09-02-2017, 09:03 AM
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I can see two empty houses from mine, one has been left empty for years, the owner in care home. Now they've died it will be sold for development and profits shared by the children.None of them cared for the owner.
I know someone who sold a house in France and claimed destitution when returning, she was given a sheltered bungalow and keeps her money under her bed so as not to show up in her bank account.
09-02-2017, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA
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I can see two empty houses from mine, one has been left empty for years, the owner in care home. Now they've died it will be sold for development and profits shared by the children. None of them cared for the owner.
I know someone who sold a house in France and claimed destitution when returning, she was given a sheltered bungalow and keeps her money under her bed so as not to show up in her bank account.
In the past, when we had a business I would withdraw large sums in cash to pay for cars etc., they used to ask me what the money was for! Today, the banks are really up on money laundering.
09-02-2017, 01:34 PM
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Why on earth would anyone want to throw themselves on the charity of the council if they didn't need to, we went from homelessness real homelessness into our social housing. It was a life line got us off the streets. We were lucky very lucky to get it. But it's not what we'd really like, if we had a house or flat we owned we would be so much better off.They may well live to regret it if the council can't help them, end up in one room b&b kicked out during daylight hours.
09-02-2017, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Why on earth would anyone want to throw themselves on the charity of the council if they didn't need to, we went from homelessness real homelessness into our social housing. It was a life line got us off the streets. We were lucky very lucky to get it. But it's not what we'd really like, if we had a house or flat we owned we would be so much better off. They may well live to regret it if the council can't help them, end up in one room b&b kicked out during daylight hours.
09-02-2017, 06:34 PM
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I've just received the first 'distribution' of a fairly large Estate.Under our assets/income tests, I will henceforth receive almost nothing from any level of government.
I try to be positive and say that government pensions/benefits should be a 'safety net' only for those in dire need.
But sometimes it irks a bit.
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