Phylis

Abbeydale Road is fine. Wouldnt go any further into town than say Broadfield road though. Most of Nether Edge is fine as well.

Thats great, they are looking at S11:)

You have some interesting ideas but most are flawed im afraid. A quarter of properties are let on waiting time basis so the majority are let on a priority basis. To the OP, if you have a genuine need to be rehoused you shouldnt be so picky about areas. Chances are Sheffield Homes will bid for you and you will be offered a home you may not have bid for, if your need is genuine though you will be thankful for the chance of a home not sniff at it because it isnt in your preffered area.

It depends where abouts in each postcode. We lived in S7 on Abbeydale Road for about 7 years and really enjoyed it. The further away from town you go the better the area gets but the more expensive the homes become. We lived on the bit where Woodseats Road joins and found it a very convenient location with lots of local shops as well as major supermarkets just up the road. Traffic noise was a problem at first but you soon get used to it. The major downside was parking. There was no parking outside the house so we often had to park across the road on a side street. We always got parked but sometimes had to walk a while back to the house.

Would you care for your dummy and teddy back sir?

You dont need to explain yourself.

Such is life. Get on with it

Buying into rental property should be a good bet. Buy wisely in popular areas, such as close to hospitals for nursing staff etc. and you will be almost guarenteed rental income for the majority of the year.

Dont worry some people dont like others who are a sucess. Good luck to you:)

They tend to be given priority for other avaliable housing with in the estate they where previously housed. Not all families in council housing are problem families.

The flats at Norfolk Park have suffered like any other flat in the city with regards to pricing. This isnt a problem relating specifically to mixed tenure estates. As i said previously the chances of buying a home on a mixed tenure estate and living next to a family who dont work are pretty slim. The rents on the properties are not overly cheap and the housing associations assess your need for housing on a number of levels. The majority are let to working families from key jobs, i.e nursing, emergency services etc. People registered with SCC for housing are not eligible for these homes. They have to apply through the relevant housing association. The tenants moved from the demolished properties are given priority status for other council owned property in the city. The housing associations involved with the mixed tenure schemes have no links with the council or the council housing scheme.

Luckily there are more open minded people around than yourself who have some understanding of the concept. No one gets a free home. Mixed tenure estates comprise of private owned, part (shared) owned and social housing. The social housing is run by a nominated housing association who lets the properties as they see fit. There is no differentiation between the housing types or materials used with each home being constructed to the same standards externally. Internally the housing association chooses their schemes. To walk through one of these estates you would not tell the difference between the different tenures. Not all estates have to be mixed tenure but there are contributions to be made to the local authority if no affordable homes are provided. Currently developers are more than happy to give over large areas of estates to mixed tenure/housing associations as they are a guaranteed income for them. These developments are becoming very popular.

There is never a good time for recession to hit. The area like many others will make it through the recession and the redevelopment will continue. There are many examples across the city of developers building new housing in the depths of social housing estates and achieving higher values than expected for the homes built. The knock on effect of this is that the houses in the surrounding areas also gain some value. This is seen across the city. The latest developments taking place are to offer mixed tenure estates. These are proving to be a success in a lot of areas not just in Sheffield but across the country. Large social housing estates will eventually become a thing of the past as more development takes place with the aim of splitting the monotonous streets into thriving mixed tenure communities. Bear with it and the results will become apparent.

But thats how it has always worked. The OH's father bought his first house many moons ago for £500 (yes £500), his mother thought he had paid far too much and assumed he would lose a lot of money. How wrong she was. The same house recently sold for £225k. Nothing changes, just the value of the pound and what your money does or doesnt buy.

A lot of redevelopment is pumping much needed money into the estate This in turn is bringing new families into the area. This in turn helps to turn a once run down estate into an area where people want to live, when these families start to move into an area they start to spend money in the local economy thus making the area up and coming. In turn this money is spent regenerating existing shops and encouraging more new development. Manor is ideally placed, close to major commuter routes, has a good selection of shops and is close to the town centre and meadowhall. All of the vital ingredients for a good estate are there, it just need a helping hand which it is getting.

We grow mushrooms from a kit. The legal button/chestnut variety, does that make us drug growers?

Thank you for ruining my keyboard, it didnt like the coffee i just spat at it in my fit of laughter:roll: £70k may get you a very run down terraced house in Walkley, but you couldnt live there or afford to renovate and improve it. Somwetimes there is some sense in looking at the up and coming areas of the city and buying a home in need of very little work other than putting your own stamp on the place.

Manor like many other areas has suffered in the past from a bad reputation and is struggling to shake it off. The redevelopment taking place in large parts of the estate is really making the area look a lot better. That said we looked at a few of the houses on the redevelopment sites and decided we wouldnt/couldnt live there. We found that there where too many youths hanging around and generally being youths. But each to their own.

You cant live in the real world, things like this dont happen anymore:roll:

The council will have a window between tenancy agreements to carry out any maintenance or repairs necessary to the properties. The 24 monthly review would not necessarily end in the tenant being moved on. If they could prove that the still needed the property then the agreement could be extended for a further period of say 12 months. Peoples needs change over time. Someone who needs a 3 bed home now may only need a 2 bed or even 1 bed home in 2 years time.

Because of the shortage of property. 24 months would be adequate time for alternative plans to be made. The 24 months would allow people the time to settle down sort out their finances and plan the next step. Relying on council property as a long term/permenant housing solution is part of the reason that there is a shortage in property. There are plenty of people taking up council housing stock who are perfectly capable of renting in the private sector. The 24 monthly reviews would weed out these tenants and ensure that they have a good turn over of tenants and provide a service to those in most need. I dont see where your everyone moving on the same day scenario has come from. Tennacy agreements can and do start on different dates. Not everyone with an agreement has it start on exactly the same day.

I dont see why not. Under the current scheme there is no way of returning a property to be rerented unless the tenant leaves of their own will or is evicted. Introducing a tenancy agreement of say 24 months with a review after that period would probably alieviate some of the shortage.

Here you have either waiting time, (25% of properties are let this way) or priority (the remaining properties are let this way) Priority can be for a number of reasons including health problems, demoltion priority, homelessness, etc. The problem in Sheffiels occurs because there are so many people claiming priority that there are not enough properties to go around. To top it off the people with no priority believe that more properties should be let by waiting time. IMO it is time that Sheffield had a major shake up of its letting policy and only let to those in the most immediate need of housing. This would encourage potential tenants to look to the private sector instead of relying on the council housing stock.

You get a quick sale and the price when the hammer drops is what you get, minus commision and auction house fees. It is a quick (28 days) completion and hassle free, no chains, no holdups, the deposit is paid on the day and the balance in 28 days. It works for some and not others. A reserve price means they dont go for nothing.

Quick sale, structural issues, unmortgagable, odd ball layout, in need of TLC or gutting.