> Progress Housing Group executive director, Tammy Bradley, said “predominantly floor coverings would be provided in kitchens and bathrooms only”, but “on occasion, we do agree for floor coverings to be left”
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> She added that the company offered further support to tenants, including referrals to charities and help with employment or fleeing domestic violence
I wonder how relying on charities fits into [Progress Housing Group’s](https://www.progressgroup.org.uk/about-us/our-vision-values/) ‘*vision’* to *’have a positive impact on people and communities by providing high-quality homes, supporting independence and creating opportunities.’*
I thought it was fairly standard for council houses to be completely unfurnished, not even with carpets.
It is important to prevent infestations but I’m sure there’s a smarter policy than “rip everything up even if it’s totally fine”.
Are people in the UK really that broke? There’s no recession yet.
Just leave what the last lot of people did otherwise there’s no incentive for anyone to do anything with the flats at all. My husband’s mum’s house has a bathroom with really nice cabinets and floors that the last tenant put in in place of this soviet looking pipework. The council would probably have them take that out too. Wankers. I pissed on my local council building the other day dead happy.
I get the reasoning behind it but at the same time, there needs to be an option instead of just making it mandatory. Surely, councils provide flooring if asked and most won’t expect you to live without it. Even if it’s just for PR reasons.
What’s the rationale for infestations? This doesn’t happen if you rent a flat or house.
It’s a normal thing in social housing annoyingly. It is expensive to provide flooring is the rationale and then you would need to gift it to the customer to avoid maintenance costs.
It pisses me off though because yes it’s expensive, but it’s even more expensive for the customer living in the property than it would be for the social housing provider.
There just needs to be more funding given to social housing landlords so the can provide things like this
When I moved into my ha new build it was completely bare no floors curtain poles nothing at all
No beds or white goods whatsoever no oven etc etc
The only thing it did come with was lightbulbs
>She lives with her **17**-year-old daughter and **four**-year old grandson
Uh…huh.
Carpets are a luxury for some councils, so they arnt given or they never get replaced once they are ruined
Another example of idiotic inefficiency in the local public sector. Seems so pointless, I’m wondering if anyone on the planet sees this and thinks “yeh, that makes sense”? I know someone who had a mouldy curtain fixture or something (can’t remember, 10+ years ago) and replaced it with a new one. Dumbass council were like “where’s the old one?” when he moved out, but in this case they saw the old one and didn’t want it put back on.
Newham is also the the same, might be something to do with germs or redecoration progress were the council housing crew comes in to paint, we do kitchens or windows and simply rip the old carpet out.
When I moved in we had self leveling latex flooring that kicked dust everywhere until cheap carpet was put down. DWP had just unjustly tried to cut my money so I was on fuck all so went to a discount warehouse to buy offcuts and out of season carpet. Couldn’t afford to get underlay so just stuck that shit down. Did the job and covered flat for cheap. Wish I could have done a proper job but now I’m living in the place it isn’t worth moving furniture out to do it.
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> Progress Housing Group executive director, Tammy Bradley, said “predominantly floor coverings would be provided in kitchens and bathrooms only”, but “on occasion, we do agree for floor coverings to be left”
>
> She added that the company offered further support to tenants, including referrals to charities and help with employment or fleeing domestic violence
I wonder how relying on charities fits into [Progress Housing Group’s](https://www.progressgroup.org.uk/about-us/our-vision-values/) ‘*vision’* to *’have a positive impact on people and communities by providing high-quality homes, supporting independence and creating opportunities.’*
I thought it was fairly standard for council houses to be completely unfurnished, not even with carpets.
It is important to prevent infestations but I’m sure there’s a smarter policy than “rip everything up even if it’s totally fine”.
Are people in the UK really that broke? There’s no recession yet.
Just leave what the last lot of people did otherwise there’s no incentive for anyone to do anything with the flats at all. My husband’s mum’s house has a bathroom with really nice cabinets and floors that the last tenant put in in place of this soviet looking pipework. The council would probably have them take that out too. Wankers. I pissed on my local council building the other day dead happy.
I get the reasoning behind it but at the same time, there needs to be an option instead of just making it mandatory. Surely, councils provide flooring if asked and most won’t expect you to live without it. Even if it’s just for PR reasons.
What’s the rationale for infestations? This doesn’t happen if you rent a flat or house.
It’s a normal thing in social housing annoyingly. It is expensive to provide flooring is the rationale and then you would need to gift it to the customer to avoid maintenance costs.
It pisses me off though because yes it’s expensive, but it’s even more expensive for the customer living in the property than it would be for the social housing provider.
There just needs to be more funding given to social housing landlords so the can provide things like this
When I moved into my ha new build it was completely bare no floors curtain poles nothing at all
No beds or white goods whatsoever no oven etc etc
The only thing it did come with was lightbulbs
>She lives with her **17**-year-old daughter and **four**-year old grandson
Uh…huh.
Carpets are a luxury for some councils, so they arnt given or they never get replaced once they are ruined
Another example of idiotic inefficiency in the local public sector. Seems so pointless, I’m wondering if anyone on the planet sees this and thinks “yeh, that makes sense”? I know someone who had a mouldy curtain fixture or something (can’t remember, 10+ years ago) and replaced it with a new one. Dumbass council were like “where’s the old one?” when he moved out, but in this case they saw the old one and didn’t want it put back on.
Newham is also the the same, might be something to do with germs or redecoration progress were the council housing crew comes in to paint, we do kitchens or windows and simply rip the old carpet out.
When I moved in we had self leveling latex flooring that kicked dust everywhere until cheap carpet was put down. DWP had just unjustly tried to cut my money so I was on fuck all so went to a discount warehouse to buy offcuts and out of season carpet. Couldn’t afford to get underlay so just stuck that shit down. Did the job and covered flat for cheap. Wish I could have done a proper job but now I’m living in the place it isn’t worth moving furniture out to do it.