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Originally Posted by blazey
I think renting offers more flexibility and in some ways a lot more security. You may not be able to say that your money bought you something permanent but at least you can move whenever you like without having to worry about whether your house will sell or not. People move around so much more for work these days, I'm surprised that more people aren't renting than buying.
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This all seems sensible.. but from experience of places like London you would have to be more than just flexible.. or have a very good income to go around renting flats/houses when it suits... £1200 minimum per month will get you a basic ex-council high rise flat.
My point is that in future all council homes/flat dwellers will be subject to a means test to determine wether they should stay in that home..this could be a home that families have had for 50 years or more.. we can "if and but" about the size of home or who can afford to rent private houses but we are talking about families and homes... does any Government have the right to evict a family who pay rent from thier home in order to give that home to some poor sod on benifits?.