Reply to: Council House origins?

[EternalOptimist]

I was drug up in a council estate in Bootle Merseyside but now I live in Salford. I feel like I've moved to paradise

[Pickle66]

I grew up on one

and my mum still lives there (only bought her house when she retired because the payments were cheaper than paying the rent)

Never did me or my siblings any harm what so ever and we all got a good education and have good jobs.

[lightng]

When I was a wee nipper, my parents lived in a 2 up 2 down. I remember my dad building an indoor toilet which was quite posh for the area we lived in.

It always confused me why someone like my dad, a pop star, couldn't afford a bigger place. I later found out that my dad drove trucks for Tizer. I guess he was a "pop" star after all.

[Board Game Geek]

How can "Lord Hanningfield" own a Council house?

Well not owned, but was responsible for, being the leader of the council.

[MaryPoppins]

I grew up on a council estate, have great childhood memories. Don't think it did me too much harm, but I suppose I would think that...

[Churchill]

No, not at all.

That was Lord Hanningfield, who lived down the road from our house.

I was just visiting a friend, who lived in a council house, and it felt strange never having being in one before.

How can "Lord Hanningfield" own a Council house?

Surely by definition, the "Council" owned the house?

[Board Game Geek]

What? You owned the Council?

No, not at all.

That was Lord Hanningfield, who lived down the road from our house.

I was just visiting a friend, who lived in a council house, and it felt strange never having being in one before.

[Churchill]

It wasn't until I was 21, that I visited my first council house. (a band mate's)

What? You owned the Council?

[Board Game Geek]

It wasn't until I was 21, that I visited my first council house. (a band mate's)

[BrowneIssue]

My Dad went into grounds management specifically because it came with a tied property. My parents bought their first house when I was about 10; it was someone else's council house.

[BrilloPad]

I used to get free school dinners and go on charity utings : does that count?

[sasguru]

Someone who uses an apostrophe to shorten a word by one character!

Post of the day

[Churchill]

Who you callin` thick?

Someone who uses an apostrophe to shorten a word by one character!

[dinker]

Who you callin` thick?

[Churchill]

Not through lack of effort, but sheer government policy and systemic green.

Where's that on the Dulux Colour Chart?

Is it a relation of "Soylent"?