149944,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/something-vital-is-missing-from-labours-housing-policy-council-houses-abi-oconnor\/","url_meta":{"origin":134283,"position":2},"title":"Something vital is missing from Labour\u2019s housing policy: council houses | Abi O'Connor","date":"March 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The government\u2019s new planning bill looks likely to serve the interests of landlords rather than hard-up rentersAmelia* is a full-time working mother of two being forced to leave her home because she can\u2019t afford the latest rent increase from her private landlord. 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