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Buying my Dad's council flat
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My widowed Dad lives in a council flat and he gets reduced rent etc.
I have offered to buy his flat for him, but he says because he is on these benefits, I won't be allowed to buy it and he will have to pay back all the benefits that he has received.
Is he right? Or the council will let me buy his flat for him, despite the fact he is on benefits and has no savings.
I have offered to buy his flat for him, but he says because he is on these benefits, I won't be allowed to buy it and he will have to pay back all the benefits that he has received.
Is he right? Or the council will let me buy his flat for him, despite the fact he is on benefits and has no savings.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Is the flat in a large block? If so, before going ahead find out what the position will be about service charges once he has bought the flat. Many people who have bought their council flats have later been horrified to be presented with bills of many thousands of pounds for major maintenance and upgrading to the block. This can be a real downside to buying council flats, as opposed to council houses where the problem does not normally arise.