They take up housing and we have little council properties left to cope with our own people.
By 1944, more than 3,000 council properties existed in Wednesbury.
Local authorities will be encouraged to offer those in housing need the opportunity to restore and improve council properties.
Following a democratic vote, the former council properties are now under the control of local housing associations.
At present she still lives in a council property with her pet cat Pebbles.
In my area there was is a council property that has been empty for around 2 years now.
Several clients may come into a bureau complaining of damp council property.
Planners admit they've squeezed the council properties to make room for the private homes.
All council properties on the estate were transferred to the Village housing association in 1995.
Many of these were sold off, and are now owned privately, but some still remain as council properties.