HANGING a framed brightly-coloured painting under the stairs in her rented two-bed flat, Lyni Green, 25, feels a sense of pride. For the mum-of-two knows that within two she'll be able to buy it for much less than the going rate and she'll own it outright. While most women her age are no where near being able to afford a deposit or mortgage for a house, Lyni, who is a single mum of two and doesn't work will be able to buy hers with neither under the Right to Buy scheme.
She tells Fabulous: “I was offered the two-bedroom second floor flat in March 2023 just five months after I lodged an application and a month after my second child was born in February 2023. “I am sure some trolls will say I only fell pregnant to get a council house, but I don't care. “That's a typical and boring comment.
“It’s not true. I don't care what people say." “I knew if I got a council flat it would ensure me a property for life and let me buy it for cheap under ‘the right to buy’ scheme.
” “I can get a 30% discount off the asking price once I have lived in a council house or flat for three years - and 50% for five years. It’s great.” “I know some people think it’s controversial.
Critics simply don’t understand everyone and anyone can apply for council housing. “Trolls should realise you can get a council property if you have a full time or part-time job or no job at all. “Anyone has the right to buy.
It’s great we have these schemes. I tell people not to troll me bu.
