Hello everyone,
I’m just wondering if anyone has experience with buying a housing commission house in Qld?
I have been looking into it and my family has lived in that house for 26 years, I would like to purchase it but I have a special needs son to think about I’m not sure what the rules are in regards to modifications or if I can rebuild if I need to.
Buying a housing commission home
Buying a housing commission home
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If it's yours you should be able to do what you like with it. Unless it's heritage listed
If you are renting in housing commission you can make changes and adaptations with permission. So you should be able to make changes when purchasing.
There are some funny loans with purchasing through the housing commission so it’s unlikely you will be able to bulldoze.
To bulldoze any existing house you have to purchase the house plus pay for bulldoze (on top of house price) and pay for a new house. It’s unlikely the housing commission would sell the house for land value only.
Just a question, if you’re in housing commission, how can you afford to buy said house, then bulldoze and build a new one? Most people’ not in commission housing can afford to buy, bulldoze and rebuild. Am I missing something, are they that cheap?
I know in WA public housing are often getting rid of their older houses to make way for new and will offer them to the families that live in them for cheap. It's a way of breaking the cycle and the housing authority aren't wasting money on repairs on older houses. You can still work and live in public housing, I grew up in public housing and both my parents worked.
Yeh people who work shouldn’t be in them when they could afford another house and someone more needy could be housed!!
Geez I’m a struggling working single mum with a sick child and don’t have one, how do two working people get one? No wonder the wait list is so long.
This was back in the eighties when there was a recession. My parents were business owners prior to living there who went bankrupt and then my Dad got a job as a delivery driver and my Mum was a sahm until I was 6 then got a job in a factory. It's not just unemployed people or single parents who struggle guys.
Thankyou for your replies! I don’t live in the house my father does who recently broke his hip so ideally we would like to purchase it and modify it to accommodate my son and him because of his age and condition he won’t be able to find work. He’s lived there for 26 years and I’ve always wanted to purchase in my home town, the criteria seems to be different for each state so I might have to enquire with the department and see what the options are. Thank you again for your replies!
Sorry you copped a bit of judgement from people that assume they know everything based on one simple post! Good luck with it all.
Modifications for disabilities (both your dad and son) are normally supported and paid for by the Housing Commission. Managed thru NDIS or your care provider. Talk to your local service centre and see if you can get the work done without having to buy. It's one less stress when you've got so much going on. Good luck with everything.